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"Large Protests Oppose Bush, Policies Outside Event"
By JEFFREY EPHRAIM | Apr. 21, 2004A camouflaged buffalo pedaling a quadricycle down the street is a good reason to call the police.
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"Bulls Are on the Rise, Suddenly Everyone's a Fan"
By JEFFREY EPHRAIM | Mar. 10, 2004Students have been begged for it long enough - and they're not begging for the sign in front of the Student Union to light up.
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Coping with the Cold
By JEFFREY EPHRAIM | Jan. 16, 2004Those who visited Montana last week with Jennifer Pugh and the rest of the Schussmeisters Ski Club are nonchalant about the weather in Buffalo."It was 32 degrees below zero there, so coming back to Buffalo was easy," said the senior chemistry and biomedical pharmacology major.For most who stayed in Buffalo, the recent weather conditions might evoke entirely different sentiments.With old man winter blowing full force into Western New York this week, many students have been caught off guard by the sudden shift in climate and are consequently ill prepared to cope with its impact.Dr. Frank Carnevale, director of Student Health Services at UB, said students must take precautions when confronting Mother Nature.
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Students Test Their Resolve in 2004
By JEFFREY EPHRAIM | Jan. 14, 2004Two days into the spring semester, the Alumni Arena gym is already flooded with students. Most students working out have frequented the gym in the past, but many are newcomers.
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Two Students Abducted From North Campus Parking Lot
By JEFFREY EPHRAIM | Dec. 3, 2003The Buffalo and University Police departments are collaborating in an ongoing investigation into the abduction and robbery of UB two students.The students were abducted from Spaulding Lot, near the Ellicott Complex, on Nov.
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Pitra Benefit Raises More than Expected
By JEFFREY EPHRAIM | Nov. 21, 2003Hundreds of people gathered at The Steer on Main Street Wednesday night to pledge their donations, support and compassion to Kevin Pitra, a second year graduate student in the School of Education who is undergoing treatment for cancer.
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Laundry Rooms Clean Up Their Act
By JEFFREY EPHRAIM | Nov. 19, 2003Efforts from residents and staff in the Ellicott Complex have resulted in more efficient laundry rooms after malfunctioning machines frustrated students earlier in the semester.One Ellicott Complex residential manager said the repairs resulted from a September article published in The Spectrum, which reported finding that many of the machines in the complex did not function properly.The Sept.
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Low Temps Bring High Bills to Heights Residents
By JEFFREY EPHRAIM | Nov. 7, 2003With this weekend's forecast predicting cold weather and snow showers, students who live off campus will be forced to deal with one of the perils of the Buffalo winter - heating bills.Assuming normal weather patterns, prices of natural gas between October and April will see a 9 percent increase, according to the U.S.
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"No Guts, No Glory"
By JEFFREY EPHRAIM | Nov. 3, 2003I'm convinced the gods are trying to tell me something. Last spring, I watched a documentary on VH1 about Joseph Francis.
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Masquerade Madness at CFA
By JEFFREY EPHRAIM | Nov. 3, 2003Patrons of the arts were decked out in full ghoul garb Saturday night as they celebrated the fifth annual Center for the Arts Masquerade Ball.
