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Student Athletes Pay Tribute to Two of Their Own

By GEORGE ZORNICK | Apr. 26, 2004

Two fallen members of the athletics community at UB were honored by fellow athletes and administrators during ceremonies Sunday on North Campus.The crew team dedicated their regatta against Eastern Michigan Sunday morning to Nan Harvey, the associate athletics director and senior women's athletic administrator who died last fall after a battle with cancer.Later in the day, the crew team participated in a tree dedication for their teammate, Christine Dickerson, who was a freshman on the team when she was killed in a car accident in December 2002.Crew team member Sara Sheffer participated in the Harvey Cup and later spoke at the 15-minute memorial ceremony and tree dedication for Dickerson.Sheffer said the team felt it was important to create their own memorial to Dickerson in addition to the family's memorial on campus, which is located on the Amherst Bike Trail behind the dorm Dickerson lived in as a freshman."This was from the student athletes as a whole," said Sheffer.

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Rowing in the Rain

By JUSTIN HAAG | Apr. 26, 2004

Even the torrential downpour couldn't quiet the enthusiastic crowd cheering on the UB women's crew team as two boats raced neck and neck to the finish line in the last race of the inaugural Harvey Cup on Sunday.From the efforts of the seniors on UB's second varsity eight boat, you couldn't tell that the Eastern Michigan Eagles had already won the Harvey Cup, which is awarded to the winning varsity eight team of the regatta each year.

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Orientation Will Offer More Options

By JENNIFER FUSCO | Apr. 26, 2004

In late June, thousands of high school students around the world will throw their mortarboards in the air, trade their locker pockets for dorm decorations and clear their schedules for UB's freshman orientation.UB's orientation process consists of several two-day orientations, running from July 8 to Aug.

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NBA Playoff Update

By PAUL FEUER | Apr. 26, 2004

If the East needs one thing to brag about this year, it could be that the favored teams have been more dominant than the West, so far.

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"Pat Tillman, Pioneer and Cardinal, Dies in Afghanistan"

By Editorial | Apr. 26, 2004

The American public was presented with two conflicting messages and symbols this weekend, as NFL player Pat Tillman was killed in action in Afghanistan and the nation saw the first pictures of deceased soldiers returning from Iraq.In the case of the anonymous flag-draped coffins, we heard from Bush administration officials that the images should be secret in order to respect the families.

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Contestants Get Down and Dirty at Oozfest 2004

By NATIA DAVITI | Apr. 26, 2004

Coated in mud from head to toe, 128 teams battled each other in the 20th annual Oozfest mud volleyball tournament Saturday for a first-place trophy and a lot of fun at the mud pits near South Lake Village.The theme of this year's Oozfest - with its 21st anniversary next year - was "Almost Legal."The 128 co-ed teams of students, faculty, alumni and community members were allowed a maximum of eight players.The $120 it cost each team to participate included a playing fee, doughnuts for breakfast, subs for lunch, t-shirts and side events such as a three-legged race and root beer pong."There's always crazy stuff going on.

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High School Students Outnumber UB Students at Springfest

By SIOBHAN COUNIHAN | Apr. 26, 2004

Critics of this year's Spring Fest argued there was just something the SA event was lacking.Many said it was a big name band.Others said general interest.But after Spring Fest finally arrived Friday, at least one thing UB's Spring Fest lacked was obvious: UB students.While the line for non-UB students to buy Spring Fest tickets wrapped around Alumni Arena, the UB student line was almost non-existent.

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Double Vision

By LISA LOFASO | Apr. 26, 2004

Having a living replica of oneself might be an attractive prospect that some consider only possible through future medical wonders, but identical twins have been something of a marvel since humans have been producing offspring.For Lorianne and Christina Boscarino, life has always been shared with a person whose appearance is identical their own."It's kind of funny because when people first meet me, they are surprised to find out that I have a twin sister," said Lorianne, a freshman business major.

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"Peace Out, UB"

By Editorial | Apr. 26, 2004

It's been an incredible year, full of news and excitement at UB. We've seen highs and lows, scandals and triumphs.

