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Reader Survey Results

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


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Early Decision Policy Comes Under Fire

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.


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Around the MAC

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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The Sky Is Falling

Monday night and Tuesday morning saw the Leonid meteor shower grace the skies primarily over the eastern part of North America, dazzling thousands while instilling the wonder of the cosmos into the hearts of many, proving once again that our universe is vast and chaotic, capable of massive destruction at the same time as profound beauty.


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Cost of Living

After my first two years of living in an on campus dorm, I decided it was time to strike out on my own and move into an apartment off campus.


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White on White

More than 30 art students participated in a performance art piece Monday afternoon in protest of strict Center for the Arts regulations, specifically the lack of student display space in the building.The piece, created and led by Albert Chao, a sophomore sculpture major, began as a class project in Professor Andrew Johnson's Basic Painting course, but included several other students from the CFA community.Chao said he was shocked by the fact that students could not use certain areas of the CFA to display or work on their art, which in turn stifles student artists' creativity."We need the opportunity to take things to another level," Chao said.


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Unionized Professors Compete for Bonuses

Professors and faculty members who feel they have done something extraordinary during the course of the school year, such as conducting outstanding research or heading an important committee, have the opportunity to nominate themselves for a bonus from the university.Yet, how much bonus money - if any - they receive is completely decided by the chair of his or her department."I could give $5,000, $8,000 or $10,000 to one person - there's no restriction to how much I can give out of the allocation to any one person," said Joseph Conte, chair of the English department.


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The Myths and Realities of Title IX

Exactly 30 years to the date the Federal Office of Civil Rights (OCR), along with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, created legislation that is arguably the most debated topic in college athletics today.


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Foreign Language Requirement

The foreign language requirement at UB is an unnecessary burden to those subjected to it. Instead of forcing students to suffer through up to four semesters of a foreign language, the university should foster the ability to take classes of interest and relevance outside of a student's major.Currently, I am farther from fluent than I am from failing Italian, but I am trying to stifle my apathy for the subject until the end of the semester.


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Wrestling

The UB Bulls wrestling team placed seventh overall and had three wrestlers place in third at the Oklahoma Gold Tourney in Brockport, N.Y.


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Bulls Report Card

Running GameUB Head Coach Jim Hofher said repeatedly that the Akron defensive line outplayed his offensive line and Akron Head Coach Lee Owens echoed those sentiments, praising his defensive line for a dominating performance.



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