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November in April

A very smart professor once told me that anyone who has lived through a late-November day in Buffalo knows they are going to die someday.

Scoreboard

Track & FieldOhio InvitationalSaturday:Men: fourth out of nine teams, Women: first out of 11BuffaloSoftballGame oneMonday:Kent State1Buffalo0Monday:Buffalo6Kent State4W.

HSA presents Haitian Awareness Week and prepares for RaRa Ayiti

The mellow sounds of Carimi, a popular Haitian band, flowed from the Flag Room in the Student Union on Tuesday afternoon as some members of the Haitian Student Association took part in the organization's dancing workshop.According to Witzard Joseph, HSA's president, the workshop on Tuesday was a part of HSA's annual Haitian Awareness Week.The week began with a Creole workshop on Monday and the dancing workshop on Tuesday.

Cultural celebrations liven weekend at UB

The Center for the Arts played host to two major campus cultural events this weekend -- Arab Night on Saturday and China Nite on Sunday.With every new act at Arab Night, the audience went wild with cheers and applause.

Women's track and field finishes first in Ohio

The words of UB's head track and field coach, Vicki Mitchell, resonated with Buffalo's athletes as they faced tough Mid-American Conference competition and both the men's and the women's teams came out in the top five."We are from Buffalo and we are made for tough conditions!" Mitchell proclaimed.The University at Buffalo women's track and field team battled to their second win of the outdoor season at the Ohio Invitational in Athens on Saturday.Meanwhile, the men's team had to face tougher competition, including several MAC schools, but the Bulls raced hard and finished in fourth place."The men had a very strong meet across the board.

"Renowned poet, beloved friend"

This is the first story in a two-part series on the late Robert Creeley, an eminent poet who taught at UB from 1964 to 2002.

'Clean snowmobile team' nabs first place nationally

The members of UB's Society of Automotive Engineers' clean snowmobile team don't have a tan to show for their spring break.But they do have seven first-place trophies.Led by captain Brian Belmont, a junior mechanical engineering major, the team took first place for performance, fuel economy, noise reduction and design practicality to put them in first place at a national competition in Houghton, Mich.The team faced stiff competition from 13 schools in over 10 categories ranging from an oral presentation to a 100-mile endurance trial.

Stepping out over the line

James Howard Kunstler is scaring the crap out of me.The author of "The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of the Oil Age, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century," a novel about what he sees as an impending oil crisis, allowed an adaptation of his book to be included in this week's Rolling Stone.

The Best Weezer album of 2005

The High Speed Scene rocks harder, a lot harder, than Weezer. Maybe not as hard as Weezer ten years ago, but they blow the hell out of the new "Beverly Hills" song by Weezer that's on the radio these days.Fast, cleanly produced, and filled with hooks, the debut CD from San Francisco's The High Speed Scene is probably the best album that won't be heard or written about anywhere.Except here, of course.Pop-punk has become a curse word for both rock critics and fanatics.

Softball splits series at Kent State

After a rain-soaked Sunday postponement in Kent, Ohio, the University at Buffalo softball team (7-21 overall, 3-4 Mid-American Conference) split a Monday make-up doubleheader against the Kent State Golden Flashes (15-13 overall, 3-2 MAC).The Bulls lost the first game in a 1-0 nail biter, but were able to rebound and win the second game by the score of 6-4, led by homeruns by two of UB's seniors, Ann Magur and Melissa Pace.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 4.06.05

Sidelines

Big FourPart one of the Big Four baseball rivalry will kick off this afternoon, as the UB baseball team will travel down Main Street to take on Canisius.

Walking a mediocre course

The Kylesa press copy of "To Walk a Middle Course" is a crude item. It's a burned CD, your standard Sony CD-R with crudely scripted Sharpie letters denoting the name of the band and album.

Kennedy secures MAC victory for men's tennis

After being soundly swept 7-0 in a Friday night bout against the Ball State Cardinals (15-6 overall, 2-0 Mid-American Conference), the UB men's tennis team (6-8 overall, 2-2 MAC) recovered and was able to defeat the Northern Illinois Huskies (9-7 overall, 0-1 MAC) on Saturday, scoring a close 4-3 victory at the Village Glen Tennis Center that came down to the No.

Troll race enslaved

Don't be surprised if your dust-covered box of toys is missing an old childhood friend. No, that troll doll hasn't been chewed by your dog and digested onto your front lawn.

Ask a UB Official

Spectrum: Thanks for taking the time to discuss UB's parking problem with the students. First, how serious of a parking problem do you think UB has?Dennis Black: Obviously, if you are trying to find a good spot, there's a problem.

Classes cancelled due to weather hazards

University officials advised students to "stay home" on Monday following a weekend of harsh winter weather that downed power lines and coated local roads with ice.An announcement posted online late Sunday night stated all classes on Monday, including evening classes, would be cancelled.The closure marks a change in policy for UB, which is notorious for not closing due to weather, even through major blizzards, ice storms and natural disasters."The unforeseen and hazardous weather events of this weekend present a treacherous situation for all University at Buffalo students," President John Simpson said in the announcement.

"Hate mail, pantsing forces birth of Spectillar"

Due to recent controversy over The Spectrum leaning too far towards the liberal side, George Zornick, editor in chief of the paper, announced his staff is going to join forces with the College Republicans to create a bi-monthly, non-biased magazine, The Spectillar.The Spectillar will combine ideas from both The Spectrum and the sole issue of the Pillar, and Zornick said he hopes it will win him over some fans from the Republican community at UB."I know the idea may seem a little weird at first, especially coming from me, but I've been re-evaluating my life, and this seems like step one to making me a better person," Zornick said.

UB unveils new bus fleet

Do you have fond memories of yellow 'cheese buses'? Seat belts? Bus aides? Spitballs? Hot green vinyl seats?UB transportation officials hope your answer is "Yes."A group of about 20 yellow buses made their appearance on campus this week, and soon will take over the whole fleet as part of UB's new transportation contract with the security and transportation company Cognisa.John Grela - the director of public safety, parking, transportation, the university police, and the emergency response system - stated that the newly purchased buses might not be what students and faculty expected to see cruising the university's roadways."We signed a contract with a new company that is really well known in Texas for their accuracy," said Grela.

Hofher's hot idea

Most students are familiar with the poor play of UB's football team; the Bulls have produced a record of 7-39 over head coach Jim Hofher's first four years.For next year, Hofher has a plan to change that."I've decided to do something a little different for this coming season," he said.Reports indicate that Hofher and his coaching staff have removed certain plays from their playbook, including the plays "Pro Split: Throw Interception," "I-Formation: Fumble On Goal Line," and "Extra Point: Kick To Left Of Upright.""I always wondered about those plays," said UB quarterback Randall Secky.