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Oh Crap I'm Old

The inevitable question strikes repeatedly at every family picnic. Your boyfriend's uncle wants to know.


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The Quest for Scholarships

Cheryl Raby, a senior nursing and Spanish major, said that she came to know the meaning of "strapped for cash," when one semester her bank account balance dipped so low that her debit card was declined at a Wegman's chain.


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It's All Fun and Games for SARPA Club Members

Members of the Strategists and Role Players Association set aside their dice, cards and controllers to hold their first meeting of the year last Wednesday, beginning a semester of fantasy and competition.Over the last 13 years SARPA has become one of the loudest clubs at UB - not only loud when it comes to its level of activity out on the campus, but also literally loud in its office in the Student Union."Often the office is very, very full," said Yvona Nestorowicz, a senior biology major and club member.What has been a haven for some students, however, has been distracting for others.


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Park and Ride: A Solution to Parking Problems?

So many people commute to UB that the collective body of faculty, staff and students drive a total of one hundred and twenty million miles in one year, estimates Walter Simpson, the university energy officer at UB.Once UB's faculty, staff and students drive those miles, they need a place to park their vehicles.


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UB Women's Rugby gets a 'Classic' Opportunity

With rugby tournaments peppered throughout the Unites States, the UB women's club squad participated this past weekend in what is arguably the most preeminent of them all: The Beantown Classic.The Beantown Rugby Football Club in Boston, Mass.


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Just For the Love of Music: An Open-Mic Guide

A group collective of both like-minded and drastically differing individuals, brought together by their love for music - this is the open mic.Throughout the city of Buffalo and neighboring towns, people from all walks of life are congregating, spreading their own personal art and talent.


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University Continues to Hire Despite Cuts

Increased enrollment at UB may have led to packed classrooms and forced students into hotels, but there has also been a benefit for the university - several new teachers have been hired despite bruising budget cuts.


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Upcoming Games

BuffaloM. SoccerTuesday vs. Niagara, 7 pm at RAC Field


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Everytime I Die: Home At Long Last?

"Only the lonesome love us/Only the careless can handle us/Only the lonesome love us/ What's wrong with us that we're so unamused?" - Everytime I Die, "I Been Gone A Long Time"Lyrical voices are formed in different ways.


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Sidelines

UB Cross CountryThe University at Buffalo men's and women's cross country teams placed fourth and fifth respectively on Saturday at the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio.


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A Whisper of Caution

I have never seen a group of young people look as pitiful as those I witnessed this summer. They were seated across from each other in a small waiting room - some with their heads resting nervously in their hands, others with the saddest, most contemplative looks on their faces.


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Rock Bottom

What happened on Saturday night at UB Stadium was an atrocity on all fronts. Here John Norman and Jim Byrne let their opinions be heard.John Norman:The problem with UB football is rooted in the way UB moved to Division I-A, and can't be fixed any time soon.


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Correction

The Spectrum's Best of Buffalo survey included Oozfest under the category SA-Sponsored Events. Oozfest is actually sponsored by the University Student Alumni Board.



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