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Political Term Limits

Buffalo Common Council member Joseph Golombek Jr. filed a resolution asking for a study to be conducted on the merits of term limits for city offices, according to the Oct.


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A Season of Fate's Imperfection

October. The NFL season is in full swing. The weather is cooling down. And Major League Baseball has begun its playoff season.As a baseball purist, I can appreciate the fact that small payroll teams made it to the playoffs this year.


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Intro to SA: Part 3

Representing the entire undergraduate population and its more than 180 student clubs, the Undergraduate Student Association is the largest governing organization at UB.


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Building a Foundation for Success

The three-year search for a dean of the UB School of Architecture and Urban Planning has ended with the hiring of Brian Carter, a professor of architecture from the University of Michigan.


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Bulls Report Card

Running GameBuffalo had two 100-yard rushers, Aaron Leeper (147) and Dave Dawson (103). It sounds pretty good, but unfortunately they did not start finding the holes until the second half when the game was already decided.


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Professor William Thomas Brings Poise to UB's School of Theater and Dance

The walls of Associate Professor William Thomas' office are lined with photos of dancers, including Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey, Ballet Hispanico, Crupo Corpo Brazilian Dance and the Dance Theater of Harlem.Aside from the pictures, the office is seemingly humble, containing a vintage television, computer and a steel bookcase holding Thomas' Black Education Achievement Award and a Milton Plesur Honorable Mention Plaque.Thomas is also the director of the Modern Dance Program and of graduate studies for the School of Dance."I went to a visual and performing arts high school in St.


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Divas Battle it Out (of the Closet) in Harriman Hall

In honor of National Coming Out Week, UB's finest gentlemen in ladies' garb competed for the title of "Miss Gay UB" at Wednesday's Amateur Drag Contest, sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Alliance.Aaron LeBeau, a sophomore legal studies major, ultimately claimed the crown.The event, which took place in Harriman Hall, was the first in a series of events sponsored by the LGBTA in celebration of National Coming Out Week.


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Sidelines

Victor E. BullThe University at Buffalo's mascot has been selected to the inaugural Capital One All-America Mascot Team.


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Scoreboard

UBNone Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresThur: Buffalo 5, NY Islanders 1Upcoming Games UB FootballSat: @ Marshall, 4:30 VolleyballFri: @ Miami, 7 Sat: @Ball State, 8 Men


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"One Shot, One Kill"

Exactly what kind of weapon was used in the sniper attacks that killed six people and wounded two others in this area since last week - and how easy is it to get one?


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Letter To The Editor

Recently, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding MTV being on campus. There has been discussion of how the shows being taped are affecting life both on and off campus.


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Saturday's Games

Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 1Northern Illinois at Miami (OH), 2Liberty at Akron, 2Eastern Michigan at Ohio, 2Central Florida at Western Michigan, 3:30Buffalo at Marshall, 4:30Ball State at Toledo, 7For MAC Standings, clickhere.


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Correction

In the article titled "Evangelist Enrages Students," from the Wednesday, Oct. 9 issue of The Spectrum, Rachel Parrino, vice president of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Alliance was incorrectly referred to as the president of the organization.


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