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NFL Draft: The Future Is Now

By NICHOLAS PEZZINO | Apr. 17, 2002

Thanks to changes in the game of professional football, such as unrestricted free agency and the ever-present salary cap, the only way an NFL team can be certain they'll have their stars long enough to make use of them is to get them and use them before they get too good and want too much money.In short, for a team to perform well, it is pertinent that they draft well.Take the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, for example.

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The Throat-Slicing Road to Success

By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Apr. 17, 2002

As a young girl, I was blessed with the gift of knowing exactly what I wanted to do with my life - I wanted to be a writer.

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UB Card Replacement Fees Irritate Students

By ALISON SMITH | Apr. 17, 2002

Most students, faculty and staff know about the hassles that go along with getting a new UB card: the trip to the UB Mart and the fees charged for replacing a lost, damaged or stolen card.

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"Nietzsche's Is Still a Haven for Performers, Music Lovers"

By CORY NEALON | Apr. 17, 2002

At the end of the bar, on the wall next to perhaps the oldest pair of ruby red slippers in Buffalo, reads the sign, "There's no place like home." For many local musicians and artists, Dorothy's sentiment couldn't ring any more true.

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Safety Report

Apr. 17, 2002

4/10 A backpack was taken from an open room in Roosevelt Hall.4/10 Daniel J. Christmann was arrested for stealing a calculator from Bissell Hall.4/10 A person was suffering from spasms in Clement Hall and was taken to Sister's Hospital for treatment.4/10 A female student attempted suicide in Flickenger Court and was taken to the Erie County Medical Center.4/11 A female student was taken to Degraffe Hospital after tripping at Fronczak Hall.4/11 Smoke was reported at in the Student Union due to overheated oil.4/11 A student fell in a stairwell at Capen Hall but refused treatment.4/11 A person was struck by a vehicle in the Ketter Parking Lot.4/12 An unknown person pulled the fire alarm at Flint Village.4/12 A person suffering from chest pains in Fargo Quad was taken to the Erie County Medical Center for treatment.4/12 A student in Flint Village received several hang up calls from an unknown person.4/12 A person was hit by a car on Rensch Road and taken to the hospital for treatment.4/12 An unknown person vandalized the walls of the School of Management with a magic marker.4/12 An unknown person vandalized the walls of Clemens Hall with a magic marker.4/13 A vehicle was missing from the Townsend Lot and later recovered on Winspear Avenue.4/13 A bottle of cologne was stolen from an open room in Red Jacket.4/13 An unknown student threatened another student in the Student Union.4/14 A female burned her hand at the Richmond Caf?

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"UB Bats Come Alive, Dunford Goes All Nine In Bulls Win"

By MIKE BELLAGAMBA | Apr. 17, 2002

The UB Bulls baseball team made it's return to the Amherst Pepsi Center Field last Friday on a sunny afternoon, for their first home game since playing an incredible 25-straight games on the road.It was sunny indeed, as the Bulls pounded out 17 hits to pick up their second MAC win with an 11-6 victory over the Bowling Green Falcons.UB starting pitcher Brendan Dunford (2-4) performed masterfully as he went the distance, allowing six runs, with five earned, while recording nine strikeouts."Brendan's a real warrior and when he has his control he's tough to handle," said Buffalo Head Coach Bill Breene."It was great to finally play a home game and win," said Dunford.Bowling Green was first to strike with a second inning RBI by Kevin Longstreth, but Buffalo answered right back with a run of their own in the bottom of the inning, courtesy of a Corey Blair RBI that scored Jon Boom.The teams traded runs again in the fourth as Tim Sova earned his first of two RBIs on a day that he would go 4 for 4 on."I'm glad to be home," said Sova when asked about his performance.The Buffalo Bats came alive in the fifth as they used four hits to bring in three runs.Things began to unravel for Bowling Green when Falcon starting pitcher Doug Flere (2-5) made an errant throw on a Joe Mihalics sacrifice bunt attempt.

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Avant-Garde With a Touch of Heart

By ERIN SHULTZ | Apr. 17, 2002

A crudely constructed "house" made out of plastic tubing and patterned bed sheets, reminiscent of a childhood fort, stood in the middle of the Atrium of the Center for the Arts, with a rickety, multi-colored ladder protruding from its cardboard roof.

