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.
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.
Dena-kay Martin's column, "Where Will Protesters Be After the Baby Is Born?" in the Nov. 17 issue, is very disturbing, and I quote: "' ... The surgeon inserts a sharp object into the back of the fetus' head and inserts a vacuum tube through which the brains and its fluids are extracted.
With no professional team for the city of Buffalo to call its own, basketball aficionados (and Dick Vitale lovers) around campus this week share the same sentiment for the Bulls' upcoming season, baby!
The Student Association Assembly approved 10 new Student-Wide Judiciary justices at Tuesday night's meeting.Chief Justice Paul Verzillo, in a brief introduction, said the 10 candidates for justices were hand picked by the current justices for what he described as their trainability to fill hours in the judicial schedule.The 10 nominees were Tim Altieri, Anthonia Barake, Staceyann Freckleton, Jessica Mccarthy, Mathew Ringelstetter, Ben Robboy, Scott Schmidt, Michelle Schwach, Bill Sherlock and Agnes Wilewicz.
I just read Dena-Kay Martin's column about President George W. Bush's latest pro-life act, "Where Will Protestors Be After the Baby Is Born?" in the Nov.
This is in response to the article on Nov. 7 entitled, "One Student's Trash . . . . " I too am a Hadley Village resident and have received both the verbal and written warnings about trash being in that outside hallway.
Efforts from residents and staff in the Ellicott Complex have resulted in more efficient laundry rooms after malfunctioning machines frustrated students earlier in the semester.One Ellicott Complex residential manager said the repairs resulted from a September article published in The Spectrum, which reported finding that many of the machines in the complex did not function properly.The Sept.
As U.S. media outlets continue daily broadcasts from the Iraq battleground, experts from across the world convened at the Center for the Arts for a conference on war and media.The conference, held Monday and Tuesday, was designed to analyze the relationship between the media and war through cultural, artistic and academic perspectives.In the context of world events, there was a clear focus to the conference -- media coverage of the terrorist attacks of recent wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
The department of theatre and dance has come a long way in the last three decades, and the Zodiaque Dance Company is undeniable proof.
Bollywood mania exploded on Villa Maria College on Saturday night as the ninth annual "Muqabala" brought the crowd to a feverish pitch with Indian songs and dances."Muqabala is an intercollegiate dance and song competition where many schools compete and show off their various talents and the best school wins," said Sameera Sreepada, a junior business major and president of the Indian Student Association.The word "Muqabala" means "fight" in Hindi.
Growing concerns have been heard in the Student Association Senate about dwindling emergency funds as clubs are finding it more difficult to get the support they need to cover unexpected costs.
When first hearing the term "partial birth abortion," my mind conjured up images of a tiny baby fighting its way through the birth canal and just as it sticks its little head into the world, a doctor plunges a syringe full of poison into its neck and it dies.Based on that mental image, anyone would think the act barbaric, but I decided to postpone my final judgment until I learned more about this method of abortion.Despite my resolve to become informed, the last time I dedicated a substantial amount of thought to partial birth abortion was late October when the U.S.
As the season winds down, the Mid-American Conference Championship game picture is becoming much clearer.
After doubling their win total from nine to eighteen in the 2002-03 season, and making it into the second round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, this year's UB women's basketball team has a lot to live up to."They've all worked extremely hard and we're cautiously optimistic about this year because I think we have a lot of talent on this team," said UB head coach Cheryl Dozier.Defense is a team's best offense and this year Dozier's team will live and die on exactly that."If our defense can be played at a high level then we're going to be able to get up and down the floor in transition offensively because our defense will feed into that," said Dozier.
Bill Cosby, Chris Rock and Margaret Cho have all visited UB within the last week due to the efforts of the newly formed Student Association Entertainment division.
Gov't Mule, Derek Trucks, Lewis Black, Bill Cosby, Lil' Kim, Jay Leno and Margaret Cho all have two things in common: they are all nationally-renowned entertainers, and they all performed at UB in the past two years.Many UB students say they feel that, in the past few semesters, UB has attracted more worthwhile acts and concerts than in previous years."It's awesome," said Evan Bronchick, a junior exercise science major.
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