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NYS Supreme Court Orders UAlbany to Open Its Book Lists

By SARA PAULSON | Nov. 30, 2001

Private bookstores won a partial legal victory this month when the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court ruled in favor of a suit that would force SUNY Albany to release course textbook lists to off-campus bookstores.Mary Jane Books, a private bookstore in Albany, filed a lawsuit last year against SUNY Albany after a three-year fight to get the university to make the book lists available upon request.

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Crime Update

Nov. 28, 2001

Hazardous Waste ScareA student working in the Biomedical Research Building Wednesday, Nov. 21 reported receiving "hot" readings on a Geiger counter, indicating radioactive material.

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Embryonic Cloning

By Editorial | Nov. 28, 2001

President Bush and other members of the American political community are affirming their opposition to the first successful attempt at cloning a human embryo, made by scientists at Advanced Cell Technology in Massachusetts.

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Liberal Arts Degree Far From Obsolete

By BRENDAN MCGARRY | Nov. 28, 2001

The technological revolution that spawned the information age and a new global economy has galvanized areas of study like computer science, medicine, engineering and communication, while the liberal arts major, a time-honored mainstay of American education, has been pushed aside in recent years by college students seeking increasingly specialized majors.The recent focus of higher education on acquiring a position in the job market has some questioning whether the classic elements of liberal arts - a broad educational base of critical reading, discourse and debate - are necessary."If we're in an environment with specialized education that will benefit us in the workforce, why forgo that opportunity for a traditional major?" asked UB student Nate Lange.Michael Ryan, associate dean for undergraduate education, said students in specialized majors are looking at the long-term future of their career paths and pointed to increased job security as one of the reasons students are turning away from liberal arts degrees.

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Slick Places 91st at X-Country's Big Dance

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG | Nov. 28, 2001

For the first time in 30 years the University at Buffalo can boast it has competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division-I Championships.Jerimie Slick, a member of UB's cross country team, placed 91st out of 244 runners in the 10-kilometer cross country race at the NCAA Division-I National Championships at Furman University in Greenville, S.C.

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ELI Chat Room Teaches English Through Conversation

By BRAD TERMINI | Nov. 28, 2001

UB's English Language Institute is giving its international students a chance to learn English from an old-fashioned but highly interactive educational tool: other students.The Learning Center, located in 209 Baldy Hall, hosts ELI's "chat room," where Monday and Thursday evenings casual conversations gradually translate into a better understanding of the English language.

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Women's Basketball Uses Strong Second Half to Down Purple Eagles

By TAI KHANDAKER | Nov. 28, 2001

The UB Bulls women's basketball team returned to Alumni Arena for their home opener against the Niagara Purple Eagles last Tuesday night intent on showing UB's home crowd what their young team is really made of.

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Blue Birds Slowly Leaving the Busing Flock

By JAMIE LYNN PERNA | Nov. 28, 2001

UB's once ubiquitous Blue Bird buses, familiar objects of student complaints regarding the deterioration of the aging fleet, are being gradually replaced by newer models.UB added four new compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles from Coach USA to its bus fleet this year, which now consists of eight CNG buses and the remaining Blue Bird buses, some of which were built over 20 years ago.

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"With Classes Not in Session, Men's Basketball Learns How To Win"

By MATT ALBERT | Nov. 28, 2001

While classes may not have been in session, the young UB Bulls men's basketball team learned a lot over the Thanksgiving break: They learned how to function together as a unit.They learned how to win on the road, something they last accomplished on Nov.

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Bulls Pen

By MATT ALBERT | Nov. 28, 2001

With each second that ticks off the clock, a little piece of you dies. Time is working against you and your team synonymously.

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U.S. Identifies 40-Plus Potential Afghan Weapons Labs

By JOHN HENDREN AND MAURA REYNOLDS | Nov. 28, 2001

TAMPA, Fla. - More than 40 sites in Afghanistan have been identified as possible laboratories for weapons of mass destruction, the U.S.

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UB Researcher's Findings on Ritalin Attract National Attention

By BRENDAN MCGARRY | Nov. 28, 2001

Researchers at UB have discovered that the drug methylphenidate, sold under the brand name Ritalin and commonly prescribed to treat Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), may actually have long-term effects similar to those of amphetamine and cocaine.

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Letter To The Editor

By JASON KOZLOWSKI | Nov. 28, 2001

After reading Elizabeth Fox-Solomon's opinion piece in your periodical ("Activism for Activism's Sake," Nov.

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A Whole New Breed

By ELENA BARLOW | Nov. 28, 2001

The world we live in is far different than that our parents grew up in. This is the technological age, an era of video games, car starters and tons of other inventions that supposedly have made our lives better.

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Wrestling Returns Mixed Results in MAC Opener

By JIM BYRNE | Nov. 28, 2001

The Buffalo Bulls wrestling team opened up Mid-American Conference competition this past weekend in Dekalb, Ill.

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Regional Culture Pulled Out of New York State Museum Storage

By ELIZABETH M. FOX-SOLOMON | Nov. 28, 2001

While multitudes of eager bargain hunters crowded stores in search of stocking stuffers and after-Thanksgiving steals on Black Friday, the New York State Museum unveiled its latest exhibit showcasing the diverse terrain and regional cultures found within the state's borders.Over 9,000 people visited the museum last weekend, foregoing the film debut of Harry Potter and the enticement of the malls to view the museum's most ambitious undertaking in recent years.The $4 million project boasts a caf?

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USAB Recognizes Student Leaders

By BRYAN PERRY | Nov. 28, 2001

Active, spirited UB students were rewarded for their contribution to campus life and their extracurricular efforts by their peers Nov.

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Feet First

By MICHAEL LUCINSKI | Nov. 28, 2001

"According to Marx the stages of history are canabalism, slavery, fuedalism, capitalism, and back to canabalism.

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Div. I-A Football Requirement

By Editorial | Nov. 28, 2001

The bottom rung of the Division I-A collegiate football ladder might be dropped to I-AA if a proposal on the NCAA table passes.

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NCAA Proposal Would Tighten Division I-A Membership

By KEVIN PURDY | Nov. 28, 2001

Recent National Collegiate Athletic Association membership recommendations could leave several programs, including the UB Bulls, struggling to retain their elite Division I-A football status.The recommendations, made by the association's Division I Football Oversight Committee in September, include proposals for new scheduling, attendance and scholarship requirements that would attempt to create a more competitive division.University of Kentucky President Charles Wethington, who is also the committee's chairman, told USA Today the requirements were proposed "to assure that institutions that are participating at the I-A level have the commitment to provide the programs necessary for a high quality of competition." As many as 20 of the 122 D I-A programs could be eliminated by the proposal, which the committee recommended take effect August 2004 at the earliest.