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It's in the Air Tonight

By JOHN NORMAN AND JIM BYRNE | Mar. 8, 2004

JB: Energy.While knocking back a few brews at happy hour on Friday night, I saw a commercial on the television that sent chills down my spine and energy coursing through my veins.It was a commercial for the Buffalo Bulls' home playoff game tonight in Amitrano Arena, and I could literally feel the energy flowing all the way from campus through the TV and into my body.Maybe it was the buzz, but I felt like doing Merton Hanks's funky chicken across the bar floor.The Buffalo Bulls are alive and kicking hard.

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The Magnificent Seven

By JON BIELICKI | Mar. 8, 2004

Seven straight wins and counting.Not to mention an 11-2 record since the Bulls' first meeting with Northern Illinois this season in January, when they stood at 5-9.The win was not etched in stone until the late second half, unlike Buffalo's recent games, but a combination of clutch shooting and defense allowed the Buffalo Bulls (16-11, 11-7 MAC) to down the Akron Zips (13-14, 7-11 MAC) 68-60, Saturday in Ohio.The explosive Derrick Tarver was limited to just 16 points as UB's Daniel Gilbert had him in a muzzle for most of the game.

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Sidelines

Mar. 8, 2004

WrestlingOver the weekend at the Mid-American Conference Championships, three Buffalo Bulls qualified to be sent to the NCAA Championships to be held on March 18 to 20.Mark McKnight, Ed Pawlak and Kyle Cerminara all won individual titles in their respective weight classes, earning the trip to the championships later this month.The Bulls placed fourth overall out of six teams, with Central Michigan finishing first.A complete story will be in Wednesday's edition of The Spectrum.BaseballThe UB baseball team (1-6) went 1-2 in a three-game set with the Maryland Terrapins this past weekend.Buffalo dropped the opening doubleheader on Friday, losing the first game 6-1 and the second 13-2.UB was able to rebound on Saturday by blanking the Terps 6-0, behind Sean McWilliams complete game shut out.Maryland and UB also played a game on Sunday, but the results were not up as of press time.SoftballThe Buffalo Bulls' softball team competed against the 20th ranked Arizona State Sun Devils and New Mexico State Aggies this past weekend in the Arizona State Triangular and came away with a 3-3 split.Buffalo was able to take all three games from New Mexico State, but were hammered by the national powerhouse Sun Devils by a combined score of 24-0.UB now stands at 6-8 on the season.

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Coming of Age

By DARREN RIETHMILLER | Mar. 8, 2004

It's no secret; the recruitment of college athletes is not a piece of cake.Ask anyone associated with college basketball - recruiting is a never-ending, grueling process that sometimes does not yield the results one expects.With that said however, UB head coach Reggie Witherspoon has been having his way with the recruitment game.Three years ago, Witherspoon, along with his staff, recruited a young man out of Kernersville, N.C.

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Upcoming Games

Mar. 8, 2004

BuffaloM. BasketballMAC PlayoffsMonday: vs. Northern Illinois, 7 p.m. (Empire)

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Letter Was Meant as Satire

By STEPHEN THOMAS | Mar. 8, 2004

As much as I regret using The Spectrum as a medium for debate, I feel I must clarify the points I intended to make in my previous response to Rebecca Diegelman, printed in the March 3 issue.Evidently, at least one reader of The Spectrum did not recognize the heavy sarcasm in my letter.

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Well Runs Dry For Spring Fest

By KATIE WARD | Mar. 8, 2004

This year, Fall Fest resounded with an unusual monetary melody - to the tune of $273,000.That sum, roughly 75 percent of SA Entertainment's total $381,247.39 budget for Spring and Fall Fest combined, leaves the organization with little over $108,000 to host MTV's Campus Invasion in April, according to budget reports.Comparatively, SA spent $100,000 on Godsmack alone during Fall Fest.But according to SA Entertainment Director Maggie Hausbeck, when all's said and done, the organization should break even.Hausbeck said the initial plan was to transfer some cash from another area of SA's budget to cover the shrinking Spring Fest funds, but SA Treasurer Anthony Burgio did not want to risk putting the 2004-05 SA in financial danger."We thought that as Spring Fest approached, at that point in time they would move money into the Spring Fest line," she said.

