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National Studies Reveal Scope of Academic Dishonesty

By JAMIE LYNN PERNA | Nov. 19, 2001

Universities 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, 2001

The 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, 2001

Last February, sitting in a caf?

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Dismal State

By BRANDI MCLAVY | Nov. 19, 2001

In 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, 2001

While 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, 2001

The 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, 2001

The 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, 2001

Students 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, 2001

Last 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, 2001

Rushing 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, 2001

I 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, 2001

On 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, 2001

Florida 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, 2001

About 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, 2001

The 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, 2001

A 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, 2001

Ever 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.

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Wrestling Signs Nation's Top Heavyweight

Nov. 16, 2001

The University at Buffalo wrestling team has taken another huge leap in the right direction by locking up a nationally number-1-ranked recruit.

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Letter To The Editor

By NICOLE AQUINO | Nov. 16, 2001

I am a medical student here at UB. Although my classes are all on South Campus, I spend several afternoons a week on North Campus.

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Albright Addresses Global Tensions

By SARA PAULSON AND ELIZABETH M. FOX-SOLOMON | Nov. 16, 2001

Madeleine Albright traveled over 100 million miles to more than 100 different countries while serving as secretary of state under former-President Clinton.