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Scoreboard

Apr. 22, 2002

UBBaseball4/19 Miami (OH) 9, Buffalo 84/20 (DH) Miami (OH) 9-11, Buffalo 3-34/21 Miami (OH) 14, Buffalo 3Softball4/20 (DH) Buffalo 5-0, Kent State 0-14/21 Kent State 6, Buffalo 4Men's Tennis4/19 Bowling Green 7, Buffalo 04/20 Ball State 7, Buffalo 0Women's Tennis4/19 Bowling Green 7, Buffalo 04/20 Ball State 7, Buffalo 0Track4/20 at SUNY ChampionshipsMen: 1st of 4Women: 1st of 4Local Pro TeamsBuffalo Destroyers (AFL)4/19 Buffalo 53, New Jersey 51Buffalo Bisons4/19 Buffalo 4, Rochester 24/20 Buffalo 4, Syracuse 34/21 Buffalo 3, Syracuse 1

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The Lazy Apathetic Incumbent Protection Amendment

By GREGORY HAYNES | Apr. 22, 2002

To the Editor:I am writing to express my opposition to a proposed amendment to the Student Association Constitution.

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Sidelines

Apr. 22, 2002

Men's TennisBuffalo was shut out in both of their MAC matches over the weekend, at Bowling Green on Friday and at Ball State on Saturday, losing by identical 7-0 scores.

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April 21 to April 28

Apr. 22, 2002

April 22The International Student and Scholar Services will host "How to Buy and Maintain Your Car" at 4:00 p.m.

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"Seeking Out Art, Across the World and Within"

By ERIN SHULTZ | Apr. 22, 2002

Culture, art and life-changing experiences are all on the agenda for four talented art students who have been awarded approximately $1,500 each in the Evelyn Lord Rumsey Scholarship Competition.

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Upcoming Games

Apr. 22, 2002

UBMondaySoftball vs. Niagara (DH), 3 p.m.Local Pro TeamsMondayIL: Rochester at Buffalo, 1:05 p.m.TuesdayIL: Rochester at Buffalo, 1:05 p.m.

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Evans Pitches One-hitter as Bulls Take One of Three.

By TAI KHANDAKER | Apr. 22, 2002

The UB softball team came back after their last unpromising series with strong play over the weekend, taking one out of three games against the Kent State Golden Flashes.Where before the pitching had been shaky, this weekend UB pitchers gave up only a combined four earned runs in three games, including a one-hitter pitched by freshman Stacey Evans.The Bulls won the first game of Saturday's doubleheader 5-0, before dropping the evening game by a slim 1-0 margin.

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Getting On the Tenure Track

By TRISHA HEDGES | Apr. 22, 2002

Guaranteed continuing appointment by the SUNY system, or tenure, can create a moment of panic or a sense of relief for professors, depending on which side of the process they are on."Obtaining tenure is one of the most nerve-racking processes that a teacher will go through during their career," said Senior Vice Provost Kenneth Levy, who has been through each step of the tenure process from when he started out as an assistant professor to sitting on the review board.The process of becoming tenured while working as an assistant professor is very in-depth and rigid, requiring hours of work and review, said Levy.

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"Steingraber Speaks on Motherhood, Mother Earth"

By JOHNNY PIATEK | Apr. 22, 2002

While Dr. Sandra Steingraber was getting an ultrasound of her first child, others in the room were looking at the image of her unborn child on the screen.

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Martial Arts Clubs Bridge Ancient Traditions With Modern Defense

By JOHN GULLO | Apr. 22, 2002

A great number of clubs at UB give students the opportunity to gain a better sense of self and well-being by taking matters into their own hands, or sometimes throwing another student with them.With the introduction of Tae Kwan Do as a medal event in the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney and a burgeoning interest nationwide in the martial arts, UB's club offerings have grown to encompass a wide number of self-defense's various styles and forms.Tae Kwon Do, or "the way of foot and fist," is the single largest martial arts entity on campus.

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Carter Discusses Role of Religion in Politics

By PHILIP MATHEW | Apr. 22, 2002

Stephen L. Carter, the third lecturer in this year's Distinguished Speaker Series, challenged his large Center for the Arts crowd Thursday to reconsider religion as a guiding force in public lifeCarter, professor of law at Yale University and UB's 2001-2002 Martin Luther King Jr.

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Assembly Passes 12 New Amendments

By KATIE MACDONELL | Apr. 22, 2002

The Student Association Assembly approved 12 new amendments to the SA Constitution at its Tuesday, April 16 meeting.

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SA Assembly Amendments

By Editorial | Apr. 22, 2002

The Student Association Assembly passed a series of proposed "housekeeping" amendments to its constitution on Tuesday, April 16.

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Making A Scene Wherever We Go

By EMILY DALTON SMITH | Apr. 22, 2002

Every Thursday night of freshman year, my girlfriends and I would hooch ourselves up, blare music through Roosevelt 307, tuck our obviously fake IDs and $6 into our pockets, and hot-foot it to the bus stop for the riotous ride to PJ's.

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Earth Day 2002

By Editorial | Apr. 22, 2002

Since the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, which funded a national effort to familiarize Americans with recycling, the movement to reduce, reuse and recycle has been overshadowed by political, economic and social roadblocks.

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Byrned to a Crisp

By JIM BYRNE | Apr. 19, 2002

My advice to the reader: if you're not a New York Yankees fan, don't even bother watching baseball this year, you will only be disappointed.

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"Bulls Clobbered by Kent State, Take It Out On NU"

By MIKE BELLAGAMBA AND KEVIN RUGGIERO | Apr. 19, 2002

It was an eventful week for the UB baseball team (9-13, 2-6 MAC), who dropped a double-header on Tuesday against Kent State at Dunn Tire Park in downtown Buffalo and came back with a win Wednesday at Niagara.

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University Elections Committee Upholds Original Election Results

By SARA PAULSON | Apr. 19, 2002

Controversy over the April 11 University Council elections was resolved Thursday night, when the UC Elections Committee ruled against former candidate Brendan Keane's request for a re-election.Keane contested the results of the election on the grounds that the election had been inadequately publicized and that the online voting polls were not adequately reliable.

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The Reincarnation of Calumet

By Editorial | Apr. 19, 2002

The Calumet Building, the cornerstone of downtown Buffalo's thriving nightlife, is going through another reincarnation.

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Dean Named for CAS

Apr. 19, 2002

Uday P. Sukhatme has been named dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, a position which has been filled by Charles L.