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Michael Jackson's Tragedy

By the time I reached pop-cultural consciousness, there were already a lot of jokes about Michael Jackson.In the second grade at the Olmsted School in Buffalo, the most popular one was that he "grabbed himself." Doing an impression of Jacko in concert was a quick way to get one letter erased from your name on the board (if you had that kind of teacher).Nevertheless, Jackson was a superhero.From the funky hits of the Jackson 5 to the bass line in "Billie Jean," his music was great.


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Sidelines

The Sharpest PointThe Sharpest Point will resume on the Wednesday after Thanksgiving Break. John Norman and Jim Byrne will be competing in The Sharpest Point Super Bowl featuring a very special guest judge.VolleyballAlthough the Bulls got the better of the Northern Illinois Huskies in a 3-2 comeback victory two weeks ago, NIU wasted no time in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in throttling UB 3-0 on Tuesday .The Huskies pounded UB early and often, winning the first game 30-27, the second 30-23 and the third 30-23 as well."We were just trying to stay focused and not let anything get in the way of getting this match done," Huskie head coach Ray Gooden stated in a press release.


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Scoreboard

UBVolleyballTuesday:N. Illinois3Buffalo0WrestlingTuesday:Buffalo24Binghamton13Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresMonday:Buffalo2Ottawa1


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From the Ashes: The Resurrection of WRUB

WRUB, UB's only student-run radio station, which airs in resident halls on television channel 7, has a few tricks up its sleeve to ensure that the normal college student - whether pulling an all-nighter or procrastinating all day - can enjoy an endless array of new, old, odd and familiar jams.With already established programs such as the popular "Sex Talk" and the all-request Friday night show "Club 'Rub," WRUB is about more than just music.


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Meet the Bulls

Little did Mark Bortz know when he decided to attend UB, the kind of reception his game and persona would receive among the Buffalo Bulls' faithful.Hailing from Commerce Township, Michigan, Bortz came to UB when he could have just as easily gone to Marquette, Central Michigan or Toledo.


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Upcoming Games

UBNoneLocal Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresWednesday: at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. (Empire)


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First Probe of Spectrum Budget Yields Unclear Results

A Student Association committee formally met with members of The Spectrum for the first time Monday evening for an investigation into the budget and the hierarchical organization of the publication.No decisions were reached regarding whether SA will continue to allocate $30,000 to The Spectrum for the 2004-05 school year.While the Senate Allocation Review Committee wanted The Spectrum to account for discrepancies in the budget and explain advertising methods, members of The Spectrum looked for a clearer definition of the purpose of the review committee and stressed the paper's stance as an undergraduate course and an integral part of UB's upcoming journalism track.The Spectrum Editor in Chief Erin Shultz provided a diagrammed breakdown of the editorial and business ends of The Spectrum, explaining who receives what pay for what duties and how the $253,000 budget is allotted."We're struggling every year just to break even," Shultz said in a later interview.


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Ten Questions With Reggie Witherspoon

Reggie Witherspoon heads into his fifth season as the skipper of the Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team this Friday against Canisius, and recently I had the opportunity to ask him a few questions about the upcoming season.Q: Are you getting anxious for the start of the season, or is it the more time to prepare the better?A: You know, we've been using that word anxious a lot, I hope we're not too anxious because as a team that can do some bad things.


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"Bulls Fall Short of 'Gold,' Finish Fifth"

The UB wrestling team kicked off its 2003-04 season against what may prove to be the team's toughest competition this season.Buffalo faced off against a number of national powerhouses and came home with a fifth place finish from the Oklahoma Gold Classic, in Brockport, N.Y.


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A Step Forward Prompting a Step Backward?

Yesterday's landmark decision in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which ruled that the banning of same-sex marriages was unconstitutional, has been met by the cheers of gays, supporters and activists across the country.


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SA Investigation Justified

In the Nov. 12 article "SA Begins Investigation into The Spectrum's Budget," which should not have been written by a Spectrum staff member in order to retain your objectivity and integrity, you claim to have been singled out for review by the Student Association due to past relations, and that this amounts to censorship.Those claims are pretty far from the truth, however.


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