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"UB, Daemen Students Enjoy Apartment Life"

By NICK FARNOLO | Sep. 17, 2001

Daemen College plunged into the growing trend of apartment-style student housing this fall, with the first of a three-phase $13.5 million venture welcoming students back to downtown Buffalo.UB's third apartment complex, Flint Village, opened its doors to students this summer, alleviating what university President William Greiner dubbed the "Attica West" aesthetic of the North Campus.If one viewed both Daemen's Campus Drive apartments and UB's Flint Village apartments (both built by ADF Construction Corp.) side-by-side, it would be hard to tell the two apart.

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Beethoven's Genius on Display at Slee Hall

By AJA SCRILLA | Sep. 17, 2001

From letters to sheet music, trappings of classical composer Ludwig von Beethoven's life offer visitors to UB's Music Library Art Gallery a new look at the genius of the man responsible for composing some of the nineteenth century's most popular music.The exhibit, which runs through Jan.

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In a Perfect World

By TAI KHANDAKER | Sep. 17, 2001

In a perfect world, there would be convincing answers to even the most challenging questions. Something inhumane has happened, and days after, we are still trying to find answers.

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The Silver Lining

By MICHAEL SCOTT | Sep. 17, 2001

Very rarely do I have a chance to talk about professional wrestling in the sports page. (In fact, rarely do I ever write a column, as I have a team of sports writers that love to do this kind of stuff). In any event, pro-wrestling is not really a sport, and is as staged as any opera or ballet, so it really doesn't warrant my attention in this capacity.After the events that transpired on Thursday night's World Wrestling Federation's presentation of "Smackdown," however, I feel the time may be right to give these showmen (and women) their due.

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"City of Light"" Brightens Studio Arena Stage"

By NIKAY PATTEN | Sep. 17, 2001

The centennial fanfare surrounding the Pan-American Exposition has culminated with Studio Arena's skillful adaptation of "City of Light," bringing the soon-to-be classic novel of Buffalo's rich history to audiences with all its intricate charms intact.Those who have read Lauren Belfer's novel might question how 518 very detailed pages could be brought to the visual milieu of the stage, with its numerous plots and subplots of love, hate, suspense, murder and mystery and countless settings in Victorian mansions, steel factories and Buffalo's vital waterways.

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SWJ: UB's Civil Court System

By GENE PARK | Sep. 17, 2001

Last semester, Rich and his roommate were caught by University Police for possession of marijuana in his Red Jacket dorm.Like most students found on campus with marijuana , Rich, a senior political science major who asked that his last name be withheld, was referred by the police to the Student-Wide Judiciary committee.

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Letter to the Editor

By ANTHONY SAAD | Sep. 14, 2001

As president of the Organization of Arab Students, and on behalf of all the members and staff, our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the injured and innocent lives lost in the merciless attack upon the East Coast of America.Let it be known that the OAS condemns all acts of terrorism and fully supports the elimination of all such threats around the world.Again, our thoughts and prayers are with those across the United States.

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Bulls-Army Football Game Postponed

By MATT ALBERT | Sep. 14, 2001

The Buffalo-Army football game scheduled for this Saturday at West Point, N.Y. has been added to the list of cancellations in response to the national tragedy, team officials announced Wednesday night.

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Give Us Comfort and Strength As We Remember

By TAI KHANDAKER | Sep. 14, 2001

Long-stemmed carnations, along with prayers and healing words, were offered to mourners during the Remembrance Program for victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks held at the Center for the Arts' Main Stage Theater Thursday afternoon.Nearly 1,500 students, faculty and staff gathered to cope with the tragic loss of lives, and to honor the efforts of public servants still working in crisis cities.The memorial service featured spiritual readings from Christian, Jewish and Muslim community leaders, and an address by university President William R.

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UB Rejoins Tier Two

By SARA PAULSON | Sep. 14, 2001

A year after UB's drop from tier two to tier three of national universities in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, the university has jumped back up into the second tier.UB returned to its 2000 "academic reputation" score of 3.1 out of 5.0 possible points in the latest rankings, up enough from last year's score of 3.0 to catapult the school back into the second tier of American institutions.The move has generated surprisingly little reaction on campus, a fact noted by Provost Elizabeth Capaldi."I am interested that there has been little reaction to UB's move up to the second tier, while there was great distress last year about the move from tier two to tier three," she stated in an e-mail.

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Never Break

By SARA PAULSON | Sep. 14, 2001

This summer, for the first time ever, I went to Europe. For one amazing month, I lived in Spain, admiring the culture, seeing the sights, taking classes and making friends.

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Letter to the Editor

By THE COMMITTEE | Sep. 14, 2001

The UB Committee for the Promotion of Respect for Diversity would like to echo the sentiments of President Greiner to the university community in light of the recent tragedies in New York City, Washington, DC and Pennsylvania.

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Tuesday's Attacks

By Editorial | Sep. 14, 2001

In the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attacks, UB demonstrated itself as a strong, compassionate community united in support of its troubled students.

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College Football Renders Split Decision Regarding Cancellations

By CHRIS DUFRESNE | Sep. 14, 2001

Some schools will play football this weekend, some schools won't.During a Wednesday of decision-making that mirrored the complex and fractious nature of college football's power brokers, conference commissioners went separate ways in determining whether to play Saturday games in the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attacks on the United States.The NCAA announced Tuesday it would leave the decisions to its members.

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"SA Cancels Fall Fest, Sponsors Buses to NYC"

By EMILY DALTON SMITH | Sep. 14, 2001

In response to the Pentagon and World Trade Center disasters, the undergraduate Student Association and Sub Board I, Inc. have postponed Fall Fest 2001, originally scheduled for this afternoon, until late September or early October.The decision to postpone the Fest was made late Wednesday afternoon by the Fest committee, composed of SA officers Christian Oliver, Joshua Korman, Naazli Ahmed, and Sub Board I President George Pape."Due to respect for thousands of UB students feelings for the tragedies in New York and Washington, we are postponing the Fest," said Oliver."A huge portion of the students at this school are from the New York City area, and are either directly affected by it or are at one degree of separation from it," said Korman."We didn't think it was appropriate to have a rock concert in lieu of everything," he added.A tentative date of Oct.

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Return to Normalcy

By MATT ALBERT | Sep. 14, 2001

The popular opinion throughout the sporting world is that the National Football League made the right decision in canceling the games this weekend in respect to the tragic events that took place in New York City.

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Dark Days

By NICK FARNOLO | Sep. 14, 2001

When it happened Tuesday morning, and I say "it" because I cannot imagine any American being ignorant to the horrific events in New York and D.C., I only had two concerns - where my mother was and where my girlfriend of two years was.

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Letter to the Editor

By MONICA PARIKH AND ANDREW EKELUND | Sep. 14, 2001

In this time of confusion and uncertainty, I am desperate to clarify to the Buffalo community and the American people who the vast majority of Muslims are and what their religion advocates.

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NFL Suspends Play Through Sunday

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG | Sep. 14, 2001

After two days of constant contemplation, the National Football League has cancelled all football games previously scheduled for this Sunday."We in the National Football League have decided that our priorities for this weekend are to pause, grieve, and reflect.

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Former Spectrum Advisor Dies

By Editorial | Sep. 14, 2001

Lee Smith, retired Buffalo News reporter, editor and editorial writer; veteran professor at UB, Canisius College and Daemen College; and a former advisor to the Spectrum, died yesterday afternoon from complications of a stroke he suffered last July.Smith was born May 1, 1919 in Washington, D.C.