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Sidelines

Apr. 26, 2004

UB Track and FieldSeveral UB athletes took part in the Penn Relays, one of the nation's top track meets, this weekend.

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It's Time for the Spectry's!

By NICHOLAS MENDOLA AND JOHN NORMAN AND JIM BYRNE | Apr. 26, 2004

BEST MALE ATHLETEWithout a doubt, the most dominating UB athlete this year was Kyle Cerminara of the Bulls' wrestling team.

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Abortion Rights Activists March in Washington

By Editorial | Apr. 26, 2004

Hundreds of thousands of Americans turned out in Washington D.C. this weekend to voice their support for pro-choice practices and condemn the steps the Bush administration has taken to undermine a woman's right to choose.The Bush administration has proudly stood with the Vatican and various totalitarian theocracies, voicing their disdain for abortion practices.

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Year In Review

Apr. 26, 2004

8/27 Search Committee Withholds Presidential CandidatesEight months after President William Greiner announced his plans to resign from the presidency, the search committee for a new president continued to withhold the names of potential candidates, keeping everyone in the dark.8/27 Students Stuck in HotelsDue to a tremendous incoming freshman class of record size, UB had to house 155 students in two local motels and a South Campus office building for the fall semester.

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We Spite Reason

By BEN R. CADY | Apr. 26, 2004

We were Trogdor and the Burninators. It was only the first round of Oozfest. But we were on fire!Our big men in front leapt from the mud, hung in the air Matrix-style for seconds at a time, and spiked the ball with ferocious grace.

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Operation: Student Spending

By SAMANTHA MAZRIAZ | Apr. 26, 2004

Blink and you might miss it. But corporations are banking billions of dollars in marketing and advertising on the chance that you won't.The demographic encompassing 18 to 25-year-olds is the one most feverishly sought after by corporations worldwide, making most UB students - with pools of disposable income - their prime target."The marketing business has put a price on your head, to the tune of $300 billion a year - that's what experts believe that people your age collectively spend," stated Allan Casey, an author, in an article for www.adbusters.org.According to Christopher Mele, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, corporations go after the student dollar by studying the students themselves."Corporations target youth markets by employing what journalists have called 'cool hunting' in order to predict the next trend in consumer markets, which change quickly and dramatically," he said.According to Mele, these cool hunters are experts paid to study people in schools, malls and clubs in cities and suburbs throughout America.

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Tunes for Everyone: CFA Summer Preview

By BENJAMIN SIEGEL | Apr. 26, 2004

After the last final exam has been taken and the last dorm has been vacated, life still goes on at UB during the summer.

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Genco Makes Way For Tripathi

By JENNIFER FUSCO | Apr. 26, 2004

With Satish K. Tripathi arriving this summer to fill the provost position permanently, Interim Provost Robert Genco has not only been taking the time to say goodbye to his transitional position and reflect on his experience, but getting ready for the arrival of Tripathi, who Genco will assist in adjusting to the new position.Genco was appointed to the temporary provost position by President John B.

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Scoreboard

Apr. 26, 2004

BuffaloM. TennisMAC Tournament Second RoundFriday:Western Michigan5Buffalo0BaseballFriday:Ohio8Buffalo1Saturday:Buffalo4Ohio3Sunday:Buffalo4Ohio0SoftballSaturday:Western Michigan2Buffalo0Saturday:Buffalo2Western Michigan1Sunday:Western Michigan4Buffalo2

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A Solid Season for Men's Tennis

By PATRICK FINCH | Apr. 26, 2004

A successful year for the UB men's tennis team (9-12) came to an end on Friday as the team was ousted from the Mid-American Conference Semifinals, compliments of the No.

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Thursdays with 'Green'

By CJ SCHULZ | Apr. 26, 2004

The love that exists between members of a family is often described as unconditional.Sometimes, this love is tested.In Jeff Baron's play, "Visiting Mr. Green," the strength of unconditional love is continually brought into question.