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Students and Saris
By JACKIE BLACK | Apr. 7, 2003Lehnge and saris, salwarkameez and kurtas - students unfamiliar with these terms had a chance to get acquainted Saturday at India Night, the Indian Student Association's annual cultural celebration."The whole show is a little bit of everything," said Naazli Ahmed, former president of the Indian Student Association and current Student Association treasurer.
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Letter to the Editor
By GLORIA ALMEIDA | Apr. 7, 2003Shouldn't the title of the letter, "Faculty Members Support the War in Iraq" printed in the April 4 issue read: "SOME Faculty Members Support the War in Iraq"?I would like to read a letter in the feedback section from faculty members who do not support the war in Iraq.
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Upcoming Games
Apr. 7, 2003BuffaloBaseballTues: @ Niagara, TBASoftballTues: vs. St. Bonaventure, (DH) 3 p.m.M. TennisWed: vs.
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Students Hit the Books as Final Exams Near
By ROBERT SZUSTAK | Apr. 7, 2003As the spring semester begins to wind down at UB, the amount of work students must complete in order to pass their courses starts to accumulate.
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Group Work: May Affect Your Employment Value as Well as Your Grade
By JOE GRAMLICH | Apr. 7, 2003Though some may grind their teeth at having to talk to unknown classmates, group work is a bona-fide learning tool, essential to life on campus and in the workplace, according to some."It's a job skill," said Gary Ozanich, a communication professor.
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Play Review: A Chorus Line
By KRYSTLE CARTER | Apr. 7, 2003l975, the stage of an empty Broadway theater. Dozens of singers and dancers audition for the chorus of a Broadway musical, teaching the audience that all people have dreams and stories, even if they're not in the limelight.
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Movie Review: Phone Booth (****)
By RACHEL LYNN BRODY | Apr. 7, 2003If there is one thing Hollywood has a hard time delivering, it is a film that fulfills the promises made in previews; this is not the case with Joel Schumacher's latest release, "Phone Booth."The film was scheduled for release last fall, but held over until Friday because the sniper shootings in Washington, D.C., struck too close to the film's plot, which features Public Relations man Stu Shepard (Colin Farrell) learning a lesson in honesty from an anonymous caller - at gunpoint.The film is gripping and sensational, and while it is a shame that it had to be held back, it is probably going to make more waves coming out now.
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International Fiesta Spices Up Student Union
By DANIEL BRITT | Apr. 7, 2003Women from the Organization for Arab Students rushed the stage in sequined skirts and were quickly joined by male dancers in jackets, ties and traditional Arab headdresses, called kaffiyehs, on Friday afternoon.The group performed an Arab wedding dance, as over 800 students cheered them on at the International Fiesta in the Student Union.
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The Essence of Da Funk
By CHRIS CLARK | Apr. 7, 2003"This is the bomb," senior business major Pat Callocchia said as he gazed in awe at turntablist DJ Anubus tearing through his ever-expanding Dank Funk routine.
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Post Mortem Belief
By MELISSA SCHAFER | Apr. 7, 2003They were down, officially beaten, and yet the UB men's tennis team kept on playing. The match had been going on for more than four hours, the spectators had left, and it was well after the Final Four tip-off.Finally, the Toledo coach told his final player to default, ending the match.
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Where No One Has a Case of the Mondays
By NICHOLAS MENDOLA | Apr. 7, 2003It was not too long ago that UB graduate Rick Wright decided he had had enough of boring Monday evenings in Buffalo.
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Just a Piece of Paper?
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Apr. 7, 2003I've heard a million and one reasons not to get married: "I am unwilling to make a commitment." "I'm a hard-core feminist who considers marriage dogmatic." "I think marriage is simply an institution to serve the interests of the patriarchy.""I have a terminal illness." "I'm broke.""Marriage is just a piece of paper."Well, that piece of paper comes with a lot of perks.Currently, spouses of federal employees are entitled to a number of benefits, including, but not limited to, life and health insurance, retirement pay and compensation for on-the-job injuries.
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High School Students Woo UB With Poetry
By JACKIE BLACK | Apr. 7, 2003The College of Arts and Sciences hosted aspiring high school poets from the northeastern United States and southern Canada Saturday, as part of UB's first annual high school poetry contest.Over 1,300 high school students submitted poems of 25 lines or less to the contest, according to Uday Sukhatme, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.Winners of the contest received cash prizes as well as copies of English professor Carl Dennis' Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Practical Gods." Dennis served as the judge of the contest and addressed the student during the awards ceremony."One of the things you feel when you are writing is that no one is listening, and then after a while you imagine that you are writing for one unknown friend," said Dennis."There are probably more people listening than you think," he added.Colin Stricklin, a senior from Amherst Central High School, won the contest with his poem.
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Byrned to a Crisp
By JIM BYRNE | Apr. 7, 2003If you had one man to be on your side in a fight, who would you pick? I'd have to side with Darryl Strawberry.
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A Fiery Message
By NICHOLAS MENDOLA | Apr. 7, 2003In a career highlighted by relentless touring, die-hard fans and extremely successful records, it's surprising to find what really gets the revolution-minded, hardcore rock kings Boy Sets Fire excited - comic books.
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Jazz's Natural Newcomer: Peter Cincotti at the CFA
By BEN SIEGEL | Apr. 7, 2003Peter Cincotti is a few short steps from entering a career similar to artists like young pop-opera singer Josh Groban and his female counterpart, 17-year-old Charlotte Church.
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Bandits Roast New Jersey Only Halfway in Win
By MICHAEL SCOTT | Apr. 7, 2003The Buffalo Bandits needed to show up for only 30 minutes Saturday night to soundly defeat New Jersey.Such is the discrepancy between the have's and have-not's in the National Lacrosse League.
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Silencing War Protestors
By Editorial | Apr. 7, 2003In an attempt to punish anti-war sentiment, administrators in a New Mexico high school have threatened teachers with suspension unless they remove student-made anti-war posters.
