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Uncle Ted Goes Ballistic

Clearly we are in the "election season lull." That's the time between the primary seasons, when the candidates for U.S. president have been chosen and the actual meat of the campaigns begins.


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The Pic and the Dead

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times published two controversial photos. In the grand scheme of things, a newspaper makes thousands of photos public without any hitch, but these two photos are different.


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Axl Rose's No

This was made clear at Saturday's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Guns N' Roses was forced to perform without Rose after he declined the ceremony invitation.


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You Know What Happens When You Assume

Have you ever taken one glance at someone and decided that you don't like him or her? You don't have any idea who they are, but instantly you're struck with this uncomfortable pit of hate in your stomach. Why don't you like that person? It doesn't matter - he or she is different from you and you don't like it.


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"Office Space? I'll take Office Sex, Thanks"

It's just past 5 p.m. and the workday is coming to an end. Students are going back to their dorm rooms or apartments - maybe to spend time with a significant other or relax after a long day. Not you. You hang back, telling everyone that it will be a long night because you have too much work to do. You wait impatiently until you're alone.


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You Know What Happens When You Assume

Have you ever taken one glance at someone and decided that you don't like him or her? You don't have any idea who they are, but instantly you're struck with this uncomfortable pit of hate in your stomach. Why don't you like that person? It doesn't matter - he or she is different from you and you don't like it.


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Axl Rose's No

As far as I'm concerned, you can't have a true Guns N' Roses reunion without bassist Duff McKagan, drummer Steve Adler, guitarist Slash, and front man Axl Rose in the mix.


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UB Council Endorsement

Of all the groups at our university, the one that wields the most influence is the UB Council, and this week we are voting on a student representative to voice our needs.


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Flights of Fancy

During these hard economic times, everybody - rich or poor - looks at their spending a little more carefully. We all spend a little less on luxuries and a little more frugally on necessities.


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UBCon: A Societal Reflection

I didn't dress up for UBCon - UB's own massive anime/gaming convention - this weekend. I didn't even know it was going on until I saw some Facebook statuses and tweets on Friday night.


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No Longer a Series of Tubes

Stay calm: We're not witnessing the rebirth of SOPA. CISPA is not the end of the Internet as we know it. Internet activists have been up in arms about a bill called Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Act.


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"Step Down, Sikander Khan"

SA Treasurer Sikander Khan is a liar and an embarrassment. It's time for him to leave office. He refuses to answer publicly for how he nearly dumped $300,000 of our money on a scam company.


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The App That Never Was

On March 26 SA Treasurer Sikander Khan met with me to discuss his plans to unroll "SA Mobile & Cloud Services," an app from the company Virtual Academix.


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Pay the Players!

When I heard the comments made by NBA stars Dwayne Wade and Ray Allen that the Olympic players need to be paid for their services, I was shocked. I was shocked that they aren't paid already. The fact of the matter is that these guys need to be paid something for their services.


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Virtual Money Pit - Spectrum Editorial

Often, when a multitude of events come together in ways that don't seem to fit, it only takes one piece of information to bring an entire puzzle together, and into focus. On Feb.


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