BETH KOMOROSKE - The Spectrum

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From here to there under an umbrella

By BETH KOMOROSKE | Dec. 8, 2006

From roses and chocolates to candles and rings, there are certain items that carry that romantic "je ne sais quoi." Umbrellas aren't typically a part of that assortment, but for Chris Barr they have carried that idealistic suggestion of love and intimacy for quite some time.When Barr was a freshman in college at West Virginia University he came out of a class one day to find it was pouring rain.

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Got old stuff? Donate it to a good cause.

By BETH KOMOROSKE | Dec. 4, 2006

With the holidays just around the corner, and the spirit of giving swelling in every heart as each day passes, reaching out to those less fortunate becomes a priority.

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Standing up for yourself: strategies for conflict resolution

By BETH KOMOROSKE | Dec. 1, 2006

"You stole my favorite green shirt. I know you did. It was there when I left and now it's missing.

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Salute Your Troops event to be held in SU

By BETH KOMOROSKE | Nov. 10, 2006

A support the troops event titled "Salute Your Troops: A November to Remember" will be held Monday Nov.

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"Come one come all, who love to cook"

By BETH KOMOROSKE | Nov. 8, 2006

Rachael Ray. Paula Deen. Bobby Flay. Emeril Lagasse. The Naked Chef. Celebrities these days aren't only 80-pound starlets wearing the latest Prada bag.

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Proud UB alum inspired by injury

By BETH KOMOROSKE | Oct. 20, 2006

In one fell swoop Jeff Woodrich's future simultaneously died and was reborn.Leaving baseball practice in the fall of1988, his first semester at UB, an unstable table leaning against a door violently collapsed onto his heel, instantly slicing his Achilles tendon.

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Going back to school

By BETH KOMOROSKE | Oct. 18, 2006

This fall Jillene Krause is juggling a full-time job, taking 12 credits in night classes and doing the resulting six to eight hours of homework each week.And you thought you were busy.A 36-year-old returning undergraduate student, Krause was initially overwhelmed by the responsibilities she had taken on this semester, but is finally again settling in to college life."My biggest challenge has been time," Krause said.

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Adult student juggles work and school

By BETH KOMOROSKE | Oct. 13, 2006

This fall Jillene Krause is juggling a full-time job, taking 12 credits in night classes and doing the resulting six to eight hours of homework each week.And you thought you were busy.A 36-year-old returning undergraduate student, Krause was initially overwhelmed by the responsibilities she had taken on this semester, but is finally again settling in to college life."My biggest challenge has been time," Krause said.

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HPV relief coming to Buffalo

By BETH KOMOROSKE | Sep. 27, 2006

A new weapon in the battle against sexually transmitted diseases will soon be a reality for students at UB.In June 2006, the FDA approved "Gardasil," a vaccination for the human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted virus.