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Urban Outfitters
By BENJAMIN SIEGEL | Apr. 5, 2004While Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were busy making Britney a "Slave" for us, helping Justin dethrone Michael as the new King of Pop, and rolling out Jay-Z's second "Blueprint," they were also releasing their own music.
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UB Alumni Named Among Top U.S. Black Lawyers
By JENNIFER RUBIN | Apr. 5, 2004Four UB alumni have been named by Black Enterprise Magazine as some of the top 100 black lawyers in the country.Michael Battle, Brent Wilson, Michael Banks, and Vincent Dunn all received awards.Carolyn Brown, editor at large of Black Enterprise, said a majority of the lawyers selected are partners in the nation's top law firms.
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Provost Search Nears End
By JENNIFER FUSCO | Apr. 5, 2004After months of looking for a replacement for former provost Elizabeth Capaldi, the university's search is coming to an end.Satish Tripathi, dean of engineering at the University of California, Riverside; David Daniel, dean of engineering at the University of Illinois; and Martin Moskovits, dean of mathematical, life and physical sciences in the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara have been named finalists in the search.Each candidate paid a visit to UB and shared their thoughts on the school in separate open forums last week."I think we are excited to be looking at the future as we meet these candidates today," stated Dennis Black, vice president of Student Affairs, in an email.
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Doubleheader Saturday: Two And Out
By PATRICK FINCH | Apr. 5, 2004The UB Bulls baseball team (5-17, 0-2 MAC) opened their conference play on Saturday against the University of Akron Zips (11-8, 2-0), hosting a doubleheader after Friday afternoon's rainout.The teams looked equally competitive all afternoon, but in both games the Zips needed just the ninth inning to produce enough offense to defeat UB, 6-5 and 6-1 respectively.In game one, Akron jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the fourth, which included a solo homerun by freshman DH Bob Dubovec.
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The Glass Half Full
By JACKIE O and JACKIE O | Apr. 5, 2004The UB men's tennis team camped out at the end of last week and began a three-match road trip, where the Bulls appeared comparable to a pack of charitable cub scouts.Armed with the camping supplies necessary to "rough it" in their trademark tents for two nights, the Bulls checked any resemblance to a charitable attitude at the Alumni Arena door.
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Scoreboard
Apr. 5, 2004BuffaloBaseballSaturday:Akron6Buffalo5Saturday:Akron6Buffalo1Sunday:Akron(Cancelled)M. TennisFriday:Buffalo7IPFW0Saturday:No.
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"Senior Citizen Ball a Hit With Participants, Organizers, and Community"
By JENNIFER RUBIN | Apr. 5, 2004When it came to glitz and glamour, Saturday's Senior Citizen Ball in Harriman Hall may not exactly have measured up to the high school prom.But when it came to fun for 40 seniors long past their senior years in high school, Saturday's ball was the best show in town.With food, music, dancing and entertainment for all ages, the Phi Eta Sigma honor society held its third-annual Senior Citizen Ball this weekend.
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UB Searches for New Provost
By Editorial | Apr. 5, 2004As the university continues its search for a new provost, it is imperative the search committee assesses each candidate's commitment to the whole university community.
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"Welcome to the Jungle, Benjamin"
By NICHOLAS MENDOLA | Apr. 5, 2004Maybe it's the fact that Seattle's Death Cab For Cutie's studio work is so stiflingly perfect, with pinpoint accuracy, that it can only be truly enjoyed as heard on a stereo system.Maybe it's the fact that Allentown's Nietzsche's is a venue that is still getting used to housing top-notch indie rock shows, and the sold-out crowd of 300-plus made the venue a greenhouse of humidity on a 26 degree Buffalo night.Maybe it's the all-American hype machine slipping a notch, or just a band thrown a little off-kilter by glitches in a sound system.Whatever the case may be, Sunday's well-hyped Death Cab For Cutie show simply did not live up to the lofty expectations such a brilliant band brings to the table.The band's 90-minute set was not a failure by any means.
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The Road Never Traveled
By SAMANTHA MAZRIAZ | Apr. 5, 2004When Kimberly Ronan, Jacquia Fenderson and Annette Burden don their caps and gowns for graduation, they will not only be marking a milestone in their own lives, they will be claiming a victory for the generations of family that lived before them.For first generation college students like them, college after high school was not exactly a given."It's hard because, when you're the first one to go to college, you don't have that personal model," she said.
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I Almost Rooted for the Yankees
By JEREMY G. BURTON | Apr. 5, 2004For 19 years now, I've been in love with baseball. Being a Mets fan, I don't know how much I can say baseball has loved me back, but nothing makes my heart race every spring like the crack of the bat, the stolen base, the green of the outfield and the sweet smack of a fastball in the catcher's mitt.That said, one of the greatest games I've ever seen was anything but spring-like, and even though I'll always remember it, for most baseball fans, it's probably a forgotten game.That Memorial Day afternoon, going to a ballgame was the last thing on my mind, especially since it was raining in biblical proportions.
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Slumlords a Peril of Heights Living
By SAMANTHA ROTH | Apr. 5, 2004For many students, the light at the end of the dormitory tunnel is their own off-campus apartment - the chance for a little unbridled freedom and a whole room to themselves.The freedom of an off-campus apartment, however, doesn't come without a price, which often comes in the forms of bills, repairs and negligent landlords.For Dan Mohorter, a senior English major, an invisible landlord means a broken washing machine."The motor burned out or the fan broke, and I called him to fix it, and he said I'm not responsible for that because it's not in the lease," Mohorter said.According to Mohorter, the washer still hasn't been fixed and he hasn't heard from his landlord, who he hasn't seen in eight months, since he requested the repair."It's somewhat worth it to be living off-campus," Mohorter said.
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Remembering The Mother of Dance
By SUN PARK | Apr. 5, 2004As one of the most influential choreographers of modern dance, Martha Graham's impact can be seen not only in all major types of dance theater, but also through the work of the Martha Graham Dance Ensemble.The group performed a program at University at Buffalo's Center for the Arts on Saturday, worthy of the name it bears.
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The New Vitamin C?
By BENJAMIN SIEGEL | Apr. 5, 2004Nothing is more annoying than a new artist.Whenever a newbie hits the scene, there tends to be an overwhelming gust of buzz surrounding his or her "fresh and new" sound.
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Correction
By Editorial | Apr. 5, 2004A graphic on the Student Association Elections in the April 2 issue of The Spectrum incorrectly spelled the names of David Cory, Melissa Jackmin, Bryan Van Vliet and Thomas Martin.
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Slumlord Issues Plague Heights
By Editorial | Apr. 5, 2004Where the blame has fallen for the urban decay in University Heights is a classic example of the cause-and-effect fallacy, applied to urban neighborhoods.
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All That Jazz at UB
By CJ SCHULZ | Apr. 5, 2004Take a stroll through Slee Hall's spring concert schedule.In the midst of the organ recitals and orchestral offerings is the third annual UB Jazz Workshop concert featuring composer and drummer, Bobby Previte.The concert, which took place on Thursday night, marked the end of Previte's three-day residency in the music department.A large crowd of students and other members of the UB community gathered for the event that, with thanks to the music department, was free of admission.As the house lights dimmed, a unique drum set consisting of both regular and electric drums sat alone in the center of the stage.When the music began, it became hard to believe that one man was producing all of the sounds pulsating through the hall.
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Nasti on the Diamond
By JOSEPH LOIACANO | Apr. 5, 2004It may appear that many of Buffalo's athletics programs are still searching for experienced athletes within their rosters.Somebody who is no a stranger to accolade and winning is the softball team's senior veteran, Breanne Nasti.
