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Upcoming Games
Apr. 22, 2002UBMondaySoftball 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, 2002The 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, 2002Guaranteed 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, 2002While 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, 2002A 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, 2002Stephen 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, 2002The 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, 2002The 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, 2002Every 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, 2002Since 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, 2002My 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, 2002It 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, 2002Controversy 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, 2002The 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, 2002Uday P. Sukhatme has been named dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, a position which has been filled by Charles L.
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Saving Lives Through Blood Donations
By BENARD WORRELL | Apr. 19, 2002For every pint of blood donated, three lives are potentially saved. To help meet its constant need for the renewable live-saver, the Red Cross Blood Mobile was stationed in Hadley Village Wednesday to collect blood from the student turnout.
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"Campbell Discusses Cloning Research, Benefits"
By PHILIP BADASZEWSKI | Apr. 19, 2002Keith Campbell, professor of animal development at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and one of the top researchers of animal cloning, spoke about his research, the future of cloning and its benefits at a lecture Tuesday night at Daemen College.
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"SOM Alumnus Donates $250,000 to Future Alfiero Center"
By ANGELA CRISTANTELLO | Apr. 19, 2002School of Management alumnus H. William Lichtenberger recently donated $250,000 toward the construction of the planned Alfiero Center.
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Race for Governor
By Editorial | Apr. 19, 2002The gubernatorial elections are approaching and candidates are heading out on the campaign trail, beginning the cycle of promises and accusations.
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UBSAS Holds Open Forum
By ERIN SHULTZ | Apr. 19, 2002University at Buffalo Students Against Sweatshops held a panel discussion Thursday afternoon to discuss UB's relationship with New Era Cap Company with students and several members of the Western New York community.The panel included Monsignor Patrick Kelcher, Associate Professor of Women's Studies Ruth Meyerowitz, Charles Cobb from the Western New York Peace Center, Roger Cook from the Western New York Council on Occupational Safety and Hazards, and UBSAS member Rebecca Tow.UBSAS extended an open invitation before the discussion to President William R.
