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April is not the Cruelest Month

The 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 students 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.

Pagan SA Psychic Fair Forecasts Students' Future

The Pagan Student Association hosted several psychics in the Student Union Saturday for the first-ever Psychic Fair, which offered students a chance to see into the future while giving the Pagan SA a chance to establish themselves as a legitimate club.Pagan SA members said the event was aimed at dispelling myths about Pagan practices, as well as giving students a chance to partake in various types of psychic and traditional readings.

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Syracuse BasketballThe Syracuse Orangemen earned a trip to their third national championship game after defeating the Texas Longhorns Saturday in New Orleans 95-84.

Students and Saris

Lehnge and saris, salwarkameez and kurtas - students unfamiliar with these terms had a chance to get acquainted Saturday at India Night, the Indian Student Association's annual cultural celebration."The whole show is a little bit of everything," said Naazli Ahmed, former president of the Indian Student Association and current Student Association treasurer.

Letter to the Editor

Shouldn't the title of the letter, "Faculty Members Support the War in Iraq" printed in the April 4 issue read: "SOME Faculty Members Support the War in Iraq"?I would like to read a letter in the feedback section from faculty members who do not support the war in Iraq.

Upcoming Games

BuffaloBaseballTues: @ Niagara, TBASoftballTues: vs. St. Bonaventure, (DH) 3 p.m.M. TennisWed: vs.

Students Hit the Books as Final Exams Near

As the spring semester begins to wind down at UB, the amount of work students must complete in order to pass their courses starts to accumulate.

Group Work: May Affect Your Employment Value as Well as Your Grade

Though some may grind their teeth at having to talk to unknown classmates, group work is a bona-fide learning tool, essential to life on campus and in the workplace, according to some."It's a job skill," said Gary Ozanich, a communication professor.

Where No One Has a Case of the Mondays

It was not too long ago that UB graduate Rick Wright decided he had had enough of boring Monday evenings in Buffalo.

Post Mortem Belief

They were down, officially beaten, and yet the UB men's tennis team kept on playing. The match had been going on for more than four hours, the spectators had left, and it was well after the Final Four tip-off.Finally, the Toledo coach told his final player to default, ending the match.

The Essence of Da Funk

"This is the bomb," senior business major Pat Callocchia said as he gazed in awe at turntablist DJ Anubus tearing through his ever-expanding Dank Funk routine.

International Fiesta Spices Up Student Union

Women from the Organization for Arab Students rushed the stage in sequined skirts and were quickly joined by male dancers in jackets, ties and traditional Arab headdresses, called kaffiyehs, on Friday afternoon.The group performed an Arab wedding dance, as over 800 students cheered them on at the International Fiesta in the Student Union.

Searching for the Complete Game

"I've been telling the guys lately, 'Fellas, this could be the day we blow up on somebody.' I know we will blow up on somebody," said head coach Bill Breene, a self proclaimed optimist.They will get a chance to bring all of the pieces together for the start of Mid-American Conference play at home against Northern Illinois on Saturday and Sunday at the Amherst Pepsi Center.

Better Than Stick Figures: 4.4.03

Offense Finally Arrives as UB Salvages One of Two Games From Le Moyne

All season the UB baseball team has been looking for something to spark their stagnant offense. They may have found whatever it was they were looking for during the second half of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Le Moyne Dolphins at the Amherst Pepsi Center.The games, which were the home openers for the Bulls, were as different as night and day.

How to Tell if You're Addicted to the Internet

Last weekend, I went to New York City, where I gobbled bagels, visited Ground Zero for the first time, saw Baz Luhrmann's production of Puccini's "La Boheme" and did not check my e-mail for over 72 hours.By the time I got home Sunday evening, I was about 20 minutes from chewing my hands off out of desperation for an Internet fix.

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"When in Doubt, Use 'Woman,' not 'Girl'"

It wasn't until I was on the receiving end that I noticed how subtle disparaging language could be.