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Law Student to Be Honored for Community Service
By COREY SHOOCK | Sep. 10, 2003A UB law student will receive a distinguished award this weekend for her extensive community service.
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SA Withdraws Funding for Linda Yalem Run
By BEN R. CADY | Sep. 10, 2003The Student Association has withdrawn $5,000 in funding for the Linda Yalem Safety Run, drawing harsh criticism from the UB administration.Every September, the Division of Student Affairs holds the race in memory of Linda Yalem, a UB student who was raped and murdered while jogging on the Ellicott bike path in September 1990.According to a prepared statement from SA, the only response the organization would provide, last year's SA Senate decided not to fund the 2003 race due to an alleged lack of support from the Yalem family.
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MLB Stock Report
By JOHN NORMAN | Sep. 10, 2003With the regular season winding down, it's time to check in on Major League Baseball and see who is going to be left standing come October.American LeagueNew York Yankees - Even with all the changes made they still have one major weakness, the bullpen.
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Spitalfield Preview
By NICHOLAS MENDOLA | Sep. 10, 2003Let it never be said that poppy bands don't take chances.Armed with their first release on Victory Records, "Remember Right Now," the Chicago-based four-piece Spitalfield is pulling out all the stops.
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Mayer's Sophomore CD: Needs Some 'Clarity'
By BENJAMIN SIEGEL | Sep. 10, 2003The sophomore curse is a real concern for artists these days. A standout debut performance cannot only make a household name out of a mere hometown notable; it can break a career even before it's made.
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Other Options for Printer Delays
By DAVID GANCARZ | Sep. 10, 2003Concerning printer gridlock, I believe there are other solutions that could be explored.First, have the computers set so that each terminal can only send two jobs to the printers at a time.
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Memorial Lamp Replaced
By GEORGE ZORNICK | Sep. 10, 2003A member of the UB community has replaced a lamp taken from the memorial of a fallen UB athlete, which was stolen Labor Day weekend.
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SA Pulls Funding from Linda Yalem Run
By Editorial | Sep. 10, 2003For the last dozen years, the Buffalo community has come together to raise money and awareness for anti-rape safety and remember the tragic death of Linda Yalem, the UB student raped and murdered while jogging on the Ellicott bike path.
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Hot Streak Continues for Bulls
By JACKIE O and JACKIE O | Sep. 10, 2003The UB Women's Soccer team continued their winning ways over the weekend going 2-0 at the UTEP Invitational in El Paso, Texas.Emily Russell was the star of the weekend, having a career week and scoring five of the Bulls' six goals in the two-game sweep.
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"Go, Go, Gadget TiVo"
By BENJAMIN SIEGEL | Sep. 10, 2003In between frantic pockets of time in which Spectrum staff rush to get articles edited and new stories assigned, truly desperate conversations take form in the offices at 132 Student Union.
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The Sharpest Point
By THE SPECTRUM SPORTS EDITORS | Sep. 10, 2003Welcome to "The Sharpest Point," the newest weekly feature here at Spectrum Sports. Each week, the sports editors (Jim Byrne, Corey Griswold, John Norman and Darren Riethmiller) will be posed with a question dealing with sports.
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Professors Expand Virtual Horizons in Media Study
By AMANDA LAMY | Sep. 10, 2003A stream of students filed into a room in the Center for the Arts on a recent Wednesday afternoon.
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Union Workers Protest University Construction Contracts
By KATIE WARD | Sep. 10, 2003It is hard to miss the giant rats appearing daily outside the Jacobs management center construction site, and that's the point, union member picketers say."The rats are there to represent bad contractors - contractors that don't always play by the rules," said Dan Kuntz, regional organizer for the Laborers' Upstate New York Organizing Fund.The inflatable rodents and cockroaches, which have appeared every morning since Sept.
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UB Plans a Day of Remembering
By BRIAN WEINSTEIN | Sep. 10, 2003As the nation prepares to observe the second anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, UB officials are finalizing a memorial ceremony to allow students and faculty to back and remember together."Many students come from that area and we wanted to have a ceremony that students could participate in," said Bruce Kolesnick, associate director for marketing and programs, conferences and special events.The ceremony will begin at 8 a.m.
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Ahhnold Versus Pape... Schwarzbaum Disapproves
By ALEXANDER CHENG | Sep. 8, 2003I hate Lisa Schwarzbaum with a passion. For those of you who don't know who she is, Schwarzbaum is one of the headlining film critics at Entertainment Weekly, a weekly magazine covering all facets of the entertainment world.
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Romeo and Romeo
By TRACY CALABRESE | Sep. 8, 2003A timeless tale, but a very unusual interpretation. Even the title is misleading.For any fan of William Shakespeare, a chance to see the classic tragedy of "Romeo and Juliet" performed live is exciting.
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Starting Off Strong
By DANIEL HONIGMAN | Sep. 8, 2003The University at Buffalo's men's and women's cross country teams kicked off their 2003 season at the University of Akron's Tommy Evans Invitational this past Saturday.The Indigo Lake Course on Howe Meadow of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park was the site for the inaugural meet, which featured both teams coming home with a well- deserved second place finish.The UB men scored 52 points to place second behind Mid-American Conference opponent Kent State, which had a perfect score of 15.
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Christian Students Gather to Discuss Their Role
By COREY SHOOCK | Sep. 8, 2003The Campus Crusade for Christ has existed at UB for 34 years, aiming to spreading the Christian gospel, providing fellowship for students, and acting as an organizational ambassador for the Christian faith.
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Scoreboard
Sep. 8, 2003\t\tBuffaloFootballSat: Iowa56Buffalo7M. SoccerFri:Buffalo2Central Connecticut1Sun:Wright State3Buffalo1Fri:Buffalo2UTEP1Sun:Buffalo4Grambling State1VolleyballFri:Buffalo3Southern Illinois1Sat:Duke3Buffalo0Buffalo3UNC-Charlotte0Local Pro TeamsBuffalo BillsSun:Buffalo31New England0
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Secondhand Lions: Second Rate
By MIKE FLATT | Sep. 8, 2003With a cast including two of the best senior actors around, Robert Duvall ("The Godfather," "Open Range") and Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules), and child phenom Haley Joel Osment ("The Sixth Sense"), "Secondhand Lions" appeared to be the movie that could break this summer's cycle of disappointments.Instead, it perpetuates it.The story begins as 15 year-old Walter (Osment) is dropped off by his mother to stay with his wealthy, but miserly uncles, Hubb (Duvall) and Garth (Caine). Signs lining the edge of their long driveway read "Danger: Explosives," and "Turn Back NOW," setting a tone for the uncles' attitude toward guests."The last thing we need is some little sissy-boy hangin' around all summer," says Garth to the uninvited relatives.
