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Suspected Sept. 11 Hijacker
By Editorial | Apr. 5, 2002The Justice Department is pushing for the execution of Zacarias Moussaoui, the so-called "20th hijacker" charged with conspiracy in the Sept.
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"Promoting Changes to Food Service, SA Constitution Top Assembly Agenda"
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Apr. 5, 2002In their last meeting before spring break, held Thursday, March 21, the Student Association Assembly created two new committees: the Faculty Student Association Revisions Committee and the Constitutional Revisions Committee.FSA Revisions CommitteeAccording to Jennifer Tuttle, speaker of the SA Assembly, the three main goals of the committee are to work with the Faculty Student Association to help provide students with more nutritious food, cheaper and more convenient meal plan options and extended hours of service for certain on-campus eateries.Mitch Green, executive director of FSA, was unavailable for comment."Everybody is unhappy with the food on campus ... people would like to change it," said Tuttle.
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Letter To The Editor
By GINNY HARVEY | Apr. 5, 2002I am Zachary Emerton's aunt and I read the article you posted on the front page of your newspaper March 20 ("Student Death Confirmed Suicide"). I am quite sure that my sister, Zach's mom, would not have approved of your article.
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Baseball Faces Rough Weather Over Spring Break
By KEVIN RUGGIERO AND MIKE BELLAGAMBA | Apr. 5, 2002Many students look forward to taking a traditional spring break road trip. The UB baseball team, however, was just looking forward to finally hosting its first series while school was out.Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans, forcing Buffalo's series with Marshall University last weekend to be moved to Huntington, W.Va.
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Are You Ready to Rumble?
By MATT ALBERT | Apr. 5, 2002With the Sabres breathing in their last breath of playoff air this season, Buffalo sports enthusiasts are left with only one viable option Friday night.
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Does This Make Me Look Fat?
By PHILIP BADASZEWSKI | Apr. 5, 2002Students, and young adults in general, rarely concern themselves with what they eat. There are risks, however, involved with the unhealthy binging young adults sometimes engage in - namely, obesity."Students spend a lot of time studying, using the computer and watching television and not enough time doing aerobic, physical activity," said Frank Carnevale, director of the Student Health Center.
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Cigarette Tax
By Editorial | Apr. 5, 2002To smoke or not to smoke? Despite the inherent, well-publicized health risks, 47 million Americans still incur long-term damages to their bodies and appearances by indulging in cigarette use.
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Can I Help You?
By BEN SIEGEL | Apr. 5, 2002"The customer is always right." Often muttered to ease the tension of a transaction gone awry at the local grocery or bank, this iconic phrase of American economic consumption (or something), has always flustered me with feelings of consumer uneasiness.It would be unjust of me to not share that I have recently terminated my employment at a local major entertainment and media chain.
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Letter To The Editor
By KATHARINE ZAMBON | Apr. 5, 2002Originated by resident advisor Ivan Loh and sponsored by the Richmond Hall Council, Student Association, and Residence Housing Association, the first annual Richmond Rave has been eagerly planned by students and residence hall staff alike for well over two months now.
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Religion: A Matter of Upbringing
By SARA PAULSON | Apr. 5, 2002When I lived with my family full time, Sunday was always the one day of the week when we were all at home.
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Assembly Resolves to Suspend New Era Contract
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Apr. 5, 2002The Student Association Assembly passed a resolution on Thursday, March 21 requesting the UB administration to temporarily suspend its contract with New Era Cap Company until the business "eliminates its sweatshop practices."Twenty-one members of the assembly voted to approve the resolution; three abstained.
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Study Finds No Connection Between Dental Clinics and Respiratory Disease
By PHILIP MATHEW | Apr. 5, 2002A prevalence of respiratory disease among dental students is unrelated to exposure to the dental clinic environment, according to a recent study by the UB School of Dental Medicine.The study sprung from concerns that water-dispensing instruments used in dentistry may harbor harmful bacteria that could cause respiratory illness among those in frequent contact with the mist.
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Cut the Mullet'
By ERIN SHULTZ | Apr. 5, 2002A 300-plus-pound black man grasped the back of a young girl's neck, holding her face an inch-and-a-half from his own.
