On Feb. 25 against Kent State, the Bulls threw a party. And everyone came.At courtside was the white-haired wizard, former President William R.
Richard Brautman knew it was coming for weeks.When the time came, however, he was given 48 hours to pack up his life at UB and prepare to head to the other side of the world.Brautman, a member of the National Guard, was called away from his classes in March 2003 and deployed along with the rest of his unit to bases in Europe and the Middle East.When the United States invaded Iraq in March 2003, it altered the course of many lives, including Brautman's, who was in his first semester of industrial engineering courses at UB after spending two years at Niagara County Community College."It was too much to do in too little time," said Brautman, who fixes aircraft for the 107th Air Refueling Wing of the National Guard at the Niagara Falls Air Force Base.While Brautman cannot disclose exactly where he has been stationed previously, he did say UB was very helpful in making the leaving process as easy as possible so could concentrate on more important things.With the help of a strong support structure that included the Student Response Center, his engineering advisor Jane Sinclair and the Office of Veterans Affairs, Brautman, 23, was able to withdraw from his classes and receive full tuition and fees reimbursement."A lot of students were being called up and the university wanted to make that as seamless as possible," said Sinclair, senior academic advisor in the engineering department.
A photo that appeared with a story on a debate involving Islam and Christianity incorrectly identified the speaker in the picture.
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.
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.
The merging of dance and music is nothing revolutionary. For as long as dance has been a popular art form - from the early days of ballet to the current trends of jazz and modern - dancers have performed in duo with musical accompaniment.
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.
The madness begins when the No .5 seeded men's basketball team takes the court tonight at 7 p.m. in front of a packed Alumni Arena to host No.
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.
BuffaloM. BasketballMAC PlayoffsMonday: vs. Northern Illinois, 7 p.m. (Empire)
On April 23, UB will be graced by the presence of three below-average bands: Hoobastank, Ima Robot and Lostprophets.
Fifteen minutes pass as a person in a white Honda Civic circles the Jarvis parking lot looking for a parking spot.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Last season, the men and women's basketball teams were almost the complete opposite of each other.
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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