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Ecstasy: Is It Really Worth It?
By JOHNNY PIATEK | Mar. 11, 2002You've got two glow sticks, a pacifier, gum, water, Vick's (vapo-rub and inhaler), pockets full of lollipops and two pills.
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Another New Era of Protest Washes Over UB
By NICK FARNOLO | Mar. 11, 2002Cries of "What's disgusting? Union Busting!" rang throughout North Campus last Wednesday as a group of approximately 150 protestors marched from Alumni Arena to the academic spine in a mass display of dissatisfaction with the activities of the New Era cap company.Striking workers from the Derby, N.Y.
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Election Endorsements
By Editorial | Mar. 11, 2002Every year The Spectrum editorial board invites candidates for Student Association executive board and NYSSA delegate positions for interviews to determine the best among them.
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Excellent Graduate Teachers Honored
By KATIE MACDONELL | Mar. 11, 2002Graduate student teaching assistants, so rarely honored publicly, were given kudos Friday by UB's Graduate School and the Graduate Student Association.
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Comprehensive Fee Hike
By BRENDAN KEANE | Mar. 11, 2002To The Editor:I refer to Stephanie Alaimo's article "Fees on the Rise," [Editor's Note: The article is titled "Comprehensive Fee Hike Increases Cost of Attending UB"] from Feb.
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March Moolah
Mar. 11, 2002For several mid-major team's, such as the MAC's Ball State, Butler from the Horizon and Utah State from the Big West, Sunday represented a day of March sadness; the day their bubbles burst and they were voted off the island and exiled to the NCAA's version of basketball purgatory, otherwise known as the NIT.
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Buffalo Bats Don't Warm Up to California Heat
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG | Mar. 11, 2002UB Goes 1-2 in Saturday's Round Robin GamesTrying to make a name for themselves against some of the nation's top teams, the University at Buffalo women's softball team traveled to San Jose California to compete in the National Invitational Tournament over the weekend.
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Visions Magazine
By Editorial | Mar. 11, 2002Well, there's The Spectrum and Generation and . that other magazine. You know, the biweekly one with glossy covers featuring Jimmy Fallon and former President Bill Clinton.The "other" student-run publication is Visions, "The Student Association's biweekly promotional newsletter, aimed at advertising and publicizing SA events and clubs" as stated on its contents page.
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"Biggs Throws a No-No, UB Wins One of Three"
By MIKE BELLAGAMBA | Mar. 11, 2002The UB baseball team started the weekend making history - in pretty much the same way the Dodger relief pitcher made history in giving home run number 71 to Barry Bonds.
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Thousands Flood CFA Seeking Clinton (Tickets)
Mar. 8, 2002Students hoping for tickets to see former president William J. Clinton speak at UB filled the Center for the Arts atrium Wednesday, spilling into the building's basement and the hallway connecting CFA to Alumni Arena.Tickets for the April 10 speech went on sale at noon.
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UB Resurrects Center for Advanced Technology
By ALISON SMITH | Mar. 8, 2002After a nearly decade-long absence, the Center for Advanced Technology has returned to UB. The center is now headed by Dr. William Mihalko, associate professor in the UB School of Medicine, head of arthroplasty at Erie County Medical Center and director of orthopedic research in the department of orthopedic surgery at ECMC.Ten years ago, the UB CAT center was de-certified by New York state, because, according to an e-mail from Provost Elizabeth Capaldi, "it was too practical for its time.""They were interested more in basic science at that time," she continued.
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SA Gears Up For Elections
By ANGELA CRISTANTELLO | Mar. 8, 2002It is that time of year again - Student Association elections are quickly approaching and prospective candidates for SA's executive board and the New York State Student Assembly delegation have had a busy week, collecting petition signatures and gaining student support.As of Thursday evening, two parties had announced candidacy: the Results Party and the UB Students Party.
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Restricting Alcohol
By Editorial | Mar. 8, 2002Regardless of New York state law, it's generally assumed that no one has to be 21 to drink. Granted, a resident advisor might bust a student for drinking in his or her dorm, and the police do break up the occasional fraternity party, but for the most part, we live in a country where alcohol is readily available despite the law.
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SA Approves Single SA Presidential-Vice Presidential Ticket
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Mar. 8, 2002After weeks of languishing in the Student Association Assembly, the three proposed amendments to the SA Constitution finally reached the SA Senate's 21 members, who passed them Thursday night.An amendment to eliminate required cabinet positions of director of student organizations and director of external affairs passed unanimously with one abstention, while an amendment to move the instatement date of new executive board members from April 1 to May 1 passed with no opposition.The amendment requiring presidential and vice-presidential candidates to run on a single ticket faced a much more difficult battle before approval, however, with nine votes supporting the amendment and five in opposition.According to SA Vice President Joshua Korman, the amendment is necessary because when the SA Constitution was written, "SA was a student government in the absolute most stereotypical sense of it" and since then, SA has "shifted into being more of an activities-based corporation."As such, he believes presidents and vice presidents should run on the same ticket to ensure personal or political conflicts will not interfere with their duties and that time is not wasted while officers iron out their differences.
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Bulls Pen
By MICHAEL SCOTT | Mar. 8, 2002College basketball is superior to college football. I never thought I would say that, but it's true.
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Two Minute Drill
By KEVIN RUGGIERO | Mar. 8, 2002Bills sign Fletcher, say goodbye to CowartIt only took Buffalo Bills General Manager Tom Donahoe six hours to fill what would have been a huge hole in the middle of Buffalo's defense with former St.
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Seniors Delete Their Key Fears About Web Surfing
By JOHN BALZAR | Mar. 8, 2002"You know that old trees just grow stronger. And old rivers just grow wilder every day. Old people just grow lonesome waiting for someone to say, hello in there.
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Not 21? No Obstacle for Some
By JAMIE LYNN PERNA | Mar. 8, 2002The biggest obstacle standing between underage students and alcohol is their age, a barrier many find easy to circumvent almost effortlessly with some careful smudging, a little computer savvy, or a trip to Canada."Fake IDs are easy to get and nearly every [underage] student who drinks has one," said William B., a UB senior majoring in aerospace engineering.According to John Grela, director of University Police, approximately 30 to 40 fake IDs are confiscated on campus annually, mainly during routine stops for traffic violations.
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Unusual Criminal Punishment
By Editorial | Mar. 8, 2002In one episode of "The Simpsons," Homer's first encounter with a television set after an extended lack of contact prompts him to exclaim, as he hugs the TV, "Television!