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Unusual Offerings Put Old Theater in a New Market
By AMANDA LOHISER | Apr. 5, 2002After a series of failed operations, attendance at the Market Arcade Film and Arts Centre is growing, proving that even through the cold winter months in downtown Buffalo people are willing to bear the elements to see a good film.Managed by Dipson Theatres and owned by the city of Buffalo, the once-troubled theater complex has found its groove, attracting a growing audience by screening a combination of independent and commercial films and hosting a number of film series and festivals.UB English professors Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian are responsible for Market Arcade's pioneer film series, the Buffalo Film Seminars.Jackson, who is also a member of the MAFAC Inc. board of directors, and Christian were asked by Mike McCarthy, a Buffalo city lawyer, if they would be interested in teaching a college class at the complex and opening the course to local residents, as well as university students."We love getting the students downtown to see the city, and the mixture of students, film enthusiasts and other local residents attending the films makes for great conversation and discussions afterwards," said Jackson.Rather than limit the theater's screenings to strictly independent and art films or strictly commercial and mainstream films, Dipson set out to combine a variety of film categories under one roof.
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UB Bans Use of the Word 'Dorms' in Dorms
By PHILIP BADASZEWSKI | Apr. 3, 2002The university announced Monday that students will no longer be able to use the word 'dorms' when in or around the university's residence halls.
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Generation Article Solves All University's Problems
By MICHAEL LUCINSKI | Apr. 3, 2002In response to a critical examination of UB and its policies published this week in Generation magazine, UB announced yesterday sweeping, fundamental changes to the very structure of the university.
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Safety Report
Apr. 3, 20023/20 A student who reported his car stolen from the Ketter Lot later found it in the Jacobs B Lot.3/20 A student was referred to the Student Wide Judiciary for failure to drink alcohol at a fraternity party.3/20 A female student was taken to Millard Fillmore Suburban hospital from the Center for the Arts after she had a nervous breakdown.3/21 Harry Weiest was arrested for reckless driving, speeding and resisting arrest on Hadley Road.3/21 A male student caught masturbating in the Lockwood Library was taken to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital for treatment of a right arm injury and was referred to the Student Wide Judiciary.3/22 An underage student was referred to the Student Wide Judiciary for failure to conceal his alcohol correctly.3/23 An unknown person was arrested and charged with every crime ever committed on campus.3/23 A student was referred to the Student Wide Judiciary for use of the word "dorms" while in a Spaulding Quad hallway.3/24 An unknown person sprayed graffiti on a wall in the Student Union.3/25 Thomas Leacker was arrested for stealing the street sign from the intersection of Goodyear and Michael roads.3/26 An unknown person broke into five dorm rooms in Richmond Quad and stole a variety of personal property.3/27 A student was referred to the Student Wide Judiciary for excessive use of the word "dorms" in the Safety Report.3/27 University Police settled a dispute between two workers arguing over a mop.3/28 An unknown person attempted to steal a purse and its contents but was assaulted by the woman he attacked.3/28 An unknown person stole an unattended police car from the Bissell Lot.
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"Students Read Only Safety Report, Personals"
By JAMIE LYNN PERNA | Apr. 3, 2002A recent study conducted through a joint effort between the mathematics and English department found that a large amount of paper is being wasted on student publications because of limited interest in each periodical."We concluded that of the three major student newspapers, all that was really needed was about four pages a week," said surveyor and professor of mathematics Michael Blanchett.Surveyors conducted an exit poll at the recently concluded Student Assembly elections to "get an adequate amount of student input" regarding The Spectrum, Generation, and Visions, said Blanchett.
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Misplaced Invite Costs Bulls Tourny Bid
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG | Apr. 3, 2002A failure of communication with the National Collegiate Athletic Association bid committee, headed by director Greg Christ, has apparently caused the UB Bulls men's basketball team to miss participating in this year's National Invitation Tournament.
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This and That
By Editorial | Apr. 3, 2002Due to the editors' interest in leaving the office early, the following editorial shall not rely on research and facts.
