Students who circle the Bookstore Lot for half an hour before class are likely to be doing so for the rest of their UB careers.Barbara J.
This is Part II in a five-part series on The Spectrum and how it came to be the newspaper it is today.
Drumbeats echoed through the Student Union yesterday, as dancers in purple and gold attire performed a traditional West African dance to honor Black History Month.The event ran throughout the afternoon and attracted men and women of all races.According to Christina Clark, president of UB's college chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, yesterday's festivities allowed students to express their views on current social issues.
Thanks to certain Resnetsters, TV-on-demand is a reality for many UB students. Shows like "Invader Zim" and "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer," not to mention all the incarnations of "Star Trek" and various anime shows, can be found with a few taps on the keyboard and a mouse click or two.But a recent subpoena served by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to Verizon requesting the identity of an Internet user who downloaded copyrighted music was upheld in court, raising the question, how safe is downloading these files?This case threatens the privacy of Internet users in favor of an accusation (for which, as far as I was able to discover, no suit has been filed) made by a copyright holder.
The Student Association, on behalf of its constituents, is about to retaliate against raised tuition.The SA recently unveiled plans to hold a rally outside the Student Union on Feb.
In Wednesday's issue, I published an article, "Service With a Smile." The article, which profiled Danyelle "Big Mama" Pitts, contained a paragraph in which Pitts' physical build was compared to that of "a modern-day Aunt Jemima," which many have construed as a comment denoting her race.
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From Feb. 23 to March 11, students across the SUNY system will take part in a New York Public Interest Research Group-sponsored relay-hike to Albany in protest of Gov.
"The Quiet American" is a Vietnam movie with a different approach from most of the pieces viewers have seen.
If there were more than 10 people from any given religious sect willing to brave the Buffalo cold to picket outside performances at Shea's Performing Arts Center, maybe the fundamentalists need to rethink whether or not there's actually something to protest.While their signs reminded theater-goers that the show featured a supposedly-blasphemous recounting of Christ's life, what they should have been protesting was the dismal performance given by former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach.
Entering the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, ranked among the top pharmacy schools in the United States, can lead to six years of stress and frustration but can also be very lucrative.
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Eastern DivisionSchoolMAC Rec.Overall Rec.Kent State10-317-4Miami (OH)7-49-11Marshall7-611-10Akron5-710-11Ohio4-77-12Buffalo1-104-16 Western DivisionSchoolMAC Rec.Overall Rec.Northern Illinois9-313-9Central Michigan8-315-5Ball State6-611-11Bowling Green6-710-11Western Michigan5-613-7Eastern Michigan4-710-10Toledo4-710-11
There is an old saying in the real estate business - It's all about location, location, location.
The politics of fear are very complex. When people are scared, they are irrational and very susceptible to nearly any suggestion that claims to ensure their safety.
The results of a year-long survey on the parking problems that plague UB students were presented twice on Thursday - and only one student came to hear the outcome.The presentations, given by Chance Management Advisors of Philadelphia, were held in the Student Union on North Campus and Harriman Hall on South Campus.
The responses to The Spectrum's informal poll on whether "affirmative action is a fair policy" show how nearly four decades of political correctness have indoctrinated many into accepting that certain groups are entitled to special treatment.
The mood of the second date in The Spectrum's Experiment in Romance series was very subdued in comparison to the first date, on which the daters, Carmen and Steve, went to Game Zone and Bubble Tea Caf?
"The kids talked earlier this week," Buffalo Bulls head coach Cheryl Dozier said. "When they have a teammate that's hot, go to the well until it's dry."And that is exactly what UB did with Jessica Kochendorfer.The UB women's basketball team (12-9, 4-6 MAC) defeated the Bowling Green Falcons (10-11, 3-7 MAC) 72-60 on Wednesday night at Alumni Arena in front of a crowd of 707 fans.UB's offense was spread around but main contributions were made by freshman Jessica Kochendorfer.
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