In the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, which has killed close to 10,000 people, there has been a great deal of effort around the world to provide relief to the country and its most damaged areas. The United States has been at the forefront of that movement, as it has recently launched an ambitious relief effort.
In the past month, the situation in Libya has continued to spiral out of control. President Muammar Gadhafi has continued to kill his own people, and ignored the worldwide pleas for him to leave office. As a result, the UN Security Council implemented the oft-discussed no-fly zone, which prohibits aircrafts from flying over Libya, last week. In order to enforce the zone, several countries have sent a military presence to Libya, the United States being one of them. This past Saturday, President Obama announced the beginning of Operation Odyssey Dawn, the codename for the U.S.'s role in the Libyan conflict.
In the March 11 issue of The Spectrum, an article appeared on the front page detailing the rules allegedly violated by the Presidential Search Committee in its quest to find a worthy successor for the departing president, John B.
UB has become an example of what a public school shouldn't be. Consider its recent presidential search.
At UB, it's easy to get caught up in quantity ?28,000 students, 300-person classes, 120 credits, striving for a 4.0.
If you're graduating this spring, allow me to extend to you my deepest sympathies. The men's basketball team will never win the Mid-American Conference championship while you're attending UB. But brace yourself for a wild ride if you're coming back next year. The Bulls' main contingency will return next season, minus two seniors: guard Byron Mulkey and forward Jawaan Alston. Some wonder if the Bulls will be able to win without Mulkey, Buffalo's all-time steals leader.
There's been a lot of talk about the American education system lately. From David Guggenheim's documentary Waiting For "Superman", which discussed the rough edges of American schools, to the battle of teachers unions vs.
James O'Keefe is at it again. After making national headlines last year for a controversial video of the group Acorn (which was later revealed to be heavily edited), he is in the news again with another undercover operation. This time, O'Keefe pulled the hidden-camera trick on Ronald Schiller, who, at the time, was an executive for National Public Radio (NPR). The tape caught him making disparaging comments about conservatives, specifically the Tea Party movement, which Schiller characterized as being racist. Shortly after Schiller made these comments, NPR fired him.
UB officials are guarding the details of the search to replace President John B. Simpson as if their lives depended on it.
I feel that if I were 10 years old, I would be way more enthusiastic about the recent comebacks. Three of the most memorable athletes during my childhood years have returned to their respective sports over the past month.
One of fashion's biggest names has been tarnished forever. John Galliano, the now-former head designer for the fashion house of Christian Dior, was fired last week for making multiple racist attacks on patrons at a Paris bar.
To the editor: I understand that we don't have an bustling campus, especially during the cold months of October through April.
This past Sunday, roughly 300 protesters gathered in Times Square to protest a Congressional hearing being run by Republican Congressman Peter King, from Long Island. The hearing in question was controversial due to its focus on Islamic terrorists.
It's hard to find a guy in sports that's great on and off the playing surface. So many athletes are full of themselves, and it shows in the way they act in the media. With that said, I think I found a new guy to start cheering for.
Anyone who's filled up his gas tank recently has surely noticed the rapid rate by which gas prices are increasing.
In the past year or so, there's been a lot made of the future of men in the workforce. Specifically, many think we don't have much of a future. In recent years, women have been attending college, and gaining degrees at faster rates than men.
If you pay any attention to what goes on at UB, you've probably heard quite a bit about UB 2020, the university's vision for the future.
"I think of myself as a really big lie." For those readers who aren't the biggest fans of Lady Gaga (I'm looking at you, Jameson), I'm sure this admission is one you've been waiting a long time to hear. On Friday night, however, when Mother Monster confessed her secret to a crowd of 18,000, the disappointment of some fans was more than apparent.
In France, there has been a great deal of controversy over the so-called "burqa ban," which bans the wearing of Islamic face coverings such as burqas and niqabs. The law was purportedly put in place because in many areas, women and children are forced to wear burqas against their wills and in many cases are beaten if they choose not to.
The Westboro Baptist Church is one of the most controversial organizations in America. Its inflammatory rhetoric against homosexuals, along with its protests of military funerals, has made it very unpopular with the majority of Americans. As its protests have continued to court controversy through the years, there was frequent debate over whether or not it should be allowed to preach its beliefs in the manner it does. That debate reached a boiling point three years ago, when Albert Snyder, the father of a deceased veteran whose funeral was protested by the group, decided to file a lawsuit against it.
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