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Basketball WeekOn Monday, The Spectrum's coverage of UB basketball will resume and commence with a week devoted to the ballers of Buffalo.

SA Begins Investigation into The Spectrum's Budget

The Spectrum student newspaper has become the subject of review by a newly formed Undergraduate Student Association committee that student leaders say is designed to explore the budgets of organizations that receive funding from SA.The SA Senate Allocation Review Committee was created at a Senate meeting last month and chose The Spectrum to be its first, and for the time being, only project.According to Dan Smith, chairman of the committee, the Spectrum investigation was spurred mainly by the fact that publication receives a portion of SA's yearly budget, but no other student associations contribute to the publication."All of us as senators found out all the other student governments weren't paying for it," said Smith, "so we wondered, why were we?"Erin Shultz, editor in chief of The Spectrum, said she feels the move comes as a response to particularly tumultuous relations between the paper and the government.

Yesterday Would Be Nice

It's hard to think that it's been almost four years.That's a long time. We elect presidents every four years.

The Sharpest Point: 11.12.03

John Norman bounced Corey Griswold from the first playoff match up last week, and now it comes down to Jim Byrne and Darren Riethmiller as they vie for the other slot in next week's Sharpest Point super bowl.This week's judge panel is made up of WKBW-TV Sports Director John Murphy and WKBW-TV Sports Anchor Jeff Russo.

ALL SHOOCK UP

We get harpooned for it all the time - at the dinner table back home, on television, by suits wearing power ties and even in The Spectrum.I speak, naturally, of apathy.No one votes less than us, no one is less politically involved, and to make matters worse, it's not like we're collectively losing any sleep over it.

Train of Thought : 11.12.03

Zodiaque's Past and Present 'Celebrate 30'

UB's eclectic Zodiaque Dance Company is about to enter a new chapter. With opening night of "Celebration 30" set for Thursday night, the group's 30th anniversary production will include work by current dance students as well as alumni of the company."The fact that it has been sustained for such a long time is very special," says Zodiaque director Thomas P.

Black Box Gets Authentic

Hordes of rioters stormed the streets of Dublin, Ireland when the original production of John Millington Synge's "Playboy of the Western World" made its debut nearly a century ago.Students in the department of theatre and dance will present the Irish classic this weekend at the CFA Black Box Theatre - without the riots, hopefully.When a handsome young man, Christie Mahon (played by Robert Petrarca, a senior musical theater major) arrives at a public house in the west of Ireland, the locals become enamored of his outrageous story of the murder he has committed.

Fun Flings or a Waste of Time?

Ah, the life of a college student.Wake up in the mid-afternoon, go to the classes you didn't miss because of oversleeping, hit up the dining hall or Hubie's and waste time on AOL Instant Messenger until 2 or 3 a.m.Flip through the directory on your cell phone.

Delia and the Bulls Electrocute Marshall in the Water

Marshall swimmers may have been suffering from nightmares after senior Abby Delia and the Bulls (3-2, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) left town Friday night.The Bulls left Huntington with a 188-110 victory Friday night against the Thundering Herd (2-3, 1-3 MAC), with UB setting five pool records.

Meet the Bulls

It's a great thing when you can keep in touch with one of your role models from high school, but how about having that person come to your school to be your coach in college?UB's head cross country coach Vicki Mitchell might be the motivation that allows Jenny Koeppel to run as well as she does.

British-Irish Referendum Needed

I am now proposing a joint British-Irish referendum on the reunification of Ireland. The referendum would be held on the British island and Irish island at the same time.

Men's Swimming Kicks Past Ohio

As the saying goes, some things never change, but for UB swimming and diving something did in fact change.The Buffalo men's swimming and diving team broke a long standing streak this past weekend as they traveled to Ohio University and beat the Bobcats 124-119, making this the first time that a Buffalo team has defeated Ohio University (0-2, 0-2 Mid-American Conference) at their pool.The intensity began with the opening event, as the relay team of UB sophomores Jeff Hurst and Kevin Gatley, along with juniors Jon Yarger and Aviv Oren, rose to the occasion and won the 400-yard Medley Relay in a time of 3:32.09.

Train of Thought: 11.10.03

Cho Me the Funny

Some comedians spend day after day trying to write the perfect joke. They write and rewrite, not stopping until their wording, timing and delivery are just right.

Around the MAC

After the Miami (OH) RedHawks stunned Bowling Green 33-10 on Tuesday, the Mid-American Conference west crown was left wide open, while the eastern crown remains firmly in the hands of Miami.

"Diversity Hinders Binge Drinking, Study Finds"

It is not unusual to see a number of drunken UB students stumbling up Main Street on any weekend night.

"Two Fired, Many Punished After On-Campus Halloween Party"

Two Community Assistants at UB were fired after attending a party at the South Lake Village Apartments over the Halloween weekend.

Turner Burns Buffalo in 40-9 Rout

Saturday afternoon represented a changing of the guard for the Buffalo Bulls (1-10, 1-6 Mid-American Conference), with unheralded senior warriors like Lamar Wilcher, Jeff Mills and Tom Shaughnessy playing out their final moments on the grass of UB Stadium.But with the No.

Simpson Article Misses Key Points

I was disgusted when I read The Spectrum's Nov. 5 article, "Simpson's Pay Package Tops SUNY Salaries," on John B.