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UB Has Significant Impact on WNY Economy

By COREY SHOOCK | Apr. 17, 2002

For the first time in a decade, UB released an Economic Impact Report detailing the effect the university has on economic activity of Erie County, Western New York and New York state.

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Scoreboard

Apr. 17, 2002

UBBaseball4/16 (DH) Kent State 7-17, Buffalo 3-8Look for a full story in Friday's SpectrumLocal Pro TeamsBuffalo Bisons (IL Baseball)4/15 Scranton/WB 5, Buffalo 44/16 Ottawa 8, Buffalo 4

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Students Sound Off On Cigarette Tax

By KATIE LISANDRELLI | Apr. 17, 2002

For student smokers at UB, the habit remains popular, despite the recent 39 cent tax hike in New York on cigarettes.

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Buffalo Casino

By Editorial | Apr. 17, 2002

The Seneca Nation will vote on a referendum May 14 that would approve an agreement solidifying a three-casino deal with New York state.

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Connecting With the Rebellious Books of the Fifties

By CORY NEALON | Apr. 17, 2002

For the past half-century, J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye has been the definitive coming-of-age story by which all others in American literature are judged.

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Serious Relationships: a Help or a Hindrance to Education?

By TRISHA HEDGES | Apr. 17, 2002

If successful, a committed, long-term relationship can keep one afloat in turbulent waters, provide comfort and strength when needed or ease the strain of coping with daily stresses.

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Club Sport Report

By JIM BYRNE | Apr. 17, 2002

The UB women's lacrosse club participated in a tournament at Grove City two weeks ago in which they had to persevere through thick mud, high winds, and blinding snow in order to succeed.

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"Greiner Discusses New Era Contract, Role of UB President on WBFO"

By ELIZABETH M. FOX-SOLOMON | Apr. 17, 2002

The university's role as a consumer and institution of higher learning in influencing labor practices was a contentious topic on Monday night's "Talk of the University," WBFO's monthly radio show featuring UB President William R.

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A Bourgeois Gentleman Graces the CFA

By ELENA BARLOW | Apr. 17, 2002

Class consciousness, social climbing, and dreams of being a "somebody" are all forces that drive many people in today's society.

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The Scorpian King: Not Quite the People's Movie

By GENE PARK | Apr. 17, 2002

Staring down his chief rival, Mathayus, the Scorpion King coolly tells the evil ruler Memnon: "I've come for the girl . and your head."It won't take very long for the audience to figure out whether or not he winds up with both at the end of the film.

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Osaka / Blu Lounge - 3112 Main Street

By JONATHAN LOPEZ | Apr. 17, 2002

PJ's has bottomed out, The Steer has been slaughtered and Molly's has been exhausted. But don't worry too much - the monotony of these places has killed the excitement of Main Street at night.

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Feet First

By MICHAEL LUCINSKI | Apr. 17, 2002

"[Democrats] can't get elected unless things get worse - and things won't get worse unless they get elected,"- Jeane KirkpatrickConservatives and liberals.Republicans and Democrats.Fascists and communists (Aren't all Communists fascists in practice?).Plenty of labels exist for those who expend the minimum effort required to pay attention and become involved in politics.

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SA Assembly Approves FSA Resolution

By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Apr. 17, 2002

The Student Association Assembly unanimously passed a resolution aimed at improving the quality and affordability of campus dining Monday night, part of the assembly's Faculty Student Association Revisions Committee's mission to bring concerns to the FSA board of directors.The 10-part resolution drafted by the committee asks the FSA to research vegan, kosher, organic and lower-fat meals, add a lunch to student meal plans and continue to cooperate with outside vendors to offer students more options "such as Krispy Kreme and Manhattan Bagels."Keith Smith, chair of the FSA Revisions Committee, said the resolution was drafted after the results of the food service survey on the assembly's Web site were tallied and his committee met with FSA Director Mitch Green.Assemblyman Adam Waitzman questioned FSA's ability to provide better quality food at lower prices when state law mandates SUNY institutions select food vendors by the lowest possible bidder."Right now . when a state organization or institution like SUNY does buy food, they have to do it by bid system," Smith said in response.