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"UB Inducted into the ""Radio Music Society"""

By LISA DE LA TORRE | Apr. 20, 2012

Facing the crowd, Esperanza Spalding explains that her next song, "Hold On Me," depicts some rather hard times in life. Her advice to the crowd to deal with such times is repeated through her mantra: "I'm okay, I'm okay, I'm okay." But before she can utter the last "okay," a shrill female voice from the audience interrupts her repetition.

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Nate Ruess on Being fun.

By Vanessa Frith | Apr. 18, 2012

Nate Ruess isn't new to the music industry, but what he and his band, fun., are doing hasn't been seen before. The band's hit song, "We Are Young," has entered the minds and iPods of pop and rock fans alike.

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Granting UB's Wish

By NICOLAS PINO | Apr. 16, 2012

Over a candle-lit dinner and a few glasses of beer, two of the most recognized figures in anime met with The Spectrum Saturday night to discuss everything from failed marriage proposals to '80s nostalgia.

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Queer Art Enlightens CFA Attendees

By SEAN BABINEAU | Apr. 16, 2012

Queer Art is a subject that has been tenuously studied for decades. Two artists brought the topic to UB in a high-speed fashion last Thursday. Artists Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch presented The Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art showcase at the CFA.

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Science Evolves Into Art

By STEPH O'BRYAN | Apr. 11, 2012

Ruby Merritt stands next to a plethora of petri dishes and test tubs. It isn't her science class; it's her contribution to the ongoing visual arts exhibit in the CFA Arts Gallery. Seven first year graduate students in the MFA program were selected to display their avant-garde work in the CFA Art Gallery for the exhibit, First Year MFA Show: Drag Bar.

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Print Mastery at UB

By SEAN BABINEAU | Apr. 11, 2012

Humanism, individualization, and equality are all abstract ideas, but there's a gallery that makes these concepts concrete and aesthetically pleasing.

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Redemption or Repulsion?

By ELVA AGUILAR | Apr. 3, 2012

Between the election results and the revealing of the Spring Fest lineup, UB has been buzzing with end-of-the-year commentary, all of it revolving around the Student Association.

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Take Your Panties Off!

By RACHEL KRAMER | Apr. 1, 2012

Craig Robinson walked on to Alumni Arena's stage sporting a black Snoopy T-shirt and a backpack. The innocent attire added to the hilarity of him singing, "Take your panties off" 32 different times during his performance. Last Saturday, Student Association hosted its 11th annualcomedy series, and for the second year in a row, the series featured a member from the hit television show, The Office. This time, it was Craig Robinson, Darryl Philbin on The Office, who was given the opportunity to share his comedic talents behind the keyboard with the student body at UB. "I was in Texas 11 years ago and this waitress at a restaurant [in a] poker club had these legs that just would not stop," Robinson said.

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