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"Leno, Miller, Brady and Chappelle ... Oh My!"

Jay Leno made no bones about ingratiating himself with the student population when he appeared at Alumni Arena several weeks ago.Pausing to take a drink of water, Leno looked at the brand on his bottle, only to disapprove: "Oh, it's French, I'll pass.


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Spirit Week

Earl Altheide, a sophomore business major, helped destroy a car in celebration of Spirit Week. Each year, a car is hammered to pieces in front of the Student Union to promote school spirit and kick off a weeklong celebration of Homecoming.


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"For UB, Turnaround Season Ends in Tears"

It was tough to watch, and even tougher to listen to after the game. For all that the women's basketball team accomplished this season, it's a shame that the team's seniors went out on a game they would rather forget.


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"Pape: Will Not Comment on Plan for SA, Sub-Board I"

As questions over the Student Association's possible withdrawal from Sub-Board I, Inc., continue to surface, there are a handful of people who will decide the fate of the corporation - and they won't be talking any time soon.SA pesident-elect George Pape said he is drafting a plan for what will happen if SA pulls its $495,700 allocation and its $360,000 co-sponsorship for Fall and Spring Fests from SBI - the corporation that controls services such as Group Legal Services, University Union Activities Board, Student Medical Insurance, Off-Campus Housing, WRUB and the pharmacy - but he cannot share it with the students yet."I understand how it looks; unfortunately, given the circumstances, it's not something that we're able to comment on," said Pape.Pape, who was president of SBI in 2000-01, said he is waiting until the plan is both complete and legally sound."The only thing that we're doing is reevaluating what our stance is in the Sub-Board I corporation," he said.Josh Korman, former SA vice president and current law student who was SA's candidate for the vice presidential seat of SBI's board of directors, said that while he could not discuss specifics, the e-boards have many possible options."There's several plans that have been discussed, all of which have been sincerely given consideration, and that will play out in the next month or two," said Korman.The deadline for SA's renewal for its contract with SBI is Aug.


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"Cartoonist Should Aim to Please, Not Offend"

I am very disappointed, not to mention even more offended, by Wednesday, April 23's "Better Than Stick Figures" comic.The idea that Paul Hebert would think that smiley faces do not offend anyone is ignorant and promotes the assumption that everyone should be happy.


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Scoreboard

UBBaseballWed: Buffalo19-11 Canisius1-7 (DH)Thurs: Buffalo17 Niagara14SoftballWed: Buffalo5 Niagara1M.


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America's Oil Double Standard

It's not about oil - maybe it is; no one is completely sure. Now that it doesn't even matter why we went to war in the first place, it's important to examine what is going to happen to Iraq, which is a billion-dollar resource.


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Diverse Discussion in a Multi-Cultural 'Chat Room'

Four afternoons per week, on the third floor of a corridor between Baldy Hall and O'Brien Hall, the sounds of cultural diversity can be heard through a mixture of laughter, casual conversation and intellectual discourse.Now into its second year, the English Language Institute's "chat room" sessions provide native English speakers the opportunity to converse with students who need to practice the language and for "international students to meet domestic students and vice-versa," according to Kathy Curtis, associate director of ELI.Curtis said the conversations in the chat rooms can be about anything and everything."It is a place to talk about the world situation, war, impending war.


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Sub-Board I

On Thursday morning, every UB student received an e-mail from the Student Association declaring two things: Spring Fest is Friday night and SA is considering pulling out of Sub-Board I, Inc. Usually, when something of this magnitude is brought to the student body, it comes with both a means and an end.


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Upcoming Games

UBBaseballSat: @ Pittsburgh, 7Sun: @ Pittsburgh, 12 (DH)SoftballFri: vs. Miami, 3Sat: vs. Miami, 1 (DH)Local Pro TeamsBuffalo BanditsNLL Playoffs - SemifinalsSat: @ Rochester, 7:30Buffalo DestroyersSat: vs.


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Sidelines

Men's TennisUB was eliminated in the first round of the MAC Tournament by Toledo Thursday afternoon by a 4-0 score in DeKalb, Ill.


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Students Sound Off On Summer Fun in Buffalo

As temperatures rise, and parkas and snow boots are replaced by shorts, T-shirts and sandals, spring and summer activities in Buffalo are gearing up to begin full swing.Warm weather offers a variety of events and activities around Buffalo in late spring and throughout the summer.The Allentown Art Festival, held during the second full weekend in June, is something some art lovers in Western New York are looking forward to."It's an art festival in mid-summer, they usually just display art, people can walk around and look there's also food," said Shaun Harrington, a junior communication major, who attends many summer events in Buffalo.


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Far-Left Presidential Hopeful Blasts Bush

Presidential candidate and economist Lyndon LaRouche broadcasted his controversial views live over the Internet Thursday afternoon to college students across the country.LaRouche, a Democrat who plans on running in his sixth presidential election in 2004, expressed his far-left political views and addressed policy on topics such as the war in Iraq, the economy, terrorism, college funding and the Middle-Eastern crisis.LaRouche made his disdain for the Bush administration crystal clear from the onset."The top of the presidency right now doesn't function," LaRouche said.


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