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"Men, Women Open X-C Seasons"
Sep. 12, 2001The University at Buffalo men's and women's cross country seasons opened this past weekend at the Tommy Evans Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
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Letter to the Editor
By DARIUS AMOS | Sep. 12, 2001Kudos to the editorial staff and webmaster for re-launching the Spectrum Web site. As a 2000 graduate and former Spectrum staff member, I was delighted to find the Spectrum back on the Internet.
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Housing a Concern for Callers of WBFO
By PHILIP BADASZEWSKI | Sep. 12, 2001Addressing concerns about UB's plans for housing expansion, UB President William R. Greiner and Vice President for Student Affairs Dennis Black held their monthly 'Talk of the University" on WBFO Monday night.Greiner and Black answered questions on issues ranging from affirmative action for construction workers on campus to parking concerns.
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Students React to New York City Devastation
By MATT MUMAU | Sep. 12, 2001"Different students react differently. All of them have no idea what this means. We're talking literally about kids who have had no contact with war," Rabbi Shay Mintz of the Hillel Center said Tuesday, just hours after the news of the terrorist acts reached UB.In an effort to calm and comfort students affected by the bombing of the World Trade Center, Mintz, along with all campus religious officials and counseling staff, talked to those who needed emotional support in the Student Union, and in various impromptu counseling centers around both the North and South campusesMaking sure students did not panic in the midst of the crisis was part of the effort of the counseling centers.
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Letter to the Editor
By GREG OKERLUND | Sep. 12, 2001This is in response to the editorial in Monday's issue of the Spectrum regarding the U.N. conference.
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Two MAC Teams Lose to Ranked Opponents
By NICHOLAS PEZZINO | Sep. 12, 2001Virginia Tech 31, Western Michigan 0Virginia Tech running backs Keith Brunell, Kevin Jones, Wayne Ward and Jarrett Ferguson rushed for a combined 235 yards and two touchdowns as Hokies Head Coach Frank Beamer used a stable of runners to replace the injured Lee Suggs.
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Feet First
By MICHAEL LUCINSKI | Sep. 12, 2001"Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward and freedom will be defended."- George W.
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WTC Crashes Shake Financial World
Sep. 12, 2001Following the crashes of the two planes into the World Trade Center Tuesday morning, exchange and stock markets across the world plummeted into freefall.
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Counseling Center Mobilizes for Students
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Sep. 12, 2001As the world stood still to watch the tragic suicide crashes in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, UB's administration sprung into action to console students touched by the most horrendous act of terrorism ever perpetrated on American soil."Faculty and staff are concerned, anxious and worried about students and their loved ones," said Clifford Wilson, associate vice president for student affairs.
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Terrorist Attacks
By Editorial | Sep. 12, 2001The true horror of Tuesday's barely believable tragedy cannot be stated in words. Its dimensions cannot be displayed in statistics.But the terrible reality speaks for itself: American Airlines Flight 11, carrying 92 passengers and personnel, crashed into the World Trade Center shortly before 9 a.m.
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Buffalo Support Services Ready to Cope with Crash
By KEVIN PURDY | Sep. 12, 2001Before counselors at Crisis Services of Buffalo had heard the news Tuesday morning, their phone lines were already buzzing.As soon as Crisis Services Executive Director Douglas Fabian learned of Tuesday's terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., he and other staffers at the counseling center began preparing for the solemn day ahead."We got a spike in phone calls this morning almost immediately after the news came out," said Fabian.
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Greiner Addresses UB Community
Sep. 12, 2001September 11, 2001 To: Members of the University Community From: William R. Greiner, President Re: TodayOs attacks on our country
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Letter to the Editor
By JEFFERY L. BURGHAUSER | Sep. 10, 2001Abdul Sallaj's letter to the editor in Friday's issue of the Spectrum is, I admit, a triumph in creative writing, but little else.
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"Miss America"" Meets ""MTV's Spring Break"" at Fall Fest"
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Sep. 10, 2001This year's Fall Fest, on Friday, Sept. 14, will offer something more than music to students in attendance.The Student Association and the University Unions and Activities Board is sponsoring the "Miss UB Contest," which will take place between each musical act during set changes.
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SOM Stands By Grade Replacement Policy Despite Student Appeals
By SARA PAULSON | Sep. 10, 2001Although some have branded it unfair, UB's School of Management is upholding its admissions policy for students with repeated courses on their transcripts.Two students, including Laszlo Kerekgyarto, a NYSSA delegate from UB, who were denied admission to the school on the basis of a recalculated GPA contested the school's policy, claiming it was unfair to alter a university-wide guideline.
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Center for Teaching and Learning Resources
By Editorial | Sep. 10, 2001The Office of Teaching Effectiveness was shut down last fall. Full-time, part-time and non-faculty instructors were left without a central resource to assist them in honing their teaching skills.
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Bring Us Bubba
By GENE PARK | Sep. 10, 2001Let's face it. Bill Clinton has to speak at UB.This is a matter of necessity. The ex-president has the opportunity to spread his wisdom, his style and his sax at the biggest public university in New York.
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Sex Sells and I'm Buying
By EMILY DALTON SMITH | Sep. 10, 2001SA is doing a serious disservice to its constituents by staging the Miss UB Contest at Fall Fest.
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Bulls Capture Tournament Title
By TAI KHANDAKER | Sep. 10, 2001The UB men's soccer team showed what they were made of this weekend, as they defeated two teams in tournament play to capture the Bulls Fall Invitational Championship at RAC field Sunday afternoon.Despite having one of the most inexperienced teams in recent years, Coach John Astudillo's squad won both of their games to take the tournament, bringing the team's overall record to 3-1.
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Bills Drop to Saints in Home Season Opener
By MATT ALBERT | Sep. 10, 2001The Bills did everything they wanted to accomplish in the first half of the season opener against the New Orleans Saints.
