Some see chalking as a harmless and temporary means of getting a message out to a group of people; on college campuses, however, it is considered both an annoyance and a source of potentially offensive messages.
During a meeting of the Student Association Assembly on Monday night, student representatives debated whether students should support or act against SUNY tuition increases proposed in the New York State Budget, which is due for approval by January.SUNY Student Assembly Delegate Anthony Burgio said that during the SUNY SA fall conference, delegates discussed the issue of a tuition increase and after an executive committee last week, decided to back the proposal."SUNY SA supports a moderate rational tuition increase, only if the state ties in a plan to put a cap on fees, and if there is an increased state participation (in higher education)," Burgio said.
Federal statistics at http://www.fedstats.gov show American birth rates declining while our total population increases.
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Some would say that hockey is a game of bounces. Tuesday night, Erie Community College got most of them.The ECC Kats 3-2 defeated the UB men's club ice hockey team in overtime on Tuesday night at the Amherst Pepsi Center.
To clarify a point in an article in the Nov. 20 issue of The Spectrum,
College football is built on rivalries. The game is enjoyed because emotions run high on a yearly basis, and the balance of power can swing in a few years.
Famous - or infamous, depending on one's point of view - student sections are found at every level of college basketball, from the "Cameron Crazies," who bleed blue and white for the Duke Blue Devils, to the "Rose Rowdies," who pester visitors that dare enter the Rose Arena while they root for the Central Michigan Chippewas.Due to an undisclosed donation to UB from Andy Geravick, president of the Mighty Taco Corporation, the UB Bulls may establish their own intimidating student section.Tonight will mark the debut of the "Mighty Maniacs," the nickname given to those who sign up to sit in the student section of Alumni Arena while the Bulls host Cornell University in their men's basketball season opener at 8:15 p.m.Unlike the "Bull Pen" last year, which was placed behind the visiting team's basket, this year's student section is located behind the visitors' bench in sections F and G.Students can sign up at a table in the Student Union from noon to 2 p.m.
Andy Eilertsen's response to the review of the Pearl Jam CD (11/20/02 issue, feedback) reads like a bad joke.
VolleyballUB Head Coach Sally Kus has announced the early signing of three recruits, Tara DeMage (Red Bud, IL/Red Bud), Nikki Morzenti (Safety Harbor, FL/Clearwater) and Wendy Haskell (Clarence Center, NY/Clarence), to National Letters of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at Buffalo in 2003.
(Editor's note: This is a response to the Nov. 18 editorial "Military Recruitment in High School.")Yes, high school students (except when they turn 18?) are considered (as far as I know) by the law to be minors.
Mike Flatt's Nov. 18 review of the new Pearl Jam album was quite disturbing. In this review he includes Eddie Vedder "among the greatest artists of the twentieth century." This is quite possibly the stupidest comment ever printed in The Spectrum!
The Pennsylvania State Senate unanimously passed a bill this week that would mandate all private and public schools in the state to begin each school day with the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem.
The Sports Network of Canada reported Tuesday that a tentative deal regarding the purchase of the Buffalo Sabres is "imminent." The organization, which cited undisclosed sources, said that the deal could occur within 24 hours.NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was in Buffalo last week and announced that the process was closer to its conclusion than to its beginning.
The culmination of nearly a year's worth of work for four art students came together last week in a presentation from winners of two prestigious scholarships at the Center for the Arts on Thursday, Nov.
Reader Survey ResultsTopic: The Foreign Language Requirement at UBQuestion: Who do you agree with on the issue of the language requirement?Jamie Lynn Perna, Against: 50 votesSara Paulson, For: 40 votesWhile 90 is by no means an amazing turnout for a survey, what
While some students spend their entire senior year of high school agonizing over the decision of which college to attend, others make their choice early - via early decision - and relax while other students panic.The early decision policy, in place at numerous colleges and universities across the nation, has often been a topic of debate among students and counselors alike.
(Editor's note: This letter is in response to Erin Shultz's column "I Would Rather Walk Than Be on the Road with You" on Nov.
Bowling Green State University lost its number 25 spot in the coaches' rankings after a 29-17 loss to Northern Illinois University last week, and has fallen even further out of the rankings as they fell to the University of South Florida Bulls (8-2) 29-7 this past Saturday.
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