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Meet the Bulls: Calvin Cage

By PAUL FEUER | Mar. 8, 2004

With the Mid-American Conference Tournament getting underway tonight, Bulls guard Calvin Cage couldn't have picked a better time to raise his game to new levels.Cage detonated against the first and second place MAC East teams over a two-game stretch not long ago, averaging 20 points a game in those contests, while shooting above 50 percent.

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Scoreboard

Mar. 8, 2004

BuffaloM. BasketballSaturday: Buffalo68Akron60W. Basketball MAC Playoff GameSaturday: Marshall69Buffalo45BaseballFriday: Maryland6Buffalo1Friday: Maryland13Buffalo2Saturday: Buffalo6Maryland0SoftballAt Arizona State TournamentFriday: Buffalo5New Mexico State3Friday: Arizona State8Buffalo0Saturday: Buffalo5New Mexico State4Saturday: Arizona State6Buffalo0Sunday: Buffalo4New Mexico State3Sunday: Arizona State10Buffalo0

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UB Set to Ride Tonight's 'Title Wave'

By PAUL FEUER AND JIM BYRNE | Mar. 8, 2004

On the heels of the successful "Sea of Blue" that washed away the then Mid-American Conference-leading Kent State Golden Flashes, UB is dubbing tonight's first-ever men's home MAC playoff game between the Buffalo Bulls and Northern Illinois Huskies as the "Sea of Blue II: Title Wave.""The response we received to the first 'Sea of Blue' promotion was simply overwhelming," said Associate Athletic Director of External Relations John Lambert.

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Students Learn Basics of Labor Activism At Teach-In

By NATIA DAVITI | Mar. 8, 2004

Emphasizing the need to organize, UB Students Against Sweatshops held an eight-hour long tutorial class about sweatshops and activism on Saturday in Baldy Hall.Over a dozen students participated in the seminar, which was taught by members of the group.Group members called upon the student attendees to take up the cause of low-paid factory workers across the globe."It was a great chance for members of the group to get to know each other and to better solidify our activist skills," said Creighton Randall, a sophomore mechanical engineering major.The agenda touched on many aspects of activism such as action planning, media skills, and the importance of recruitment."Carefully planning out rallies, educational actions and community outreach for our cause is an invaluable thing," said Colin O'Malley, a sophomore undecided major and main speaker at the event.Attracting attention is an essential aspect of activism, organizers said.

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Heating Up the Diamond

By MONIQUE HOUGH | Mar. 5, 2004

From the whipping winds of Buffalo, to the scorching sun of Arizona, the UB softball team ventures to the Arizona State Tournament this weekend to play a six-game set against ASU and New Mexico State.The Bulls (3-5) kick things off today at 5 p.m.

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"Hunting for a Playoff Victory in Huntington, WV"

By CHRIS LIPPA | Mar. 5, 2004

The women's basketball team has been a far cry from a contender in the Mid-American Conference this season as they have had little success in posting numbers in the win column, finishing the regular just 6-20, and 4-12 in the MAC.UB enters the MAC Tournament as the No.

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You Can't Win Here

By DANIEL GVERTZ | Mar. 5, 2004

With about two minutes left in the game, the fans at Alumni Arena on Wednesday began chanting, "You can't win here," and for the first time it felt like that was a cold-hard fact, rather than mindless screaming from John Amitrano and company.Now that the UB Bulls are finally playing to their full potential, and have clinched a home game for the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament, the fans are coming out in droves to support them."In the beginning, you could almost introduce the crowd faster than you could introduce the teams," said Ohio Bobcats' head coach Tim O'Shea.

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Students Turn Creativity and Skill into Dollars and Cents

By DENA-KAY MARTIN AND LIVIA CHEUNG | Mar. 5, 2004

Christopher McClure's knack for making bead and hemp necklaces provided him with the means to travel the expanse of Brazil for a year after he graduated from high school.The sophomore media study major described his friends' and his adventure making enough money to sustain themselves during their stay in Brazil."Being pretty poor we were looking for easy ways to make money."We went to a local bead shops and bought some beads and hemp and blank shirts then went to San Paulo for a week and we sold our stuff as American made necklaces and American made tie-die and people loved it."McClure and his friends used their skill to make money in a way that many would consider unconventional.

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