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Music/Club Summary

To the informed music fan, the music scene in Western New York is an enigma of sorts. On one hand, concerts and shows are a short ride away, and there is a slew of good local bands to accompany the various touring acts that come through town.


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2002-2003 Records

TeamOverallMACBaseball16-375-21M Bball5-232-16W Bball18-119-7Football1-110-9M Soccer6-9-13-3-0W Soccer7-8-55-5-2Softball18-217-13M Tennis12-121-4W Tennis6-130-10Volleyball9-231-17Wrestling9-61-4


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Search for UB's Next President Continues

As the 2003-04 school year rapidly approaches, the UB community remains in the dark as to who will assume the governing responsibilities of the university.In January 2003, after 13 years of leadership, UB President William R.


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More Students Seek Counseling Services

A noted increase in the number of students who use the Counseling Services Center in recent semesters implied an increase in the incidence of psychological distress among students.


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Down To The Wire

Edit Note: This was perhaps the second-best football game in the country this season, with the National Championship coming in first.


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Unresolved Issues; Unrequited Love; Unsolved Mysteries

Seeing as The Spectrum chose to get rid of the annual personals issue - an issue that I have long regarded as a conglomeration of high school yearbook signatures - and opted instead to print vignettes of stories, I'm following suit in my last column of the year.Below you will find bite-sized pieces of things at UB that, in my mind, remain unresolved today, the last day of classes for the 2002-03 year.In a month, UB will have no president.I don't know if anyone has forgotten this, but President William R.


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UB In front of the Camera Lens

While MTV's "Fraternity Life" and "Sorority Life 2" were being filmed on campus, many students had strong reactions to the cameras in the Student Union and along Main Street.


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Tattoos and Piercings on the Rise Among Students

The body-piercing and tattoo industry is making a comeback in the Buffalo area. According to owners of some of Buffalo's many tattoo and/piercing parlors, business is stronger than usual among college-aged patrons.Just when it seemed as though the body art explosion was calming down, the tattoo and piercing scenes have made a comeback - especially among students in Buffalo.According to Liz Moberly, an employee of Nickel City Tattoo, business could not be better."Business is booming, especially among youth," Moberly said.


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Zwan

Zwan lead singer and guitarist Billy Corgan plays to a lively crowd on April 5 at Alumni Arena along with Queens of the Stone Age.


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Student Government Elections Marred by Controversy

It was not a good year for elections at UB, as virtually every election held was fraught with complaints of impropriety - and a number were overturned.The school year began with students learning that the results of the previous spring's Graduate Student Association Executive Board elections were void, due to fraudulent conduct by a candidate.Treasurer candidate Sanjeev Saha allegedly distributed sweatshirts to graduate students before the election in exchange for votes and student identification numbers that could be used to cast votes via the Internet.The GSA Election Committee overturned the results as criticisms of online voting grew.


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"Two Steps Forward, One Step Back"

This year, Buffalo became home to two new nightclubs: La Boom and The Sphere.The doors to a Main Street party favorite for UB students have finally reopened after much delay.


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President Greiner Inches Toward Retirement

President William R. Greiner's announcement of his plans to resign the office of the president took some by shock early this year and left many wondering what his - and UB's - future will be.Greiner said he plans to remain at UB as a professor in the School of Law, where he served prior to his administrative positions within UB."I always said I would not retire as president," Greiner said.


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Ground Zero Flag

Captain Stephen Spall, a 1985 UB alumnus, presented President William R. Greiner with an American flag flown over Ground Zero during the UB convocation ceremony on Sunday, Sept.


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Artists Make Buffalo a Brighter Place

This year saw a wide variety of art exhibits both at UB and in the wider Buffalo community. While the Albright-Knox Art gallery featured artists like Laylah Ali, Frank Moore and Amedeo Modigliani, UB's art department and galleries presented (sometimes in conjunction with local art venues) the work of many of UB's art students."Young Photography: Multiple Expressions":One particularly notable piece in the exhibit is "Trojan Funeral Sacrifice." The piece, by Bradley D.


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Heart Breaker

The UB women's basketball team was a bright spot in a difficult year for UB's major sports. On Tuesday March 4, UB and Kent State met in their final regular season game with a possible East Division title on the line.


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