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Restaurant Review
By MELISSA MEYER | Apr. 11, 2003Nestled along the strip of bars, across the street from Spot Coffee and New World Music, sits Kuni's Sushi Bar, located at 752 Elmwood Ave.
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Letter To the Editor
By ALLEN WEISS | Apr. 11, 2003Recently you published a letter undersigned by 252 members of the UB faculty and staff for peace.
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Graduate Students Elect Liu President
By NICK PETRILLI | Apr. 11, 2003The Graduate Student Association elected a new president in a landslide vote this week, along with a new vice president and treasurer.
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Islamic Scholar Lectures at UB
By MICHELLE KLINE | Apr. 11, 2003The Muslim Student Association invited a prominent Islamic scholar to UB Tuesday to explore the faith of Islam - an event Muslim SA members hoped would educate students on their religion.Ibrahim Memon, a Quran scholar and principal of Darul-Uloom Al-Madania Inc., an Institution of Higher Islamic Education, lectured to a crowd of 30 students.Muslim SA members said the lecture series is important because misconceptions about the faith of Islam are currently widespread.
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Chappelle Smokes Up UB
By GENE PARK | Apr. 11, 2003When comedian Dave Chappelle ambled his way on the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on Wednesday night, it was difficult to determine whether he was high.
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That Orange Seat Mystique
By ADAM BROWN | Apr. 11, 2003Being a Mets fan for some time, you learn to accept both the good and the bad. A World Series appearance every 15 years or so mixes in well with failed "can't miss" prospects that typically result in an offseason rebuilding process that will inevitably lead to disgruntled fans and an exorbitant payroll that includes an over the hill and oft injured roster.This is a list of "The 15 reasons why I'm a Mets fan."If a Yankee fanatic made a similar list it would be filled with World Series victories, perfect games and hall of famers.
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Buffalo Dominates Canisius in Conference Tourney Tune-up
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG | Apr. 11, 2003It is not often that the men's tennis team gets to enjoy many matches at this time of year. Competing in a conference such as the Mid-American Conference has often left the Bulls sullen in defeat, following a decisive and lopsided loss.
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Organization Hires Students For PR Work
By NICK PETRILLI | Apr. 9, 2003Over the next few weeks, students in a UB public relations class will apply their knowledge and carry out a public relations campaign for a professional organization.The New York Alliance for Donations, an organization that aims to promote organ and tissue donation, hired students in Professor Deborah Silverman's advanced public relations class to promote awareness for such donations on campus.The class will set up information tables and hand out pamphlets, surveys, and free water bottles at locations in the Student Union and the SU theatre before the Jay Leno comedic performance to create awareness about the necessity of organ and tissue donation.Provost Elizabeth Capaldi will speak at the group's first promotional event April 14 in the Student Union.
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Varying Tuitions for Graduate Schools
By Editorial | Apr. 9, 2003Last week, officials from UB traveled to Albany to lobby for academic independence from the SUNY bureaucracy.
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UB's Miller Makes HPCwire's Watch List
By JACKIE BLACK | Apr. 9, 2003Russ Miller, director of the Center for Computational Research at UB, was recently listed on HPCwire magazine's "2003 Watch List for HPC" - the computing magazine's list of the most interesting and influential people in the field of supercomputing.HPCwire, which stands for High Powered Computing Wire, compiled the list based on the criteria of people whom they believed were the "most interesting and colorful people ... in (high powered computing) to keep an eye on," according to the HPCwire Web site.
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UB Delegation Lobbies in State Capital
By COREY SHOOCK | Apr. 9, 2003A delegation of UB's top administrators, along with Student Association president Christian Oliver, joined the weekly slew of lobbyists in Albany Tuesday, in hopes of influencing legislators on issues affecting UB.The delegation was composed of several UB officials, including President William R.
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Courts Have No Place in the Bedroom
By JAMIE LYNN PERNA | Apr. 9, 2003A pending Supreme Court case brought about by two gay men in Texas is bringing attention to states that maintain their intrusive anti-sodomy laws and strict homophobic beliefs, and illustrates the ridiculousness of certain laws in the United States - "the land of the free." The two men were arrested in 1998 when a neighbor called the police, claiming that the gay men's apartment was being robbed.
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Upcoming Games
Apr. 9, 2003UBBaseballWed: @ Canisius (DH), 3M. TennisWed: vs. Canisius, 3Local Pro TeamsBuffalo BisonsWed: vs.
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National Lampoon's Sports Vacation
By COREY GRISWOLD | Apr. 9, 2003Most people will probably be buzzing about the Final Four, so you won't get any talk from me. Turn on ESPN or any sports talk station to hear about it.
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Buffalo Comic Store Owner Brings Childhood Interests into the Business World
By ROBERT SZUSTAK AND DENA-KAY MARTIN | Apr. 9, 2003Growing older is optional in one nook of Western New York. The "Never-Never Land" atmosphere of Queen City Bookstore is generated by the light-hearted appeal of its owner Emil Novak."I still do everything I did when I was a kid - just a little faster," said the 45-year-old Novak.
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Students Studying Abroad Deal with Anti-American Sentiment
By BRIAN AMELL | Apr. 9, 2003A U.S.-led war in Iraq has resulted in displays of anti-American sentiment abroad, exhibited through protests and even violence.
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Scoreboard
Apr. 9, 2003UBBaseballTues: @ Niagara, PPDSoftballTues: vs. St. Bonaventure (DH), PPDLocal Pro TeamsBuffalo BisonsMon: vs.
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Letter to the Editor
By SAMI HANNA | Apr. 9, 2003I'm writing this letter in protest of the sheer bias The Spectrum has recently shown in regards to the coverage and feedback space given to the issue of the ongoing war against Iraq.
