News
Men's Cross Country Places First at St. Francis
Oct. 3, 2001The UB men's cross country squad captured the Red Flash Invitational this past weekend at St. Francis, Pa.
Searching for Answers Amidst the Rubble
By ELIZABETH M. FOX-SOLOMON | Oct. 3, 2001Last week at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., 700 students attended an impromptu forum discussing Islam and Pakistan.
"Volleyball Swept, Loses All Six Games"
Oct. 3, 2001The UB women's volleyball team took to the road again to face the Toledo Rockets and Northern Illinois Huskies on back-to-back nights this past weekend.
Women's Tennis Has Strong Showing at Bonaventure Tourney
Oct. 3, 2001The University at Buffalo's women's tennis team went to battle this weekend in the Nike Fall Classic at St.
Academic Freedom
By Editorial | Oct. 3, 2001The terrorist assault against the United States three weeks ago altered, perhaps irrevocably, the shape of public discourse across the nation.
Skinnersville Lawsuit
By Editorial | Oct. 3, 2001This Monday, State Supreme Court Justice Peter Notaro denied a request for a preliminary injunction which would have halted the construction of UB's Skinnersville Road apartment complex.
Costly New Editions Render Used Textbooks Useless
By BRENDAN MCGARRY | Oct. 3, 2001Purchasing used textbooks, long a favored cost-cutting strategy of budget-conscious college students, may soon become an expensive memory.Industry trends are rendering used books quickly obsolete and new editions more expensive than ever before, and leaving students to absorb the mounting costs."The publishers' motives aren't always academic, they're financial," said Lewis Coburn, UB professor of mathematics.
SA Senate Elections Ride Low Student Response
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Oct. 3, 2001Last week the Student Association announced the winners of its annual senate elections, which took place Wednesday, Sept.
A Cursed Womb and the Ultimate Evil
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Oct. 1, 2001Motherhood. A state considered by all to be the most sacred of the female being. The word alone carries so many implications, such as infinite patience and understanding, comfort, nurturing and most of all, unconditional love.
Letter to the Editor
By ABDUL SALLAJ | Oct. 1, 2001I am writing this as I look at piles and piles of un-recovered printouts in the Undergraduate Library.
Women's Soccer Splits Pair of Conference Games
By JELANI FREEMAN | Oct. 1, 2001The Bulls dropped to Mid-American Conference-rival Miami of Ohio in front of a standing-room-only crowd of UB faithful Friday night at RAC Field.
Letter to the Editor
By NATHAN RUSSELL | Oct. 1, 2001I am writing in reply to Myles Skinner's letter in Friday's issue of The Spectrum. In this letter, he condemns the illegal copying of games being done by some of my fellow students.
Feelings of Fear: Reflections on the Impact of War on UB
By AJA BADAME | Oct. 1, 2001Almost a decade ago, with the United States facing the possibility of war in the Persian Gulf, the UB community's response was in some ways similar and some ways starkly different from its present state.UB President William R.
Bulls Drop Heartbreaker to Bowling Green
By JIM BYRNE | Oct. 1, 2001After dropping their last two games, the UB Bulls men's soccer team was looking to rebound against a difficult opponent, the Bowling Green Falcons, Sunday afternoon in a Mid-American Conference game at RAC Field.
Chippewas Run Through Bulls 16-8
By MATT ALBERT | Oct. 1, 2001By MATT ALBERTSports EditorAn object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.The Bulls learned this elementary law of physics the hard way Saturday night during their 16-8 loss to the Western Michigan Chippewas at UB Stadium.
CCR Invloves Students in Cutting-Edge Research
By PHILIP BADASZEWSKI | Oct. 1, 2001The Center for Computational Research, located on the ground floor of Norton Hall, may be the only facility at UB protected by a fingerprint lock.
Who's Who and What Do They Do?
Oct. 1, 2001William R. Greiner, UB's 13th president, has been in office for ten years, following his appointment to the position in September of 1991 by the SUNY Board of Trustees.
Proposed Athletic Center to Cater to Non-Athletes
By PHILIP BADASZEWSKI | Oct. 1, 2001Students seeking health club-like exercise and recreation facilities presently have two options: Alumni Arena already crowded with varsity teams and private, frequently expensive, off-campus health clubs.