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Academic Freedom

The terrorist assault against the United States three weeks ago altered, perhaps irrevocably, the shape of public discourse across the nation.


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Skinnersville Lawsuit

This Monday, State Supreme Court Justice Peter Notaro denied a request for a preliminary injunction which would have halted the construction of UB's Skinnersville Road apartment complex.


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Costly New Editions Render Used Textbooks Useless

Purchasing used textbooks, long a favored cost-cutting strategy of budget-conscious college students, may soon become an expensive memory.Industry trends are rendering used books quickly obsolete and new editions more expensive than ever before, and leaving students to absorb the mounting costs."The publishers' motives aren't always academic, they're financial," said Lewis Coburn, UB professor of mathematics.


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A Cursed Womb and the Ultimate Evil

Motherhood. A state considered by all to be the most sacred of the female being. The word alone carries so many implications, such as infinite patience and understanding, comfort, nurturing and most of all, unconditional love.


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Letter to the Editor

I am writing in reply to Myles Skinner's letter in Friday's issue of The Spectrum. In this letter, he condemns the illegal copying of games being done by some of my fellow students.


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Bulls Drop Heartbreaker to Bowling Green

After dropping their last two games, the UB Bulls men's soccer team was looking to rebound against a difficult opponent, the Bowling Green Falcons, Sunday afternoon in a Mid-American Conference game at RAC Field.


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Chippewas Run Through Bulls 16-8

By MATT ALBERTSports EditorAn object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.The Bulls learned this elementary law of physics the hard way Saturday night during their 16-8 loss to the Western Michigan Chippewas at UB Stadium.


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Who's Who and What Do They Do?

William R. Greiner, UB's 13th president, has been in office for ten years, following his appointment to the position in September of 1991 by the SUNY Board of Trustees.


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bin Laden

A courageous act is taking a stand based on a strongly held principle against difficult odds and a willingness to bear the cost.


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The Western Sun

"'Toss me a cigarette, I think there's one in my raincoat.' 'We smoked the last one an hour ago.' So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine."- Simon and GarfunkelI can pretend to be a writer, but the truth of the matter is I'm a rock star at heart.


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Zebb's Serves Up Classic Fare a la 1950s

It's common knowledge among alternative slumber devotees that when you wake up at 1 p.m., lunch is at 6 o'clock and dinner is, well, whenever.Most often, the reaction to that late-night hunger is to quickly dispel it with something wrapped in foil, or perhaps to invoke the classic Maruchan weapon against your growling stomach.


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Kiss The Game Goodbye

First Jackson and now Jordan. The two kings of their respective arts are back.Michael Jordan has the basketball world up in arms with his recent announcement that he will return to the NBA.


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Student Athletic Facility

In recent years, housing facilities have sprouted like mushrooms on the margins of North Campus. But housing is not the only gleam in the administrative eye.





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