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Golden Gophers Claim NCAA Hockey Title for Second Straight Year

Minnesota head coach Don Lucia said before his team's practice Friday afternoon at HSBC Arena that he did not know if his hockey club was a great team.After the Golden Gophers' performance Saturday night in the NCAA Championship Game, the only thing Lucia did not know was who was going to carry the National Championship trophy to the team bus.It could be argued that after Barry Tallackson scored to put the University of Minnesota up 4-1 on New Hampshire with 6:26 left in the third period, how to transport the trophy to the team bus was Lucia's toughest remaining decision.

Spectrum's Waste of Space is Self-Made

I am responding to The Spectrum's comment in the feedback section about white space because of not enough feedback from students.

Complaints Only Make Elections Stronger

Two years ago, if you had asked me if I voted in the Student Association elections, I would have laughed at you.

Fighting Cancer with Animation

For the members of UB Anime, the club devoted entirely to Japanese animation, sitting through a 26-hour anime marathon is a small price to pay to help raise money for the American Cancer Society.More than 30 UB students gathered in front of a big screen TV in Lehman Hall Friday to watch anime and raise money for the charity.

Maybe It's Me

Baseball season is upon us, as are the NBA and NHL playoffs, and perhaps most importantly the NFL Draft.

UB Grad Named Head of Chinese Education System

UB's international reputation improved last month when Zhou Ji, a 1984 graduate of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, was named Prime Minister of Education of the People's Republic of China.

Student Right to Free Speech

In an attempt to stifle the opinions and feelings of a student, the faculty of a school in Little Rock, Ark., reprimanded a 14-year-old boy for discussing his sexual preference with his classmates.

Better Than Stick Figures: 4.14.03

Bulls Rebound to Take Two From Marshall in Four-Game Series

Tie game, bottom of the tenth. Two strikes and one ball with two men on base and one out when UB sophomore John Boom stepped to the plate on Sunday afternoon against Marshall pitcher Grant Harper."I was expecting a fastball, but the pitcher threw a change-up and I was able to adjust and get the hit," said Boom.Boom drove a single straight to left field, driving in his teammate, senior Brandon DiCesare for the winning score."I swung at a couple of bad pitches, but then he threw me one right down the middle ... I was just trying to hit it hard," said Boom.When all was said and done, Buffalo split the series with Marshall 2-2.

Election Results

Upcoming Games

BuffaloBaseballSat: vs. Marshall (DH), 1Sun: vs. Marshall (DH), 1SoftballSat: vs. Ohio (DH), 1Sun: vs.

I'm Turning Pro

It is a troubling world we live in - the specter of perpetual war and nuclear escalation has returned, fascist undertones have swept our government and the economy is facing red ink as far as the eye can see.

Softball Preview

This weekend, the Bulls softball team hopes two negative trends will come to an end - the poor weather and their inefficiency against other Mid-American Conference teams.The Buffalo weather has not been kind to the team so far this year, as they have had to cancel or reschedule eight of their 10 home games.Weather permitting, the teams will play a doubleheader at 1 p.m.

I Am So Cool

<?php // print article hereecho "I wish I was Neo from "The Matrix" because then I could jump really high, and I would be able to learn anything I wanted in a matter of seconds.

GSA Presidential Candidate Files Election Complaint

Citing a number of allegedly breached procedures, Kannan Nagarajan, a presidential candidate in the Graduate Student Association elections, filed several complaints yesterday with the GSA Elections Committee.Kannan, who lost the election to Xun Liu, alleged the Elections Committee counted the ballots at an improper time, gave other candidates more space in an advertisement and allowed candidates who did not satisfy requirements to run."They were wrong in multiple places," said Kannan.

Faces of UB: Ron 'the Sandwich Guy' Smith

A trip to Putnam's in the Student Union may lead some students to the Red Hat Deli, where a cheerful Ron Smith serves droves of UB students daily.To satisfied patrons, the tall, slim man with long salt and pepper hair tied back in a ponytail is known as simply "Ron the Sandwich Guy".Taking both of his breaks for his 8-hour shift together, Smith welcomed the chance to sit and talk about a place he loves to be - UB."I have worked at UB for nine years, and after working in Pistachio's, Goodyear and Governors, I have found my place here at the Red Hat Deli in Putnam's," Smith said.

Three 'Fraternity Life' Members Arraigned

Three pledges from Sigma Chi Omega, the fraternity featured on the MTV reality-based television show "Fraternity Life," were arraigned Wednesday in Buffalo City Court for charges relating to a televised break-in at the Buffalo Zoo.City Court Judge Philip Marshall arraigned Earl Altheide, Tim Kukulka and Stephen Paul on charges of criminal trespassing, a misdemeanor offense.

Letter To the Editor

Your response to Sami Hanna was less than spectacular. In fact, it was downright lame. I could have respected an answer that just came out and said, "We print the letters we want." Perhaps this is a chance for you to be creative and (at the risk of using a buzz-word) think outside the box.

Movie Review: 'Anger Management' (****)

Movies like "Happy Gilmore," "Billy Madison," and even the critically acclaimed "Punch Drunk Love" all tell the same story.

Incumbent Trounces Opponent in SISH Club Council Elections

Incumbent candidate Lorenzo Guzman easily won re-election as Special Interest Service and Hobbies Club Coordinator Wednesday, defeating Nekema Hunte, the programs and activities coordinator for UB's chapter of the National Association for Advancement of Colored People.Guzman, a junior accounting major, won a second term as coordinator by a 22-8 margin.