A capacity crowd packed Alumni Arena Thursday evening to listen to famous comedian and television icon Bill Cosby speak about growing up, parenthood and dentistry, as the Distinguished Speaker Series concluded for this semester.
Don' t get me wrong, I feel bad for all the students who had their parties broken up by the police on Halloween weekend, but the attitude taken by some when they get punished after breaking the law and university policies is ridiculous.Jennifer Tuttle calls herself a student leader but throughout the entire article her she refuses to take responsibility for her actions, instead giving excuse after excuse about why she is being made an example.
I am writing to voice my support for John O'Day's Letter to the Editor, "British-Irish Referendum Needed," that appeared in the Nov.
Rasputin GameCorey Shoock won The Spectrum's Rasputin game last week when his choice of Buffalo over Dallas was a push against the spread as opposed to Mike Flatt whose pick of Indianapolis over Jacksonville fell to pieces when Byron Leftwich and the Jags upset the Colts.
It's the quickest and most efficient way of making a fool of yourself. Talent is unnecessary - but helpful - and courage is absolutely required.
On Sunday, Nov. 2, Rev. V. Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, was appointed to the office of Bishop for the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire, marking a historical event for mainline Protestantism in America.
When outgoing President William R. Greiner sat down in a cozy Allen Hall studio for his final "Talk of the University" broadcast, he was greeted by voices familiar to citizens across Western New York.Among the listeners who called the WBFO program Wednesday night were New York's two Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton.Both senators took a break from an all-night legislative marathon on Capitol Hill to praise the outgoing president and wish him good luck.
The Department of Media Study is gearing up present a host of international speakers prepared to discuss and debate associations between war and the press next week.The two-day War and Media Conference, set to take place Monday and Tuesday, will offer an array of cultural, artistic and academic viewpoints, with special concentration on the level of media exposure in the recent conflict in Iraq."We are holding this conference now because I believe that it is a timely thing to do, given our current political situation," said Bernadette Wegenstein, conference organizer and media study professor.
The influential black comedian who some credit with resurrecting the sitcom during the 1980s will be bringing his act to UB Thursday night for a sold-out lecture at Alumni Arena.Bill Cosby, best known as Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," was chosen by undergraduates to be this year's Undergraduate Student Choice Speaker."The response is overwhelming," said Student Association president George Pape.
"Somebody's gotta feel this!"No, someone has to chop Kid Rock into a million pieces and dump the remains into the ocean!
My name is Daniel Hall and I am the Residence Hall Association president. On the opinion page of the Nov.
Under new SUNY guidelines, the Student Association now has oversight of the Student Subscription Fee to The Spectrum, and is using their power to review the financial situation of the only independent undergraduate student newspaper.
Blue and white balloons filled the Student Union Monday afternoon as part of the UB community's long farewell to President William R.
In the Friday, Nov. 5 issue, The Spectrum noted that some senior English majors have complained about the lack of required Chaucer or Milton courses in our Spring 2004 schedule.
The half empty Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre that Eric Idle performed to Sunday tells that many people would argue whether "Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail" is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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"Now, the making of a good compilation tape is a very subtle art. Many do's and don'ts. First of all, you're using someone else's poetry to express how you feel.
Ben R. Cady's article in the Nov. 7 issue of The Spectrum, "Old Yearbooks Tell Story of Revolution," is one of the most egregiously incoherent and utterly misguided opinion pieces to appear in your otherwise professional publication.
Starvation is a major problem in Somalia, but I'm sure a lot of UB students say they can relate as well.
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