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Upcoming Games
Apr. 9, 2003UBBaseballWed: @ Canisius (DH), 3M. TennisWed: vs. Canisius, 3Local Pro TeamsBuffalo BisonsWed: vs.
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National Lampoon's Sports Vacation
By COREY GRISWOLD | Apr. 9, 2003Most people will probably be buzzing about the Final Four, so you won't get any talk from me. Turn on ESPN or any sports talk station to hear about it.
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Buffalo Comic Store Owner Brings Childhood Interests into the Business World
By ROBERT SZUSTAK AND DENA-KAY MARTIN | Apr. 9, 2003Growing older is optional in one nook of Western New York. The "Never-Never Land" atmosphere of Queen City Bookstore is generated by the light-hearted appeal of its owner Emil Novak."I still do everything I did when I was a kid - just a little faster," said the 45-year-old Novak.
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Students Studying Abroad Deal with Anti-American Sentiment
By BRIAN AMELL | Apr. 9, 2003A U.S.-led war in Iraq has resulted in displays of anti-American sentiment abroad, exhibited through protests and even violence.
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Scoreboard
Apr. 9, 2003UBBaseballTues: @ Niagara, PPDSoftballTues: vs. St. Bonaventure (DH), PPDLocal Pro TeamsBuffalo BisonsMon: vs.
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Letter to the Editor
By SAMI HANNA | Apr. 9, 2003I'm writing this letter in protest of the sheer bias The Spectrum has recently shown in regards to the coverage and feedback space given to the issue of the ongoing war against Iraq.
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University Looks to Secure Funding for Lee Road Project
By GEORGE ZORNICK | Apr. 9, 2003A financial package is in the works for the Lee Road project, the sprawling development that aims to connect the academic spine to the Ellicott complex with a mix of stores and residential facilities.
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High School Students Woo UB With Poetry
By JACKIE BLACK | Apr. 7, 2003The College of Arts and Sciences hosted aspiring high school poets from the northeastern United States and southern Canada Saturday, as part of UB's first annual high school poetry contest.Over 1,300 high school students submitted poems of 25 lines or less to the contest, according to Uday Sukhatme, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.Winners of the contest received cash prizes as well as copies of English professor Carl Dennis' Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Practical Gods." Dennis served as the judge of the contest and addressed the student during the awards ceremony."One of the things you feel when you are writing is that no one is listening, and then after a while you imagine that you are writing for one unknown friend," said Dennis."There are probably more people listening than you think," he added.Colin Stricklin, a senior from Amherst Central High School, won the contest with his poem.
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Just a Piece of Paper?
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Apr. 7, 2003I've heard a million and one reasons not to get married: "I am unwilling to make a commitment." "I'm a hard-core feminist who considers marriage dogmatic." "I think marriage is simply an institution to serve the interests of the patriarchy.""I have a terminal illness." "I'm broke.""Marriage is just a piece of paper."Well, that piece of paper comes with a lot of perks.Currently, spouses of federal employees are entitled to a number of benefits, including, but not limited to, life and health insurance, retirement pay and compensation for on-the-job injuries.
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Byrned to a Crisp
By JIM BYRNE | Apr. 7, 2003If you had one man to be on your side in a fight, who would you pick? I'd have to side with Darryl Strawberry.
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A Fiery Message
By NICHOLAS MENDOLA | Apr. 7, 2003In a career highlighted by relentless touring, die-hard fans and extremely successful records, it's surprising to find what really gets the revolution-minded, hardcore rock kings Boy Sets Fire excited - comic books.
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Jazz's Natural Newcomer: Peter Cincotti at the CFA
By BEN SIEGEL | Apr. 7, 2003Peter Cincotti is a few short steps from entering a career similar to artists like young pop-opera singer Josh Groban and his female counterpart, 17-year-old Charlotte Church.
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Bandits Roast New Jersey Only Halfway in Win
By MICHAEL SCOTT | Apr. 7, 2003The Buffalo Bandits needed to show up for only 30 minutes Saturday night to soundly defeat New Jersey.Such is the discrepancy between the have's and have-not's in the National Lacrosse League.
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Silencing War Protestors
By Editorial | Apr. 7, 2003In an attempt to punish anti-war sentiment, administrators in a New Mexico high school have threatened teachers with suspension unless they remove student-made anti-war posters.
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Movie Review: Phone Booth (****)
By RACHEL LYNN BRODY | Apr. 7, 2003If there is one thing Hollywood has a hard time delivering, it is a film that fulfills the promises made in previews; this is not the case with Joel Schumacher's latest release, "Phone Booth."The film was scheduled for release last fall, but held over until Friday because the sniper shootings in Washington, D.C., struck too close to the film's plot, which features Public Relations man Stu Shepard (Colin Farrell) learning a lesson in honesty from an anonymous caller - at gunpoint.The film is gripping and sensational, and while it is a shame that it had to be held back, it is probably going to make more waves coming out now.
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Play Review: A Chorus Line
By KRYSTLE CARTER | Apr. 7, 2003l975, the stage of an empty Broadway theater. Dozens of singers and dancers audition for the chorus of a Broadway musical, teaching the audience that all people have dreams and stories, even if they're not in the limelight.
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Zwan and the Kings of Stoner Rock
By MICHAEL FLATT | Apr. 7, 2003Before taking the stage at Alumni Arena, in a pre-show press conference, Queens of the Stone Age lead singer Josh Homme offered a prediction about what their performance would resemble."We like things to be like a party," Homme said.
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Profile of SA Treasurer Anthony Burgio
By BRIAN AMELL | Apr. 7, 2003Never one to wait for opportunities to come to him, in just over a year and a half at UB, Anthony Burgio is already heavily involved in the student government.
