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Pay Hike Contrasts With Rights Struggle
By DAN CROSS | Oct. 29, 2004I'd like to commend The Spectrum for the concerns it has raised regarding the salary hike for SUNY presidents ("No Compelling Reason for Pay Hike," Oct.
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Rader Ignored Obstacles Poor Face
By EMILY KUSTREBA | Oct. 29, 2004This letter is in response to Silas Rader's counterpoint ("Don't Neglect Inflation," Oct. 27). As a possible solution to the thousands of minimum-wage workers who find themselves barely holding on, Rader advises them to "find a better job" -- as if the answer were so simple.For years, the poor have been pegged as lazy individuals who are eager to accept government handouts.
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The Spectrum's Congressional Endorsements
By Editorial | Oct. 29, 2004When you enter the voting booth on Nov. 2 you may be surprised to find names besides John Kerry and George Bush on the ballot.
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Fall Fest Always Brings 'The Music'
By JOSEPH SILVENT | Oct. 29, 2004With a name like The Music, it might be hard to pinpoint just exactly where such a band's musical focus lies.
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Halloween Calendar
Oct. 29, 2004Friday:12 to 4 p.m.: Halloween activities. Student Union lobby. Pumpkin carving, face painting, cookie decorating, a mummy wrap race, and a donut-on-a-string contest.12 to 4 p.m., 7 to 11 p.m.: Haunted Student Union.Saturday:8 a.m.
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Beyond the Boo's
By MEGHAN GROTH | Oct. 29, 2004Getting a little old to trick-or-treat for recycled candy corn this Halloween? Looking for something fun to do for Halloween that doesn't necessarily involve fishnet tights or aerosol-spray hair color?Buffalo has an assortment of festivities going on this weekend such as costume contests, concerts, and other events.For those looking for Halloween bashes full of music, concerts are plentiful this weekend.
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Halloween in Buffalo
By RACHEL BELLAVIA | Oct. 29, 2004Judging from children's movies and storybooks, Halloween should be a fairy tale holiday. A radiant princess with a ball gown and polished toes or a pirate with capris and tank top set foot into the warm and breezy weather of their cul-de-sac.
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Senate Clashes Over Fee Allocation Committee
By NATIA DAVITI | Oct. 29, 2004Student Association Senate members clashed Wednesday in a heated debate over the formation of two new committees that will allocate club budgets and look into student concerns on various issues.The controversy stemmed from the selection of members for the five-person finance committee, which will handle SA's budget and dole out the extra money won in September's fee increase vote.SA Treasurer Jessica Dangler arrived at the meeting with a list of five names she wanted on the committee."I wanted to pick people who weren't so involved in SA, and who were interested in being in the finance committee," said SA Treasurer Jessica Dangler.Dangler explained the importance of the finance committee, which controls an important piece of SA's fiscal life."The five members of this committee are responsible for allocating money and funding to the many academic, sport, and cultural clubs on campus," Dangler said.Dangler said she announced at the last Senate meeting that she would be making recommendations for the committee, and that those who were interested in joining were contacted and given interviews.
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Choices Are Laid Out For Us
By GERALD RISING | Oct. 29, 2004Okay, you've registered. Now be certain that your vote speaks to your own best interests on Nov. 2.Many things should determine that vote.
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Hobbled Volleyball Team Faces Two Tests
By COREY PRESTON | Oct. 29, 2004With a losing streak that now stands at 11 matches, and an injury list that just keeps getting longer, the UB women's volleyball team (7-16, 0-10 MAC) could surely use a nice home game or two against a perennial patsy.Unfortunately, with a visit to MAC West division-leader Ball State (15-6, 8-1) scheduled for Friday night, and a showdown at Marshall (14-9, 5-4), a team that has already beaten UB once this season set for Sunday, the going only appears to get tougher for the Bulls."Ball State is one of the top teams in the MAC, we expect them to be real good," said UB head coach Sally Kus.
