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You've Got SA Mail

By NICK FARNOLO | Oct. 17, 2001

The Student Association's quest to increase direct interaction with its constituents may soon take them into thousands of undergraduate in-boxes.SA e-board members approached university administrators at the beginning of the semester in hopes of creating an undergraduate listserv, which would allow them to inform students of major SA events, such as the re-scheduled Fallfest, through the students' university e-mail addresses.

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Correction

By Editorial | Oct. 17, 2001

In the Friday, Oct. 12 article,

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Men's Tennis Scores 6-1 Win Over Vermont

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND JIM BYRNE | Oct. 17, 2001

Last Friday, the University at Buffalo's men's tennis team waged war against the University of Vermont and came out victorious with an outstanding 6-1 victory.

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SA Listserv

By Editorial | Oct. 17, 2001

Bulletin boards riddled with staples and shreds of short-lived fliers are certainly not the most efficient means of communicating with the student population.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Speaker Announced

Oct. 17, 2001

The Office of Special Events has selected Stephen L. Carter, a Yale professor and author, to be the ninth annual Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Letter To The Editor

By JOHN JENNINGS | Oct. 17, 2001

In Monday's feedback, Fabio Albertin criticized The Spectrum for printing an opinion piece that he considered "biased and discriminating religious propaganda." I am glad that Albertin brought up the topic of discrimination, because the sort of censorship that he supports seems discriminatory on the grounds of both freedom of speech and freedom of religion.A student publication at a state school cannot and should not practice content-based viewpoint discrimination.

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Miami of Ohio Pulls Out Last-second Miracle

By NICHOLAS PEZZINO | Oct. 17, 2001

Miami (OH) 30, Akron 27Miami quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hit receiver Eddie Tillitz with a 70-yard touchdown pass with no time remaining, scoring a last-second, come-from-behind-victory over the Akron Zips in front of a hometown crowd last weekend.Miami began the game looking like they would need no last-minute heroics leaping out to a 17-3 lead early in the second quarter on a 47-yard touchdown run by running back Steve Little.

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Anthrax On My Mind

By MELI TUTTLE | Oct. 17, 2001

I would like to start by letting everybody know that I am just as sick of hearing about the World Trade Center attacks and anthrax threats as everybody else.

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News I Want to Use

By NOA BRECHER | Oct. 15, 2001

There are those who think ignorance is bliss. It is better not to know. It is better to go about our days as zombies and let others deal with things.But I can defend this by arguing in times of war it is pertinent that the country is behind its leaders.

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James Entertains Alumni Crowd

By MARY MORGAN | Oct. 15, 2001

Students, parents and comedy fans crowded Alumni Arena Saturday night for an evening of laughter with comedian Kevin James of the hit CBS Monday night sitcom, "King of Queens."The show began at 8 p.m.

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Letter To The Editor

By ROBERT BARNETT | Oct. 15, 2001

I am outraged by the feedback provided by Liam Gallagher in the letter published in Friday's Spectrum.

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The Writing On the Wall

By JAMIE LYNN PERNA | Oct. 15, 2001

"Peace is Passive"Walking from the bus to the Student Union to Clemens Hall, the statement struck me as the most ridiculous of last week's countless sidewalk scribblings.Others included "Bombs Don't Discriminate," "Nothing kills innocent people like war," and perhaps the most humorous, "Force George to read a book for every bomb."The "Peace is Passive" comment seems ridiculous to me because I have been wondering what exactly it means for days now.

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Nilsson Survives Thanks to Students

By SELENA HUGHES | Oct. 15, 2001

Although the scoreboard didn't reflect it, UB did have a winner at Homecoming.Sophomore Dan Nilsson won the Division of Athletic's "Survivor" contest between the game's first and second quarters Saturday afternoon, and took home a $1,000 prize.

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Leftwich Leads Marshall Past Bulls

By MATT ALBERT | Oct. 15, 2001

Coming into Saturday's contest against the Marshall Thundering Herd, the Bulls figured their rating as the ninth-best passing defense in the nation was in jeopardy.

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Faculty and Students Sound Off on University Hospital

By JOE LAVETSKY | Oct. 15, 2001

Although the prospect of a university hospital at UB has often been raised in light of recent medical school woes, the economic hardships of university hospitals in the SUNY system and nationwide have pushed the idea to the background.In their review of UB's graduate medical student residency program, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education cited among other concerns a lack of an overall administrative plan, along with overworked residents completing an insufficient amount of research.

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Who's Who Around UB: Dennis Black

Oct. 15, 2001

Dennis BlackVice President for Student Affairs542 Capen HallTelephone: 645-2982E-mail: dblack@buffalo.eduThe PositionDennis Black's position as chief Student Affairs officer requires him to design and implement policies in the interests of UB's 24,000 students.The Office of Student Affairs is responsible for: Student Union and Activities, Residence Life, Public Safety, Faculty-Student Association, Special Events, Campus Transportation and Parking, Student Health Services, the Counseling Center, the Living Well Center, Career Planning and Placement, Judicial Affairs, Student Leadership and Development, Multicultural Affairs, Disability Service, Child Care and Student Insurance.The PersonBlack earned both his bachelor's and juris doctorate degrees from UB in the 1970s.Black began his career at UB as the executive director of Sub-Board I Inc. from 1978 to 1981.

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Bulls Football

By Editorial | Oct. 15, 2001

The UB Bulls and the Buffalo Bills have much in common besides similar names and buffalo logos. Both play in the pinnacle leagues of their sport: Division I-A for the Bulls and the NFL for the Bills.

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"Students, FSA Debate Merits of Meal Plan Options"

By NOA BRECHER | Oct. 15, 2001

No matter what meal plan a student chooses, he is rarely satisfied. Declining balance provides convenience, but at a price; meal plans offer cheaper food, but at set hours and in pre-determined quantities.Many UB students, particularly those living in the residence halls, take advantage of meal plans due to their convenience and tax-exempt status, while others opt out entirely."I am a junior and I do not have a meal plan or [Dinning Dollars] anymore because I would never eat the food," said Dale Skir, a legal studies major.The Faculty Student Association, currently UB's dominant food service, is a not-for-profit corporation organized to handle certain auxiliary enterprises on campus.The company is responsible for administering the UB card system, dining services, vending machines, catering, convenience stores, summer storage, refrigerator rentals and athletic concessions.Not all students have the freedom to decide whether to utilize FSA's services; freshmen living on campus are required to purchase a meal plan for both semesters of their first year."This was done to help freshmen better acclimate themselves to living away from home.

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"X-Country: Women Dominate at Home, Men Place 2nd at Albany"

Oct. 15, 2001

The UB women's cross-country squad earned first place Friday afternoon in the UB Invitational meet.

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Poets for Peace: Local Authors Share Views On War

By STACIE DOPKO | Oct. 15, 2001

As Americans nationwide struggle to deal with the pain inflicted more than a month ago, small readings throughout the community have been helping local poets express their feelings and deal with grief.Poets for Peace, an international organization founded in the 1990s, is sponsoring readings in Buffalo where local poets can come together and express thoughts and emotions regarding the attacks of Sept.