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NY Budget Proposal Poses Triple Threat to Students

Two proposals made by Gov. George E. Pataki during Wednesday morning's 2003 Budget Address, coupled with a $1,200 tuition increase, may put thousands of SUNY students in danger of not being able to return to college next year.Pataki announced his plan to slice $107 million from New York's Tuition Assistance Program, the financial aid program that assists over 300,000 students enrolled in the SUNY system.

Upcoming Games

UBM. BasketballSat: @ Miami (OH), 3W. BasketballSat: vs. Ohio, 7WrestlingSun: vs. Mercyhurst, 1M.

An Experiment in Romance

The awkwardness that often accompanies a first date certainly wasn't a factor during Carmen and Steve's, the winners of The Spectrum blind date readers' poll, date to Game Zone and the Bubble Tea Caf?

Funky Vibes Set to Shake Up the Showplace

With its bitter temperatures and seemingly never-ending snowfall, winter is bearing down on Buffalo and its residents.

Letter To The Editor

The recent actions taken by the Student Association executive board, detailed in "SA E-Board Raises Stipend to Cover Tuition" (Jan.

Correction

Correction: A Spectrum editorial in the Jan. 27, 2003, issue incorrectly blamed the current SA Senate for passing legislation approving payment of the e-board's tuition with money from the mandatory student activity fee.

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UBNo games playedLocal Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresThurs:Buffalo1St. Louis2 (OT)

Better Than Stick Figures: 1.31.03

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Buffalo BanditsTwo important members of Buffalo's (4-1) indoor lacrosse team will not be playing this weekend when the team travels to Columbus (5-1) to take on the first place Landsharks.Forward Mike Accursi and defenseman Jamie Hackel have both been suspended for one game by the National Lacrosse League's Office of the Commissioner for "rough play" during the team's win over Calgary last Saturday.Hackel and fellow defenseman Chris Langdale have also been fined an undisclosed sum by the league for "rough play" during the Bandit's loss to Toronto last Friday.Calgary forward Jordan West-Prat was also suspended for one game as a result of his actions during Saturday's match-up in Buffalo.After their date with Columbus, the Bandits return home for a re-match with Toronto on Feb.

Some Stupid Things Our Leaders Are Doing

This isn't going to be a column about the disgusting level of self-interest being displayed by our elected Student Association Executive Board.Rather, I'm going to tackle the two column ideas I had in the last two weeks that actually wound up amounting to something.The first was going to be a tongue-in-cheek pornography starring a building lock, a key card and a keychain fob, celebrating the decision by the administration to engage in the needless expense of replacing all the doors on the buildings in Hadley Village to prevent unauthorized subletting for apartments they're already being paid for.Not to mention the cost of replacing one's ID card, since the $30 hike and the inconvenience of having to keep track of a card rather than the keys, and never mind that when our door broke last fall, the administration tried to get by having to repair our door by claiming that in three months, we'd have new locks.The second was going to be gender wars as related to the Super Bowl beer campaigns and the basic realization that pop culture fosters a disrespectful attitude toward women.

Walker Hopes for Some Unconventional Home Cooking

In a Division-I basketball program, the roles of freshmen and sophomores are pretty defined. They are expected to practice hard and learn the game slowly from the coaches and the upperclassmen that have been through the battles of the MAC conference.

Consultants Unveil Plans for State-of-the-Art Recreation Center

A state-of-the-art facility with amenities including a juice bar, a leisure pool and a rock-climbing wall is what the UB community wants in a new North Campus recreation center, a team of consultants announced on Wednesday.

UB Celebrates the Life and Mourns the Death of English Professor

Renowned literary critic, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Samuel L. Clemens Professor of English Leslie Fiedler died Wednesday afternoon in his Buffalo home.Fiedler, 85, battled Parkinson's Disease for the last several years.Often referred to as the "bad-boy of American letters," Fiedler served the last 39 years at UB and was the author of more than two dozen books, including "Love and Death in the American Novel," often considered his major work.

Letter To The Editor

I'm writing in response to Wednesday's article on the raising of rent in the university apartments.

Letter To The Editor

I am outraged, but not surprised, by the fact that the Student Association executive board has voted to have their tuition bills paid by the students of UB.

Letter To The Editor

I was outraged after reading the article about the Student Association executive board receiving the SA Senate's blessing to raise their own stipends to pay for their tuition, (Jan.

Movie Review: Final Destination 2

Anyone who has been kicking themselves for missing "Final Destination" a few years ago can rest easy come this Friday: The sequel is out, and though it might have a few entertaining qualities, the film fails to deliver the terror it promises."Final Destination 2" is fast-paced and bloodcurdling, showing audiences who have been on the edge of their seats for three years just what has happened to Clear Rivers (Ali Larter) after she survived the events of the first film.

Free Tuition for the SA E-Board

Last year, the three-member executive board of the Student Association legally changed the SA budget to provide themselves with free tuition in addition to the wages they earn as public servants for the students of this university.The money used to cover this expense, which could amount to upwards of $15,000 per semester, will come out of the mandatory student activity fee (not covered by most scholarships or the Tuition Assistance Program) which has a budget funded by the approximately $70 student activity fee each full-time undergraduate pays per semester.

Indie Rock Alive in Buffalo

In true indie fashion, I allowed myself a few assumptions as I began to think about the dwindling crowds at local and indie shows in Buffalo.

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TennisThe Eastern Section of the Professional Tennis Registry selected Kathy Twist, the head coach of the Buffalo Bulls women's tennis team, as the 2002 PTR-Eastern Coach of the Year.