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Spring Fest 2003

The Student Association and the University Union Activities Board plans to bring veteran funk musician George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic (the P-Funk All Stars) to UB for Spring Fest 2003 on April 25.Also set to appear on the line-up is soul singer India.Arie and ska band Reel Big Fish.This will be the second appearance for both Clinton and Reel Big Fish at a UB Fest; Clinton came with the Mighty Mighty Bosstones to Spring Fest in 1998 and Reel Big Fish headlined Fall Fest in 1999.Admission is free for UB students.

Tasty Homemade Food at Affordable Prices

If you drive down Transit Road and blink, you might miss one of the best Middle Eastern restaurants in Western New York.

"UB Faculty, Students Debate War Against Iraq"

As America prepares for a war with Iraq, the UB community is gauging the political risks involved with President George W.

Correction

In the article "Books, Not Bombs," which ran on March 7, The Spectrum incorrectly spelled the name of a member of UB for Peace and rally organizer.

Shortage of Candidates Cripples Democracy

The student body has failed once more to play an active role in student government at UB, as this year's elections will offer students a choice of only nine candidates for a total of seven positions.Particularly troubling is that students were in an uproar only a month ago after The Spectrum disclosed that the tuitions of the e-board were to be paid with money from the Mandatory Student Activity Fee as per legislation passed by last year's SA Senate.

Tori Amos at Shea's Performing Arts Center

There are multiple levels of security in place at an interview with Tori Amos; her "handlers" rove the halls of Shea's as she concludes her sound-check.

"Movie Review: The Hunted"" (***)"

"If you cross this line, you'd better be willing to kill me," says elite forces operative Aaron Hallam to his trainer L.T.

'Fraternity Life' Fraternity Suspended on Charges of Hazing

UB's chapter of Sigma Chi Omega, the fraternity featured on the MTV reality series "Fraternity Life," has been suspended from the university on allegations of hazing.According to Dennis Black, vice president of Student Affairs, shortly after the airing of the show, letters and e-mails flooded the university, prompting the administration to look into the initiation rituals of the fraternity."The campus approach has always been whenever there's an allegation or concern about possible hazing, they call a timeout in the group's activities," said Black.According to Black, Sigma Chi Omega will be suspended until an investigation into the alleged hazing is conducted.

Men's Basketball Season Review

Let's do a little basketball math experiment, shall we?What happens when freshmen and sophomores average 32.2 minutes of action per basketball game, and then take away the team's two captains who are also the only two returning starters?Even Mr. Wizard would not be able to whip something up to get himself out of that mess of trouble.Head coach Reggie Witherspoon's Buffalo Bulls weren't expected to do much this season.

College Relationships Have Less Emphasis on Seriousness

Unlike previous generations where a person's late teens and early 20s meant preparing for marriage and starting families, today the average college-aged student expends more energy establishing careers and treating relationships as emotional entertainment rather than a means for finding a spouse.Professor Michael P.

All Shoock Up

As college students, we are dead last in democracy. The 18- to 24-year-old voting demographic, according to the Federal Election Commission, accounts for a grand total of 5.1 percent of the national vote, with only 18.5 percent of those registered actually voting at all.

Members of Search Committee for 14th President Announced

A Presidential Search Advisory Committee has been appointed to find a replacement for President William R.

Better Than Stick Figures : 3.19.3

CCR: A Key Player In the Region

Despite being located in a busy hallway in Norton Hall, the Center for Computational Research - the eighth largest supercomputing center in the world - is not well known among UB's students."Is that the place with the open window that has all of the expensive computers and men wearing suits?" said Lesley Crowell, a junior majoring in English.Through the Center for Computational Research, students can earn a graduate certificate in computational science, or take courses in high-performance computing.

An Answer Key to Spring Break

Across the nation, college students are collectively murmuring two words - spring break. These two words mean many different things to many different people.

"'Books, Not Bombs'"

Students and faculty members gathered outside Capen Hall on Wednesday afternoon in a vocal display of opposition to a preemptive war with Iraq.

Bulls Look to Rebound in More Ways Than One

"The Price of Greatness is Responsibly." It's a slogan on the back of UB head coach Cheryl Dozier's practice T-shirt.

A Love Less Tragic

Lovers Serse and Amastre from George Friedrich Handel's opera "Serse," are engaged in levels of dishonesty, betrayal and threats of suicide reminiscent of modern-day soap operas.

Better Than Stick Figures : 3.7.03

The Long and Winding Road

Given the opportunity, many students would love to earn a degree that automatically qualifies them as a professional in their field; the music performance program at UB offers students that chance.