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An Opera for the MTV Generation

By ERIN SHULTZ | Mar. 6, 2002

Floodlights blazed from the side of the stage, blinding the audience as a troupe of paparazzi descended from the rear of the theater, flashing cameras and phony smiles, engulfing everyone present in the maelstrom of media attention that Dido would soon face.The cameras and in-your-face MTV-style journalism were an integral part of the UB Opera Workshop's two nearly sold-out presentations of "Dido and Aeneas" last weekend in the Drama Theater at the Center for Arts.Henry Purcell's opera, based on the Virgil's classic drama "Aeneid," originally featured Dido, played by graduate vocal performance student Carolyn Unitas Roos, as the queen of Carthage.

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Letter To The Editor

By JESSICA DIBONA | Mar. 6, 2002

In response to the opinion piece written in the Feb. 27 issue of The Spectrum by Erin Shultz, "Can You Direct Me To My Wisdom Teeth?" I have a few things to say.

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Women's Swim Has Banner Weekend at MAC Championships

By JIM BYRNE | Mar. 6, 2002

The Miami (Ohio) RedHawks won the 2002 MAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, coming from behind to pass Ohio for the championship in the final event.

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A Third Term for Pataki?

By Editorial | Mar. 6, 2002

Eight months from now, New Yorkers will go to the polls and choose our next governor. While Gov. George Pataki has not officially announced his intention to run for a third term, his actions thus far lead to the inevitable conclusion he will run, violating his 1994 pledge to only serve two terms.

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Indigo Girls rock the CFA

By BEN SIEGEL | Mar. 6, 2002

There was an exciting energy exuding from the Center for the Arts Atrium Sunday night, as a purple glow radiated to the sky through the glass ceiling.

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"Big Orbit"" weaves UB and community talent together"

By AMBER MEYER | Mar. 6, 2002

Consisting of what looks to be a brain or a heart melting over a toaster, Patrick Holderfield's untitled sculpture is one of the pieces featured in the Big Orbit art exhibit at the UB Anderson Gallery, on display from March 3 through April 24.

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U.S. Representatives Bring National Issues to UB

By PHILIP BADASZEWSKI | Mar. 6, 2002

Three congressmen from Western New York - Reps. John LaFalce (D-Grand Island, Town of Tonawanda), Thomas Reynolds (R-Clarence) and Jack Quinn (R-Hamburg) - met Sunday night at the Center for Tomorrow to discuss topics ranging from school vouchers to immigration laws and their effects on life in the post-Sept.

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"In the Eye of the Storm, Staff Grapples With Possible Children's Relocation"

By TRISHA HEDGES | Mar. 6, 2002

Amidst the controversy surrounding a proposal to move of the pediatrics residency program at Children's Hospital of Buffalo from its Bryant Street location, the staff is finding difficulty in trying to maintain an atmosphere of normalcy.

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Is Our School Robbing Us?

By ALISON SMITH | Mar. 6, 2002

We are all well aware of the expression, "It's like taking candy from a baby." Well, in the case of college life, have you ever considered the thought, "It's like taking money from a student?" No doubt there are students out there who don't realize the amount of money that is pouring into our school from their parents' pockets.

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Chippewoes

By Editorial | Mar. 6, 2002

Over a decade ago, the opening of the Calumet Arts Caf?

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Bon Voyage

By MATT ALBERT | Mar. 6, 2002

Buffalo's second game against Miami of Ohio in nine days shared many similarities with the first.

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Protesters Rally To Save Children's Hospital

By KEVIN PURDY AND TRISHA HEDGES | Mar. 4, 2002

Twenty-five thousand people gathered in Niagara Square Saturday, rallying to save Children's Hospital of Buffalo and protest Kaleida Health's plan to move the hospital from its current location and condense its operations to two floors of an existing facility.Surrounded by City Hall, the Walter J.

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Why Does It Taste Like Burning?

By JULIA MCKENZIE | Mar. 4, 2002

Imagining a world without "The Simpsons" is like envisioning BritneySpears without her breasts - sacrilegious and impossible.I feel blessed to live in a society where ketchup comes in three different colors, your bologna has a first name, and a bald, overweight, beer-guzzling cartoon father reaches the status of a well-known religious savior.Since their debut on "The Tracey Ullman Show" in 1987, the family of five has seen us through three presidential administrations, uncountable terrorist attacks, and the makings of two wars.

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Too Much of a Good Thing: The Freshman 15

By GAIL EILAT | Mar. 4, 2002

Like many students, sophomore Lynn Kwon heard of the dreaded "Freshman 15," the weight every student is rumored to gain during the first year of college, but didn't think it would happen to her.

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SUNY Day

By Editorial | Mar. 4, 2002

Tuesday is SUNY Day in Albany. Representatives from the state's public education system, including UB, will lobby the state government for funding allotments in next year's budget.

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Bulls End Season With First Round Playoff Loss

By JELANI FREEMAN | Mar. 4, 2002

With March upon us every basketball coach in America is looking for great defensive performances from their teams, after all, "defense wins championships."Great defense is exactly what NIU women's basketball Head Coach Carol Hammerle got from her Huskies Saturday afternoon in a 56-41 win over the UB Bulls in the first round of the MAC Tournament.

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Official Government Language

By Editorial | Mar. 4, 2002

Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack signed a bill Friday making Iowa the 10th state since 1995 to declare English the official language of state proceedings.

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Buffalo Fans Won't See Much of the MAC on TV

By MICHAEL SCOTT | Mar. 4, 2002

The first week of March is one of the greatest weeks of the year for any college basketball fan. Nearly every conference in the country is having their tournament to decide who will get an automatic bid to the national stage.Unlike the major conferences, however, the MAC struggles to put its teams in the TV spotlight during tournament time.

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Southern Miss Takes Two of Three From UB

By MICHAEL SCOTT AND KEVIN RUGGIERO | Mar. 4, 2002

Bulls Drop Two on SaturdayOpening weekend for the UB baseball team proved to be a tough one, as the team lost the first two games of a three-game series to the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, 14-5, and 18-6 at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Miss.

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UB Art Student Selected for International Photography Fellowship

By ALISON SMITH | Mar. 4, 2002

Deborah Jack, second-year master-of-fine-arts student, is one of 20 graduate students nationwide selected to attend the International Photography Institute's National Graduate Seminar at New York University this June.While at NYU, Jack and the others will spend two weeks attending intense seminars where they will meet with working artists, gallery directors, critics and journalists from New York City, and tour the institute's gallery."The challenge will be keeping up with all they throw at you.