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Faculty Raises Concerns Over OASIS

By KEVIN PURDY | Apr. 8, 2002

A resolution up for consideration at Tuesday's Faculty Senate meeting has garnered wide support from UB faculty frustrated with the software used to manage research at UB.The resolution, which deems the more than $20 million installation of the OASIS project by the SUNY Research Foundation "a disaster," asks the president and provost to communicate the software's shortcomings to the SUNY Research Foundation and either improve or abandon the software altogether.OASIS, the Oracle Application Software Implementation Strategy that links SUNY's four research centers, is based on Oracle's database application software, which has been implemented in similar systems by Yale, Carnegie Mellon and other universities.

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Upcoming Games

Apr. 8, 2002

UBTuesdayBaseball vs. Canisius, 2 p.m.Local Pro TeamsMondayAAA Baseball: Buffalo at Scranton, WB, 7 p.m.TuesdayAAA Baseball: Buffalo at Scranton, WB, 7 p.m.

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"Supporters, Detractors Sound Off About Ex-President"

By MICHAEL LUCINSKI | Apr. 8, 2002

During former President Bill Clinton's eight years in office, either he guided the United States into an unprecedented age of economic expansion and international stability in spite of an unfair, illegitimate and partisan attempt to oust him from office, or ... Peace and prosperity were not the product of a tenure unremarkable at best, criminal at worst and justifiably subject to the highest sanction the Constitution allows: impeachment and removal from office.

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"Mesi, Alumni Arena Score TKOs"

By MATT ALBERT | Apr. 8, 2002

It would have been a shame for Baby Joe Mesi to suffer his first defeat in front of the biggest crowd to ever attend a boxing match in Buffalo.

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Conspiracy Theory

By EMILY DALTON SMITH | Apr. 8, 2002

Have you ever realized some force is aggressively acting against you, perhaps in combination with all of Nature and the National Parks Service?

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UB Softball Could Use a Break After a Winless One

By TAI KHANDAKER | Apr. 5, 2002

The UB softball team took to the road for the spring break, playing a demanding eight-game schedule involving three schools and three doubleheaders.

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What I Learned Over My Summer Vacation

By AMANDA LOHISER | Apr. 5, 2002

Going to class is the last thing on the minds of many students when May rolls around. Students who don't mind sitting inside on a beautiful summer day or who may need the summer months to supplement their coursework, however, can take advantage of UB's summer session offerings.

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Two-Minute Drill

By KEVIN RUGGIERO | Apr. 5, 2002

What a difference a day makes. Tuesday's Montreal Expos Major League Baseball season opener at Olympic Stadium featured something that will not be seen again in Montreal this baseball season: a crowd.

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"Compaq Merger Will Not Affect Corporate Commitments, Administrators Say"

By BRENDAN MCGARRY | Apr. 5, 2002

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard recently announced its likely victory in the merger over Compaq Computer Corp., but university officials confirmed that Compaq will remain one of the biggest corporate sponsors to UB's Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics.

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Suspected Sept. 11 Hijacker

By Editorial | Apr. 5, 2002

The 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, 2002

In 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, 2002

I 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, 2002

Many 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, 2002

With 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, 2002

Students, 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, 2002

To 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, 2002

Originated 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, 2002

When 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, 2002

The 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.