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Letter To The Editor

By FABIO ALBERTIN | Apr. 15, 2002

I am writing to you regarding the editorial entitled "From the Bleachers" in the April 11 issue. I was one of the "privileged" sitting in one of the "special front row seats" and can confirm firsthand that your editorial contained several factual errors.While it is true that there were some distinguished members of the Western New York community seated in the first few rows, most of the floor seats and especially its middle section were occupied by students.

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At the Bottom the Only Place to Go is Up

By KATIE MACDONELL | Apr. 12, 2002

Professor of microbiology Bernice Noble has seen many students come through her classes, but remembers one vividly: a medical student who didn't complete assignments, didn't make eye contact and often complained about not sleeping enough.

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Sidelines

Apr. 12, 2002

BaseballUB will try to finally play a home series this weekend when they host Bowling Green for a four-game set at the Amherst Pepsi Center Field.

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Paying For Our History Lessons

By JAMIE LYNN PERNA | Apr. 12, 2002

"It's like finding a needle in a stack of needles," Capt. John Miller, "Saving Private Ryan"Americans have become homogenized in many ways, but more than any other, our widespread dependence on technology has left us a culture devoid of individuality and one that is perhaps the most slothful in the world.

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Bulls Ink Four Promising Freshmen

By MATT ALBERT | Apr. 12, 2002

If this year's recruiting class is anything like last year's, the Bulls will be in business. While it is too early to predict the success of the newcomers, it is safe to say they come with solid reputations and enough promise to keep fans interested during the off season.In addition to Mario Jordan, who has already signed with UB, the program also signed a talented slate of three more oncoming freshmen, all from out of state.Calvin Cage (Bowie, Md./Bladensburg High School), Roderick Middleton (University Park, Ill./Marian Catholic) and BJ Walker (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Healthy), all signed national letters of intent with UB.At 5-11, 165 pounds, Cage provides an interesting blend at point guard position to complement last year's MAC All-Freshman Team member, Turner Battle.

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Sabres On the Golf Course a Good Thing for NHL

By MICHAEL SCOTT | Apr. 12, 2002

I once read a study that said men have a sexual thought every seven seconds. This, then, must be the logical result of the other six seconds.So the Buffalo Sabres did not make the playoffs . good.Don't get me wrong; to say that I was not pulling for the team all season would be a lie.

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Learning to Parent While Teaching Others

By KATIE LISANDRELLI | Apr. 12, 2002

It may not be evident that a professor lecturing on Aristotle or Milton was watching "Blues Clues" and "Barney" just a few hours before class.

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Softball Sweeps Past the Bonnies

By TAI KHANDAKER | Apr. 12, 2002

Former President Bill Clinton . was not at the UB softball game Wednesday afternoon. Had he been there, though, he would have witnessed a fine day of softball as UB swept St.

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Save Your City

By LAUREN WILLETT | Apr. 12, 2002

The later half of the 20th century did not bring much good fortune to Buffalo. Hundreds and thousands of people left due to the failing job market.

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March Moolah Contest Results

Apr. 12, 2002

Over 250 entries were submitted to The Spectrum's 2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament March Moolah Contest before March 14.

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Terrorist Kidnapping

By Editorial | Apr. 12, 2002

The Abu Sayyaf, a terrorist group with links to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, kidnapped American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham in the southern Philippines 10 months ago.

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Thousands Turn Out For a Few Words With Former President

By SARA PAULSON AND ELIZABETH M. FOX-SOLOMON | Apr. 12, 2002

Hallways emptied and classes were forgotten as swarms of UB students waited in line from the Commons to Alumni Arena Wednesday afternoon to hear what was a "Student Choice Speaker" in every sense of the word.

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Ultimate Frisbee

By JIM BYRNE | Apr. 12, 2002

Say what? Now I know that most of you have no idea that we had an ultimate Frisbee team and that some of you may not even know what ultimate Frisbee is.

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Digital Cable May Be in Store

By NICK FARNOLO | Apr. 12, 2002

The UB campus network may be growing significantly next year as a proposal for a new digital cable system is currently under consideration.

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Clinton's Speech

By Editorial | Apr. 12, 2002

On Wednesday, the Student Association offered most UB students the unique opportunity to see and hear former President Bill Clinton firsthand.

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Letter To the Editor

By DENNIS R. BLACK | Apr. 12, 2002

To the Editor:Congratulations to the Student Association and UB students! This week's Student Choice lecture, featuring former President Clinton, was both well done and obviously well received.

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Imagining a Future in Fiction

By JULIA MCKENZIE | Apr. 12, 2002

For junior English major Janessa Van Order, writing well is a life goal. As an aspiring writer, however, she considers the English department's focus on literature disappointing.

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Upcoming Games

Apr. 12, 2002

UBFridayBaseball vs. Bowling Green, 3 p.m. Women

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Smoke Alarms Student Union

Apr. 12, 2002

At approximately 5:30 Thursday evening the Student Union was evacuated due to an overheated elevator circuit breaker which triggered a fire alarm.

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Online GSA Elections: Innovation or Poor Planning?

By PHILIP BADASZEWSKI | Apr. 12, 2002

The Graduate Student Association's decision to hold its annual election online this year has raised concerns over the security of the voting."The program has a lot of problems with glitches," said Roberto Lopez, editor of The Graduate Quill, the graduate student newspaper.According to the April 8 issue of The Quill, online voting could cause problems because the server is prone to crashing and there will be no physical ballot box to reference in the event the election is contested or if the results are disputed.If the votes are contested, checking for tampering will be difficult to impossible, said Lopez.GSA Election Commissioner Sandra Connelly said the only problem with the online elections would be for graduate students based off campus who relinquish their rights to UB IT accounts.