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Cheers to the unicorns
By LISA EPSTEIN | June 22, 2012About a year ago, I thought I was a unicorn.
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The Chosen Enigma: LeBron James
By AARON MANSFIELD | May 18, 2012We're really still not tired of debating Bron-Bron by now? His woeful late-game shooting, his patented fadeaway hairline, his sometimes-newsworthy mother: LeBron James has to be the biggest character in sports, though his personality doesn't warrant it.
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Finding My Future Took a Few Tries
By Matthew Parrino | Apr. 30, 2012It was Aug. 28, 2008. The day a part of me was jump-started; a part of me that was dormant for over a decade.
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"Thank You, Class of 2012"
By AARON MANSFIELD | Apr. 30, 2012Unlike most of the columns in today's paper, this one isn't saying goodbye to UB. I've got a couple years left to don the blue and white as an undergrad.
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If I Knew Then What I Know Now
By TYLER CADY | Apr. 30, 2012goodbyes, and wished me luck. I remember turning around heading back to my dorm room and thinking "what the hell do I do now?" At the time, I was an immature freshman who thought he could - despite what my professors said - balance getting his doctorate in physical therapy with drinking in frat house basements on Tuesdays (and four other days per week), and going to Mojos on weekends (yes, I said Mojos). Surely, I could skate by with minimal work and maximum Xbox with my roommates, because well, it worked in high school and the eight-person Madden franchise was fun.
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Explore. Dream. Discover.
By BRYAN FEILER | Apr. 30, 2012I never really considered going away to college. For most of my senior year of high school, I had it in my head that I would go to Stony Brook, ref ice hockey on the weekends and live at home on Long Island, rent-free.
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The Final Panel
By NICOLAS PINO | Apr. 30, 2012Goodbye columns are scattered throughout this paper and while I can't speak for any of my colleagues, mine is more for me than it is for you.
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Finding My Future Took a Few Tries
By Matthew Parrino | Apr. 30, 2012It was Aug. 28, 2008. The day a part of me was jump-started; a part of me that was dormant for over a decade.
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A Creative Desk Perspective
By NICOLE MANZO | Apr. 30, 2012I began working for The Spectrum in the fall and had no idea what I was getting myself into. Being a creative person surrounded by all writers was a tough adjustment to make.
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It's Been Fun
By James Twigg | Apr. 30, 2012As you may have noticed, this paper is brimming with goodbye columns. Most of which are probably a bit sentimental or sappy, and justifiably so.
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Noticeable Change
By TYLER CADY | Apr. 30, 2012It should surprise no one that UB isn't considered a national powerhouse when it comes to sports. That may sound disappointing, but it's the truth, and it doesn't always have to be that way. In fact, I think UB is already on the way to becoming a solid athletics program, and the proof is just what I've seen and experienced over my four years here. Admittedly, I knew little about Buffalo's athletic programs coming into school, which says a lot from someone who follows sports religiously.
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How Music Changed My Life
By VILONA TRACHTENBERG | Apr. 30, 2012Since September I have been pretty much living a double life. I have been living at concerts at night, about four nights a week, and taking my honors economics and political science course load during the day while juggling five other jobs on the side.
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"Whelp, Bye"
By EDWARD BENOIT | Apr. 30, 2012I have to admit, I often have trouble doing this kind of thing. Politically charged rants or ironic social commentaries or media reviews or 45-page honors theses, sure, but heart-felt goodbyes are another thing entirely.
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The Matter of Opinion
By JAMES BOWE | Apr. 30, 2012For last year I've been the shadowy voice of The Spectrum. Every issue, I've chronicled the changing tides of recent events and our opinion about this little slice of the universe we call home.
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The Little Things That Count: Accessories
By DUANE OWENS | Apr. 27, 2012It's always the small things that make the biggest impression and stand out the most when it comes to fashion.
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Going Postal
Apr. 27, 2012On Wednesday, Congress took steps to answer a question that typifies the changes of the modern world.
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Becoming a Real Person
By KEREN BARUCH | Apr. 27, 2012You know that one girl in fifth grade who went to sleep away camp every June, came back every September, and ranted about how much fun she had tubing in the lake and making s'mores by the camp fire?
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The Three-Day Snoozefest
By TYLER CADY | Apr. 27, 2012It's 8 p.m. on Thursday, I sit down in front of my TV and wait. That's the basis of the NFL draft. Sitting and waiting. Fans sit down in front of their T.V.
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A Real Fight
Apr. 27, 2012This July, your student loans are going to get even more expensive. Currently, the interest rate that you'll pay on them after graduation is 3.4 percent.
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Class of 2012 Marches On...
By ELVA AGUILAR | Apr. 25, 2012I didn't decide to pursue higher education until November 2007 during my senior year of high school when I joined Veronica Labrador's Spanish 4 class.
