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SA Cannot Match SBI Services

The proposed plan by the new SA executive board to drop Sub-Board I over the summer is outrageous.

"The Importance of Global Change, Diversity and Economic Strength"

After Bill Bradley and his New York Knicks teammates lost two straight games to the Boston Celtics in the early 1970s, he received an urgent and threatening letter from a fan."Bradley, if you lose one more game to the Boston Celtics, I'm going to come to your house and kill your dog," the letter stated.

To Our Readers

Last week, it came to our attention that several articles published in The Spectrum over the course of the spring 2003 semester contained unoriginal material that was not properly credited to its sources.These articles included "A Guy Thing, A Bad Thing," "Love Out of a Lie," "'Basic'ally Lacking Talent," "A Journey to the Center of Dumb," "A Waste of 85 Minutes," and "Biker Boyz: Music From the Motion Picture."We regret that this professional dishonesty led to improperly credited articles being published.

The Death Penalty Is Applied Unfairly

Jamie Lynn Perna has missed the boat in her column "Murderers Should Be Put to Death" (Wednesday, April 23). I am a law student and death (penalty) opponent, but my arguments have little to do with trying to rehabilitate murderers or the risk of executing the innocent.

George Pape's Actions Are Short-Sighted

I'm writing to express my disappointment and frustration over newly elected SA President George Pape's decision to seek withdrawal of SA funds from the Sub-Board I venture.

"Director James Foley, UB Alum, Debuts Hollywood Film Tonight"

"Confidence," the new film by director James Foley, portrays how a team of grifters steal $5 million from a bank.

"Movie Review: Confidence"" (***)"

With a plot similar to that of "The Score" and "Heist," and a narrative technique that brings to mind "Get Shorty" minus that film's comedy, Director James Foley's "Confidence" is the latest in the ever-growing line of scam films.Edward Burns stars as Jake Vig, a stylish con man unable to resist what he calls "the itch" - the desire to score big off of any scam he can pull.

"Mihalics Breaks Doubles Record, McGraw Injured in UB Win Over Niagara"

After taking a doubleheader from Canisius on Wednesday, the UB baseball team (11-25, 3-11 Mid-American Conference) beat the Niagara Purple Eagles (17-18) 17-14 to win bragging rights in Western New York.

Better Than Stick Figures:4.25.03

State Assembly to Propose Smaller Tuition Increase

Students concerned about the proposed tuition hike could feel an ease to their wallets as early as next week.During Wednesday's Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting, Paul Tokasz, majority leader of the New York State Assembly, announced the assembly is proposing a slightly lower tuition hike than the $1,200 hike proposed by Gov.

The Death Penalty Has Failed Victims and Criminals

This letter is in response to Jamie Lynn Perna's column "Murderers Should Be Put to Death" in the Wednesday, April 23, issue of The Spectrum.

"Movie Review: The Real Cancun"" (*1/2)"

Everyone knows MTV's dirty little secret for success. Most networks rely on producing quality programming in order to keep viewers tuned to their channel.

The Government: They're As Dumb As We All Thought

Right now, there are about a million reasons to hate the United States. Most of these reasons would involve the words "oil," "Iraq" and "Bush." But there is another reason to criticize our government: those ridiculous public service announcements against marijuana.I understand that it is the duty of our government to do everything it can to inform the public about any dangers, including narcotics.

SA Further Explains Possible Sub-Board I Withdrawal

In a letter released Tuesday afternoon to The Spectrum and addressed to members of the undergraduate population, this year's and next year's Student Association executive boards addressed the proposed withdrawal from Sub-Board I, Inc.The letter details the financial allocations SA and other governments give to Sub-Board and how the withdrawal would affect student services at UB.In an interview, Pape said nothing is final and the incoming e-board has not chosen a binding course of action."The only thing that's definite is that we're not going to be giving our activities money," said Pape.

2003 MAC Baseball Standings

East DivisionSchoolMAC Rec.Kent State7-1Miami9-3Akron7-5Ohio6-6Marshall5-11Buffalo3-11West DivisionSchoolMAC Rec.Ball State8-4Northern Illinois8-4Western Michigan9-7Central Michigan5-5Eastern Michigan6-6Bowling Green5-7Toledo2-10

Racism Not Present in 'Racist' Cartoon

In response to Jennifer Tsai's complaint about the April 18 issue in which the "Better Than Stick Figures" cartoon featured a TA who spoke no English, I would like to respond by stating that it was not in any way racist.

Murderers Should Be Put to Death

On Monday, Scott Peterson, 30, was arraigned on two counts of murder. He pleaded innocent to both.

End-of-the-Year Concert Calendar

Due to the unusually high volume of noteworthy concerts arriving in the Western New York area in the coming days and weeks, The Spectrum has decided to compile a calendar of events.

Softball Team Update

As the softball season winds down, the UB Bulls have crucial games in the coming weeks that will determine whether or not they will earn a shot at the MAC playoffs (May 8-10, Firestone Stadium, Akron, Ohio). Buffalo has a 14-16 overall record (10-8 outside the MAC), but have continued to struggle in MAC play going just 4-8.

Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Seventeen years ago this month, Swedish scientists first noticed disturbingly high levels of radiation on their monitoring screens - the first signs of the Chernobyl disaster.