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Will You Remember Me?

Three and a half years ago, the first thing I wrote for The Spectrum was an op-ed called "I Love You, I Miss You... What's Your Name Again?" The column was as long winded as the title, and I cringe today when I read it.


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A Night Of Firsts

Something is different about the Mid-American Conference East Division standings.The Buffalo Bulls are on top.Earning their first victory of the season, the UB men's basketball team (1-3) penned a masterpiece, using clutch free throw shooting along with a 24-5 opening period run to cruise to a 82-64 win over the Bowling Green Falcons on Wednesday night in Alumni Arena.The win marked the first time in school history that the Bulls have bested the Falcons, having lost the previous nine contests to BGSU, and sets them atop the East Division of the Mid-American Conference standings for the time being at 1-0 in the conference.It was truly a team effort, as five Buffalo players finished in double-figure points, despite playing without leading scorer B.J.


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Scoreboard

BuffaloM. BasketballWednesday: Buffalo82Bowling Green64W. BasketballWednesday: Buffalo68 Youngstown State58Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresWednesday: Buffalo3Chicago2Thursday: Phoenix3Buffalo2


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"Death Threats Target Two Professors, Student"

Two university faculty members and one student received death threats in the mail just before the Thanksgiving break, according to police.The letters, in envelopes that contained bullets, were sent through the campus mail system on Nov.


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The Sharpest Point Super Bowl

This is it. The culmination of a season-long war between the sports editors at the Spectrum comes to head in today's final installment of The Sharpest Point for the fall semester.This is ... The Greiner Cup.John Norman and Jim Byrne play for the rights to hoist the Greiner Cup into the air, victorious after a grueling season of typing and stuff.


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Byrned to a Crisp

Someone needs to hook me up with an autographed 8 x 10 glossy of Rich Kotite right now.Contrary to popular belief, I like Visions.


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Out of the Gallery and Into the Nightclub

From the standard oil on canvas and enamel on wood to a coffee table that doubles as a giant wooden spider, the opening reception of the Hus Var Fine Art Gallery included wide variety of contemporary art.Located at 268 Main St.


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Art Imitates Life: Art and the JFK Assassination

This Nov. 22 marked the 40th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and it seemed to pass by college-aged Americans with minimal hype.This generation's college students cannot recall where they were when they heard the news; they would not even be born for another 20 years.


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Teacher Evaluations: an Untapped Resource

It's that time of year again, when professors and TAs nervously hand out the mandatory student teacher evaluations, otherwise known as the UBCATS (University at Buffalo Course and Teacher Survey).UBCATS is a set of standard questions with space for additional comments on the back, which is used to evaluate over 1300 class sections.Each semester, over 32,000 responses are handed in.The results are then collected and posted online, and after the semester grades have been posted, the originals are either given back to the teachers personally, or filed for the teachers to look through on their own time.Although most students answer the questionnaire honestly, they do not always utilize the results, which for the past two years have been available online through MyUB and the Student Association Web site.Linda Bogdan, English undergraduate secretary and collector of the original UBCATS for the English department, said that few students come into the office to paw through a prospective teacher's past student evaluations."To think that all that information sits there, not that many students use it," said Bogdan.


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Convenience Store?

For many students who live on campus, CVS in the Commons is the only place to pick up medicine, household items and school supplies.Recently, some students have criticized the retailer -- the sole drugstore on campus -- for not accepting Campus Cash and for charging high prices for everyday items.


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Too Much 'Missing'

A resilient female doctor practices in the rugged fringes of the past. She struggles to raise her children in an inopportune environment and is faithfully protected by her lover.For all its faults, the resemblance of "The Missing" to "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" is only skin-deep.


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Upcoming Games

BuffaloM. BasketballWednesday: vs. Bowling Green, 7 p.m.W. BasketballWednesday: vs. Youngstown St., 11 a.m.M.



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