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A Simple Chat with A Simple Plan

You've undoubtedly heard A Simple Plan's first single, "I'm Just a Kid," off their latest album, "No Pads, No Helmet . Just Balls" by now: a peppy, pop-punk song mixed with an indescribably odd dose of teenage angst.


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American Higher Education

According to a study performed by the Association of American Colleges and Universities and reported by the Christian Science Monitor, employers believe that the college graduates they hire lack writing and analytical skills.


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Correction

In a recent article, "Capaldi Delivers State of the University Address," The Spectrum incorrectly published that the state government boosted funding for the university from $167 million to $187 million, and that federal funding has increased from $185 million to $196 million.


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Good Service

An old mansion on Main Street, a bar and a narrow staircase comprise the backdrop of the intimate cabaret that houses the Buffalo United Artists' performance of Evan Smith's "Servicemen." Upon entrance to the theater space, the audience is transported to a world of lust and liqueur.


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"Just Like Broadway, Only Smaller"

You can take the show off Broadway, but you can't take the Broadway glitz out of the show. Of course, when that show is a revue of musical theater show tunes spanning the last 10 years of Broadway's successes, there is very little to take out.Presented in collaboration with Shea's Performing Arts Center, the Rochester-based Downstairs Cabaret Theatre (DCT) has anthologized a new class of standards in a cabaret act that succeeds in bringing the most current Broadway hits to Buffalo, but on a much smaller scale."Lullaby of Broadway," playing at the Smith Theatre until Nov.


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Movie review: Tuck Everlasting

Although "Tuck Everlasting," directed by Jay Russell, is based on the children's book written by Natalie Babbitt, it is a magical movie for all ages.Winnie Foster, played by Alexis Bledel, comes from a wealthy overbearing family, and desires adventure in a life of her own.


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Evangelist Enrages Students

New York City-based Christian Evangelist Greg Davis filled the front entrance to the Student Union with a crowd of angry students after delivering a "fire and brimstone" speech Tuesday afternoon.Davis stood on a bench outside of the Union and preached to a crowd of students, claiming certain lifestyles, such as homosexuality, are immoral, and he urged students to repent before God.


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Letter To The Editor

Erika Wiborg felt it necessary to dictate to us all how to behave in a restaurant, giving multiple rules for how we should behave like civilized people when eating out.


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Letter To The Editor

This letter is in response to George Zornick's article entitle "10 Reasons Never to Be Bored." It's very refreshing, especially at this university, to find a student who advocates the city of Buffalo.


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Around the MAC

Polar opposites from Washington, D.C. met in a quarterback showdown at Kent State's Dix Stadium Saturday.Marshall's Byron Leftwich led the MAC's best passing team (427 yards per game) against Kent State's Joshua Cribbs and the MAC's best rushing team (265 yards per game).When the dust cleared it was Leftwich and the Thundering Herd (3-1, 2-0 MAC) standing tall with a 42-21 victory.


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Art Anyone? The Appealing Buffalo Art Scene

Buffalo might not be able to count Broadway or the Museum of Modern Art as one of its artistic gems, but the city has many entertainment options for those who are artistically inclined.Vicki Cond, a junior health and human services major, usually spends her weekends in the University Heights district, the immediate area surrounding South Campus."I love going out on Main Street because it's so cheap.


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Music Review: Nas

***** out of 5 starsNas is back with his new album "The Lost Tapes" and he has heads bouncing once again.


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