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Students Hit the Books as Final Exams Near

As 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.

Group Work: May Affect Your Employment Value as Well as Your Grade

Though 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.

Play Review: A Chorus Line

l975, 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.

Movie Review: Phone Booth (****)

If 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.

International Fiesta Spices Up Student Union

Women 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.

The Essence of Da Funk

"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.

Post Mortem Belief

They 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.

Where No One Has a Case of the Mondays

It was not too long ago that UB graduate Rick Wright decided he had had enough of boring Monday evenings in Buffalo.

Just a Piece of Paper?

I'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.

High School Students Woo UB With Poetry

The 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.

Byrned to a Crisp

If you had one man to be on your side in a fight, who would you pick? I'd have to side with Darryl Strawberry.

A Fiery Message

In 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.

Jazz's Natural Newcomer: Peter Cincotti at the CFA

Peter 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.

Bandits Roast New Jersey Only Halfway in Win

The 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.

Silencing War Protestors

In 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.

UB to Construct 'Glass House' for Management Students

University officials and local entrepreneurs got together in the muddy courtyard outside Jacobs on Thursday to break ground on the new Alfiero Center - the first UB building to be constructed mainly by support from private donors.The Alfiero Center will be a three-story addition to the School of Management in Jacobs Hall.

Better Than Stick Figures: 4.4.03

Offense Finally Arrives as UB Salvages One of Two Games From Le Moyne

All season the UB baseball team has been looking for something to spark their stagnant offense. They may have found whatever it was they were looking for during the second half of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Le Moyne Dolphins at the Amherst Pepsi Center.The games, which were the home openers for the Bulls, were as different as night and day.

How to Tell if You're Addicted to the Internet

Last weekend, I went to New York City, where I gobbled bagels, visited Ground Zero for the first time, saw Baz Luhrmann's production of Puccini's "La Boheme" and did not check my e-mail for over 72 hours.By the time I got home Sunday evening, I was about 20 minutes from chewing my hands off out of desperation for an Internet fix.