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Div. I-A Football Requirement
By Editorial | Nov. 28, 2001The 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, 2001Recent 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.
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Thompson Bares All In Irreverent CFA Show
By STACIE DOPKO | Nov. 19, 2001Like a breath of ironic fresh air, Scott Thompson, best known for his part in the quirky "Kids in the Hall" sketch comedy series, brought laughter and ridiculousness to UB's Center for the Arts Friday.As Thompson entered the CFA from the back entrance doors, the audience heard muttering intermingled with swearing, as he made his way toward the stage.
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National Studies Reveal Scope of Academic Dishonesty
By JAMIE LYNN PERNA | Nov. 19, 2001Universities nationwide are finding that cheating has become easier and perhaps more socially acceptable among college students.As senior Daniel Britt put it, "Growing creatively and finding new ways to define your place within any rules system lends to the educational experience."A 1999 study by the Center for Academic Integrity determined that 69 percent of college professors deal with one or more instances of plagiarism each year.
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Buffalo's Police Force
By Editorial | Nov. 19, 2001The city of Buffalo lost 557 school workers to its staggering $97 million budget shortfall. The department that houses the city's highest paid employees, however, has yet to face a single layoff.
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Bubble Tea Caf?PI Brews Buoyant Tea and UB Ties
By BRANDI MCLAVY | Nov. 19, 2001Last February, sitting in a caf?
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Dismal State
By BRANDI MCLAVY | Nov. 19, 2001In the summer of 2000, my now ex-boyfriend and I took a month-long road trip to visit our friends in the Deep South.
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Letter To The Editor
By CHRISTOPHER L. DAVIS | Nov. 19, 2001While I found Michael Lucinski's opinion piece amusing ("We Are the Champions," Nov. 14), there are a few points that I feel must be addressed as to the validity of his arguments.
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Offense sputters in opening two losses
By TAI KHANDAKER | Nov. 19, 2001The UB women's basketball team opened their 2001-02 season over the weekend with a pair of losses on the road, falling first to Michigan State 50-42, then dropping their next contest 59-40 to Liberty College in the Spartan Chevrolet Classic in East Lansing, Mich.Game 1In Friday's game the Bulls were led by sophomore forward Jessica Kochendorfer, who posted a game-high 15 points and four rebounds, followed by junior center Rachel Martin, who put up 10 points and seven boards."For the most part, I was pleased with our effort tonight," said UB head coach Cheryl Dozier.
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Fulbright Fosters International Exchange of Ideas
By THANH BUI AND NICK FARNOLO | Nov. 19, 2001The Fulbright program, established after World War II to promote the international exchange of scholars and ideas, has provided grants to thousands of students from around the world to pursue diverse fields of interest in non-native countries.
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SA Book Exchange Soon To Be Online
By SELENA HUGHES | Nov. 19, 2001Students selling unwanted textbooks at the end of the semester will soon be able to avoid even the short trek across campus to the University Bookstore.
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SUNY Debates Activity Fee Reforms
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Nov. 19, 2001Last Thursday, the SUNY Chancellor's Task Force on the Student Activitiy Fee and chief administrators from SUNY colleges and universities gathered in Albany to consider changes in regulating the mandatory student activity fee.Among the recommendations were: to hold a referendum on whether the fee would remain mandatory every two years instead of the current requirement of every four, remove the minimum voter turnout necessary to validate the results, and allow money to be allocated to scholarships and grants, according to NYSSA Vice President George Pape, also one of UB's three delegates.Since the fee was established 20 years ago, no changes have been made to its administration or approval process.
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Bulls Football Report Card
By MICHAEL SCOTT | Nov. 19, 2001Rushing OffenseUB never abandoned the run despite spotting the Zips a 31-point lead in the first half.
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Letter To The Editor
By DAN CROSS | Nov. 19, 2001I would like to respond to the column recently published entitled "Activism For Activism's Sake" (Nov.
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Akron Zips by Bulls in Season Finale
By MATT ALBERT | Nov. 19, 2001On the road to respectability in the MAC, the Bulls hit a large roadblock in the Akron Zips. Saturday's disheartening 41-14 loss at home gave Buffalo a reminder of just how much farther they have to go after the two previous Saturdays showed fans just how far they had come.
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Not Kidding Around
By MICHAEL SCOTT | Nov. 19, 2001Florida Panthers goaltender Trevor Kidd has the worst goatee in hockey. "The Kidder" could play the villain in the next "Batman" movie, with a blonde puff of hair coming off his chin surrounded by dark stubble, serving as a visual deterrent to anyone who dares to get close enough to harm him.On Friday night Kidd masqueraded as "the impenetrable wall" in the Panthers' 2-0 shutout win over the Buffalo Sabres before 17,568 fans at HSBC Arena.
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What's It to You?
By EMILY DALTON SMITH | Nov. 19, 2001About a month ago an obscure UB administrator told me that The Spectrum makes him laugh. He said the paper is funny because it covers the same issues over and over, and insinuated the whole effort is an over-excited chronicle of trifling events.
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Afghan Government
By Editorial | Nov. 19, 2001The struggle for control of Afghanistan is rapidly coming to a close. Over the previous 10 days, key cities in North Afghanistan have fallen to the Northern Alliance: Mazar-i-Sharif, Jalalabad and the capital Kabul.
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It's Miller Time
By BRYAN PERRY | Nov. 16, 2001A 300-hundred pound gorilla - that is what Dennis Miller refers to himself as on his critically acclaimed and five-time Emmy Award-winning live talk show, HBO's "Dennis Miller Live," now in its seventh season.Dennis Miller has emerged as one of today's premier comedy talents in America.
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Do UB's Dorms Measure Up?
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Nov. 16, 2001Ever since UB was rated #1 for "dorms like dungeons" by the PrincetonReview earlier this fall, many students and faculty have criticized and questioned the validity of the study, especially in light of the university's on-going mission to create a large-scale community through increased on-campus housing.The Spectrum reviewed information and interviewed staff from UB's sisterSUNYs, as well as several private institutions, to gauge the living environment and see how UB's residence halls are measuring up.
