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Saving the Best for Last
By JENNIFER GILLAN | Apr. 19, 2004After numerous cancellations due to the weather, the UB Softball team was finally able to add some games to their record.
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"Honor Societies Offer Skills, Opportunities"
By SELENA HUGHES | Apr. 19, 2004For students who want to get more involved in the university community, UB offers over 30 honors societies that bear Greek names, each pertaining to a specific major or interest that range from pre-med to foreign languages.Like social Greek organizations, these honor societies are secretive and members refer to each other as brothers and sisters.
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'Tradition' Runs Deep in 'Fiddler'
By TRACY CALABRESE | Apr. 19, 2004A classic tale that strikes one's inner need for family is being honored through its superior performance by UB students."Fiddler on the Roof," written by Joseph Stein with music and lyrics by Jerry Boch and Sheldon Harnick, and directed by musical theater chair Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, currently graces the stage of the Center for the Arts Drama Theatre.
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A Vote for Nader Will Only Help One Person - Ralph Nader
By DEVAN DECICCO | Apr. 19, 2004In response to Samantha Roth's op-ed in the April 16 issue of The Spectrum, titled "Why Nader Should Run," I would like to agree with her on many of her points.
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Cheap Labor at What Cost?
By SAMANTHA MAZRIAZ | Apr. 19, 2004When I first came to this campus two years ago, I was intimidated by all the horn-rimmed, waif-ish intellectuals sucking down Lucky Strikes in their black tights and parkas in the doorway to Clemens.Whenever I would find myself in the elevator with one of them, I knew it was best to simply watch the digital red numbers as they showed our painfully slow progression from floor to floor.
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"Poverty, Prayer and Pride"
By DENA-KAY MARTIN | Apr. 19, 2004My memories of early adolescence take me back to a place that seems almost like another world. In that place, my weekends are spent in a little church in a place called Waterhouse in Kingston, Jamaica, where every Saturday, Wednesday and Sunday, I took my place among the other youngsters as the adults made fervent cries to heaven.Most of the time the church would be filled with the rhythmic strum of guitars and lively choruses as we clapped and danced in what the pastor called "a joyful noise unto the Lord." But when silence fell, the sounds of gunshots would waft through the windows, a few adults would pull their little ones closer if the booming rounds sounded close, but for the most part we carried on with worship as usual - this was Waterhouse, gunplay was anything but unusual.Waterhouse was a notoriously dangerous section of Kingston - which itself is deemed one of the most dangerous cities in the world.
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The Conspiracy Theory
By DARREN RIETHMILLER | Apr. 19, 2004Everybody on the face of this planet is infatuated with a conspiracy theory or some sort of controversy.There's no reason to try to deny it or make up excuses, everybody loves conspiracy whether it's in your favorite sitcom or overly budgeted movie, and it's everywhere.However, there is a new wave of conspiracy and controversy taking America by storm, and it's getting more publicity than last week's Real World-Road Rules Challenge.
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Man and Machine Making Music Together
By CJ SCHULZ | Apr. 19, 2004Technology can be an incredible asset to a musician. When it is implemented to the point where the music might be lost, the asset can become an obstacle.This idea resonated from the Black Box Theatre in the CFA on Wednesday night at the spring computer music concert.The concert consisted of six musical compositions.
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Xun Liu Wins Second Term
By KATIE WARD AND BEN R. CADY | Apr. 19, 2004Xun Liu, a doctoral candidate in political science, won his second term as President of the Graduate Student Association Thursday, defeating challenger Jennifer Halfhill.Liu collected 258 votes to Halfhill's 157 votes.
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Bulls Drop Two Straight to Redhot RedHawks
By JUSTIN HAAG AND DANIEL HONIGMAN | Apr. 19, 2004After a Tuesday rainout at Duquesne Field, the Buffalo Bulls looked to wash away a 2-5 record on their last homestand and make some strides towards turning their season around against the Miami of Ohio RedHawks on Friday afternoon at Amherst Audubon Field.Miami was not about to be a stepping-stone for a Buffalo resurgence, as the second best hitting team in the Mid-American Conference (.316 average) thrashed the Bulls (7-21, 1-7 MAC) by a score of 13-4.
