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Study Finds No Connection Between Dental Clinics and Respiratory Disease

By PHILIP MATHEW | Apr. 5, 2002

A 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, 2002

A 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, 2002

After 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, 2002

The 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, 2002

In 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, 2002

3/20 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, 2002

A 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, 2002

A 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, 2002

Due to the editors' interest in leaving the office early, the following editorial shall not rely on research and facts.

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McDonald Named Artist of the Year

By ERIN SHULTZ | Apr. 3, 2002

He's been revered and mocked, emulated and ridiculed, and called everything from a visionary to a lunatic.But Ronald McDonald's contribution to the world of contemporary art has been undeniable, and Friday, April 5, he will be honored as UB's Artist of the Year in a ceremony to be held in the Drama Theater of the Center for the Arts.In the closest vote in the history of UB's Arts Council, a panel composed of 20 full-time professors and five graduate student representatives, McDonald edged out current leaders in the art field such as Joseph Kosuth and Cornelia Parker.The decision was not an easy one, according to Linda Yaw, a printmaking professor and avid McDonald supporter."Several professors felt very strongly opposed to giving such an honor to a controversial artist like Ronald.

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Mullet Mulled as Option for Students

By ANGELA CRISTANTELLO | Apr. 3, 2002

Starting April 1, the stylists at Roseanne's Hair Shop will offer a saucy spring special sure to appeal to campus trendsetters: 50 percent off all mullet cuts.Located in the Commons, Roseanne's usually gathers quite a bit of business and lately, more students have been looking to trim their coifs into the ever-popular style from the '80s."It got frustrating," said sophomore philosophy major Zack Taylor, "because I was looking all over town to find some shop that would be willing to cut me a decent mullet, and half of the barbers looked at me as if I had two heads.

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Article Published Under False Pretenses

By DONALD WOLF | Apr. 3, 2002

To The Editor:I am writing to register my disappointment with The Spectrum's consistent habit of passing off stories written by others as their own.

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Scoreboard

Apr. 3, 2002

UBSpring Break Beach VolleyballDrunken Mexicans vs. Drunken Fraternity Brothers - game postponed due to "Corona infections."Intramural Floor HockeyKwang Tang 5, Chiefs 2Doesn't that Kwang Tang team ever graduate?Local Pro TeamsAll games canceled due to the intense depression that has overtaken the city due to the complete and utter failure of all of Buffalo's pro sports teams to accomplish anything.

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Report: Are You One of Them?

Apr. 3, 2002

When Carl Mosley brought up his DARS report Sunday afternoon, what had been an otherwise dreary return to Buffalo following a vacation in sunny Cancun was brightened by an unexpected surprise on his screen."I thought I'd have kids before I'd get that junior/senior science requirement out of the way," said Mosley, a junior civil engineering student at UB.

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"Buildings to Fall Down, Go Boom"

By ELIZABETH SOX-FOLOMON | Apr. 3, 2002

Cooke and Hochstetter halls, home of UB's pharmacy and biological science disciplines that have been slowly sinking several inches each year, finally began to visibly collapse when many students were on spring break"I have to admit, we saw this coming for quite some time now," said Michael Dupre, associate vice president of university facilities.

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New Look for New York in 2004

Apr. 3, 2002

In a news conference on Saturday, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue talked with the media, voicing his intentions to combine the New York City's two professional football teams, the Jets and the Giants, into a single franchise."With the advent of re-alignment, and after talking with the owners of both franchises, we thought maybe it was time for a change," Tagliabue said."Strangely enough, it was my 12-year-old nephew who asked me why New York [City] has two teams.

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"Defeated Candidates Use Words, Weapons Against Victors"

By SLALAIMO | Apr. 3, 2002

Last Friday, the UB Students' Party, who were overwhelmingly defeated during the Student Association elections two weeks ago, held the winning Results Party hostage for 18 hours in 350 Student Union, the SA office.The party threatened to tie SA President Christian Oliver to a giant dart board and harpoon him unless the Results stepped down from their positions, provided $367 worth of "stickers for condoms" and handed over newly-elected SA Vice President Jennifer Brace's superb pair of spike-heeled leather boots."It was the most terrifying experience of my life," said Oliver.

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"Engineers Crack Up, Seize Bert's Diner"

By NICK FARNOLO | Apr. 3, 2002

Several engineering students, enraged by overwhelming workloads and the near-total lack of women in their major, seized Bert's diner by force late Monday afternoon with an array of makeshift medieval weaponry.

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Sidelines

Apr. 3, 2002

Doug FlutieThe San Diego Chargers quarterback's mullet will wind up in the National Football League Hall of Fame some day, the NFL announced Monday.

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Center for Teaching Incompetency

By Editorial | Apr. 3, 2002

Last semester, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Kerry Grant revived the Center for Teaching Effectiveness; designed to improve mediocre teachers' lackluster performances through critiques of videotaped lectures, workshops to impart better teaching techniques and lessons designed to familiarize faculty with technology designed to enhance the educational experience, such as the Internet.