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The Continental Gets Treated to Head-Butts and Serenades

For Wesley Willis, nothing starts a show better than a good head-butt. The schizophrenic, obese lyricist dispensed several of his trademark greetings to fans before he performed at The Continental last Thursday night, after the show was moved from the Mohawk Place due to an oversized crowd of about 90 people.During the performance of the opening acts, The Snot Rockets and Angry Atom, Willis could be seen lounging in a chair across from the bar.

School of Engineering Rewards Best and Brightest with Scholarships

Twenty-four of UB's top engineering students were recognized Friday evening at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences' 18th annual scholarship reception.The Center for Tomorrow event staff ran out of chairs when over 200 people gathered in the ballroom to recognize the undergraduate and graduate students who received scholarships.

Better Than Stick Figures: 3.24.03

Vintage McCarthyism Is Back in Style

Imagine that a waiter at a restaurant chain on Maple Road is discussing the war with Iraq and off-handedly remarks, "I'm ashamed that George W.

Sigma Chi Omega Suspended for Hazing

The suspension of the UB chapter of Sigma Chi Omega, the featured fraternity on the MTV reality series "Fraternity Life," has brought to light questions about the university's handling of Greek life on campus.The suspension was implemented shortly after the airing of the third episode, where fraternity brothers were seen forcing the pledges to do pushups and where the brothers reprimanded the pledges for not attending mandatory library hours.

Bulls Assistant Coach Makes Jump to NFL's Atlanta Falcons

This off-season, the UB football coaching staff underwent a few changes. The Bulls lost their defensive backfield coach but picked up a great replacement with the hiring of longtime pro and college coach Miles Aldridge.Even with the addition of Aldridge, however, the move that will most likely prove to have the biggest impact on the program is the loss of offensive coordinator Bill Lazor.

"CD Review: Sing The Sorrow"" (***)"

AFI is an acronym for "A Fire Inside." As the name implies, Southern California's AFI is driving, emotional and motivating.

"Moody, Moving Mandell at the Mohawk Place"

The title of Eleni Mandell's new album, "Country For True Lovers," tells only a part of her story.

Play Review: I Used to be Famous Once

Is it possible to impersonate another person so perfectly that even their close friends and relatives are fooled?

Spectrum Fee Referendum

If you've been reading The Spectrum, Generation or Visions at all in the past month, chances are you've heard that The Spectrum is trying to get a referendum passed to increase the Spectrum Student Subscription Fee from $1 a semester to $3 a semester.

Baseball Season Preview

Often times, in an effort to further hone skills or to humble any overconfidence that might exist in their players' mentality, coaches will schedule games against difficult opponents.

Students Get a Jump Start into the Workplace

Students seeking direction and advice about leadership skills need look no further than the Leadership Development Center at UB, which specializes in helping students gain leadership abilities that can help them attain success in today's competitive job market.Frank Ciccia, the director of the center, said many people benefit from the center who may not have thought they would."In some point in your life, you will have to be a leader and use leadership skills, whether it is at school, in the classroom, at work or even in your church or community," said Ciccia.Students that tend to be timid when it is time to take charge and assume a leadership position could benefit from the seminars at the Leadership Development Center, which seek to develop the communication skills students may be lacking."The classes helped my public speaking skills because they work with the students one-on-one, and they help you to take charge," said Lisa Kaplan, a junior medical technician major.

Swan Song

Thursday, two UB wrestlers, senior Gary Cooper and sophomore Labe Black, traveled to Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo.

Political Propaganda Versus Legitimate Debate

In 1940, the Three Stooges broke the mold and each other's faces with a spoof on Adolf Hitler and Nazi-Germany in a 17-minute short called "You Natzy Spy!"The short was the first Hollywood film to satirize Hitler, with the permanently enraged Moe playing a puppet dictator placed in power by three war hawks who find the wartime economy more lucrative than in peacetime.Though the short is a classic, based on its effective satire of Hitler as a buffoon capable only of shouting fits and causing concussions, it is also a piece of history.

Declaring War on Iraq

Wednesday night, President George W. Bush declared war on Iraq. With that announcement, the doctrine of war has been changed, and the power of the United Nations has been jeopardized.At the center of the issue is the reduction of the United Nations' clout as a peacekeeping force.

"Industrial, Underground and Porn Stars"

"You're either underground or you're not," reads the United Tour's promotional poster.This speaks volumes about what this tour and its collective artists represent.

Letter To The Editor

Student Association elections have become a joke, and not a very funny one. After reading this year's Spectrum endorsements, I am reminded of how familiar this year's campaign statements are and wonder where it was I heard them before.

Up for Grabs

"It's always better to climb from the bottom up and surprise people," said UB softball head coach Marie Curran.Curran's team is doing just that.

Sidelines

SoftballFor the second week in a row, a University at Buffalo athlete has earned the title of Mid-American Conference Female Athlete of the Week.Ann Magur of the softball team had a field day in a doubleheader loss to the host Spartans at the San Jose State Invitational.

UB Takes the Lead in N.Y. Wind Power Usage

UB is blowing the competition away - literally.At a press conference attended by Lt. Gov. Mary O.