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A Rewarding Soccer Revelation
By CJ SCHULZ | Apr. 19, 2004With no more than a few wooden boxes covering the stage, one costume change and one man depicting every character, "A Night in November" relies on the talent of the actor and the strength of playwright Marie Jones.The play, which is currently running at Alleyway Theatre, stars Jack Hunter as the protagonist, Kenneth McCallister.Hunter is a veteran of the Buffalo theatre scene.
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Laying With the Dogs
By HEATHER NELLIS | Apr. 19, 2004Director Lars von Trier ("Dancer in the Dark," "Breaking the Waves") is famous for the psychological and emotional charge of his films.
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Living on the Cheap
By JP KNAPIC | Apr. 19, 2004As often as students rifle through their handbags and wallets to search for their favorite form of plastic payment, they almost never use one of their most valuable cards - their student identification.That small blue plastic card can open doors to little-known discounts across Western New York, which could make the difference between a skirt instead of Steve and Barry's sweats or a date at a restaurant instead of Hubie's.Tony Scioli, owner of My Tomato Pie, an Italian restaurant on Sheridan Drive, offers a 15 percent discount with student ID."We try to be different, and entice the students to come off campus," Scioli said.My Tomato Pie offers a large selection of Italian cuisine from pasta dishes to fresh personal pizzas.According to senior computer science major Brian Alessi, the cost of food on campus makes it worth seeking student discounts when heading off campus to eat.
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Sharing Treasures From Asia
By NAFISA MAHMOOD | Apr. 16, 2004An eclectic marketplace set up shop in the Student Union lobby Wednesday as several Asian countries showcased their cultures at the Asian Bazaar."Asian Bazaar is one of four cultural programs we do throughout the academic year for students throughout the campus," said Teah Sievers, graduate assistant for Student Multicultural Affairs, which coordinated the event with the Student Planning Committee.
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New Complex Slated For Sweet Home Road
By SAMANTHA ROTH | Apr. 16, 2004A new off-campus apartment complex designed for UB students is one step closer to reality.Thursday night, the Town of Amherst's planning board approved a re-zone of 10 acres of land across from Sweet Home High School for a complex, which will house 828 students.American Campus Communities, the same company that built both Hadley and Flint Villages, will be developing the property.
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Optimism Shines as UB Football Prepares for Blue and White Game
By JENNIFER GILLAN | Apr. 16, 2004While the UB men's basketball team enjoyed a breakout season in 2003-04, the football team seemed to be stuck in idle for the second year in a row.
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Running of the Bulls
By DANIEL GVERTZ | Apr. 16, 2004Buffalo isn't exactly the most cooperative city for a collegiate outdoor track program. The notoriously bad weather sometimes forces UB's track and field athletes to train in some of the worst weather around and it makes the team look elsewhere for meets and competitions.In fact, the team has spent almost every weekend since mid-March on the road and will continue to do so through mid-May.
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Three Professors Earn SUNY's Highest Honor
By JENNIFER RUBIN | Apr. 16, 2004Three UB professors were given SUNY's highest award for teaching this week, as they were named Distinguished Professors.The SUNY Board of Trustees honored Philip T.
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Bush Backs Sharon Withdrawal Plan
By Editorial | Apr. 16, 2004Heads of state besieged by domestic critics often find relief in visiting a friendly ally. And so it was Wednesday for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who is mired in a political corruption scandal at home.
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A Masters in Manipulation From the University of Wilco
By NICHOLAS MENDOLA | Apr. 16, 2004Arising from the ashes - or in some cases the still burning fires - of nearly countless Buffalo bands (the Last Conservative, Starsick, Johnny Nobody, and Semi-Tough amongst others), Roger Bryan and the Old Sweethearts' pedigree certainly belies their style.Make no mistake, the Old Sweethearts are a band schooled in the art of independent country music.