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An Amazing Tribute
By JU KURIAKOSE | Oct. 29, 2004A field of homegrown pumpkins and three acres of corn stalks that stand seven feet tall set the perfect scene for some Halloween corn maze fun at Siuta Farms in Niagara County.The Siutas are welcoming the public to a corn maze on their farm for the first time, something that would not have happened without the help of their late son Stephen Walter Siuta.The vibrant 20-year-old came up with the idea for the corn maze shortly before an accident involving a drunk driver claimed his life on July 22.The third eldest son of eight, Stephen put his willingness to help with family finances and his knowledge of the farm to good use with his idea for the corn maze."My husband, Paul, talked Stephen into coming up with a way to generate more income for the farm so he thought of this corn maze," said Ailleen Siuta.Mrs. Siuta said the farm-savvy young man was a considerable help."If Stephen heard a little click in one of our machines, he would know that there was something wrong about it and he knew how to repair it right away." The Siuta family has always been joined in the running of their farming business, selling the wheat, soybeans, corn, hay and pumpkins which they grow on their 150-acre farm."We've always sold pumpkins because we've always taught our kids how to work with people and how to work with money.
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Upcoming Games
Oct. 29, 2004Men's SoccerFriday at Western Michigan, 7 p.m.VolleyballFriday at Ball State, 7 p.m.Sunday at Marshall, 3 p.m.Cross CountrySaturday at MAC Championships, Toledo, all dayWomen's TennisFriday, Saturday and Sunday at Dartmouth Invitational, all day
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Bulls Rally Spurred By Midfielder's Play
By NICK MALARA | Oct. 29, 2004Jenny Dannecker's scoring rampage over the past two weeks has helped the Bulls hold tightly to the MAC's eighth and final playoff spot.Dannecker has been virtually unstoppable in the past five games.
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South Campus Laundry Facilities Draw Ire
By SIOBHAN COUNIHAN | Oct. 29, 2004While laundry facilities in Ellicott have improved, residents of Clement Hall on South Campus have voiced concerns that their washers and dryers aren't being fixed in a timely fashion, even after one dryer caught fire last month.A Residence Advisor in Clement Hall, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said he and his residents have been told by officials that UB won't justify calling in the Statewide Maintenance Company to fix the problem until half the machines are broken at once."We (on South Campus) get the short end of the stick on so many levels, from buses that don't come to washers and dryers that break and then don't get repaired for weeks," the RA said.
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Big Events Planned for All Hallow's Eve
By ERICA HOOD | Oct. 29, 2004Halloween is the holiday that celebrates the strange and unexpected, the time to surrender to the enchantments of an autumn night.
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One Is Loneliest Number for Men's Soccer
By CHRIS LIPPA | Oct. 29, 2004It has been a long, tough season for the UB men's soccer team. After an impressive 6-1-1 start to the 2004 season, the Bulls have produced only one victory since, losing six of their past seven games.Other teams in the Mid-American Conference have not been kind to the Bulls.
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"At Alumni, It's Ehrenreich vs. Establishment"
By LISA MANCINI | Oct. 29, 2004To Barbara Ehrenreich, the problem is obvious. There's something tremendously wrong with entertainers, athletes, and corrupt CEOs holding the majority of the wealth in our country.The third speaker in this year's Distinguished Speakers Series, Ehrenreich told audience members at Alumni Arena Wednesday night that they can help close the gap between the rich and poor, but first they must open their eyes to the economic problems that affect everyone.The author of "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America," Ehrenreich couldn't help but point out to the audience the irony of her participation in this year's Distinguished Speaker Series."This is the first thing I've ever shared with Donald Trump," Ehrenreich said of the man who is seemingly the antithesis to everything she stands for.
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Correction
By Editorial | Oct. 29, 2004Ryan McGowan's official title is communications director, not club liaison as was reported in Wednesday's issue.
