JENNIFER NIELSON - The Spectrum

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"Amid Hype, Bulls' Fan Base Grows"

By JENNIFER NIELSON | Dec. 3, 2004

Four games into the men's basketball season, Bulls fans don't consider it too early to start hungrily eyeing a conference title, especially for a Bulls team that seems to have a little sports magic in its step and a rapidly growing bandwagon."Based on the men's basketball brilliant performance on the court the last couple of games, and not to mention last season's winning streak, I have a gut feeling that they just might win the (Mid-American Conference) title," said Andy Kosut of Lewiston.Thanks to an exciting run into the playoffs last season, an increasing number of Western New York residents like Kosut are lining up at Alumni Arena and paying to see the Bulls, who defeated Colgate Wednesday night 74-62.But having been such a big part of last year's success, the students continue to be the first ones in line at Alumni."It looks like a promising year," said Andrew McDermott, a freshman undecided major.

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County to Research Women's Issues

By JENNIFER NIELSON | Nov. 15, 2004

Some female students at UB will soon come face to face with "Women Below 30," a new outreach initiative for the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women.Wb30 is a research project that hopes to gain further understanding of issues affecting female residents of Erie County who are in their twenties, coordinators said."I like to think of the commission as a resident advisor in a college dorm," said Elizabeth Bailey, a Wb30 coordinator.

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UB's Republicans Exult As Democrats Regroup

By JENNIFER NIELSON | Nov. 5, 2004

Across the nation Wednesday morning, Republicans cheered and Democrats turned disappointingly from TV broadcasts as the news broke that Sen.

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Some Seniors Stressed About Registration

By JENNIFER NIELSON | Oct. 29, 2004

UB kicked off registration for spring classes earlier this week, but while honors students and student-athletes might have had an easy time signing up, some seniors could find themselves unable to fulfill requirements for their majors in time to walk across the stage at graduation."I actually was worried that I might run into some problems," said Marcus Pendleton, a senior computer science major.

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Muslim Community Marks Start of Ramadan

By JENNIFER NIELSON | Oct. 20, 2004

Muslim students, faculty and community members celebrated the start of Ramadan Friday, beginning a month of inner reflection and devotion to God with a prayer service in the Student Union.Othman Shibly, an assistant professor in the School of Dental Medicine, led Friday's prayer service and spoke about the importance of Ramadan.According to Muslim tradition, Ramadan is the time during which believers must purify themselves in order to create a just system on earth, Shibly said.

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"Problems With Lot Lighting, Blue Light Phones Addressed by Safety Committee"

By JENNIFER NIELSON | Oct. 13, 2004

Students are less safe on campus because of problems with blue light phones and insufficient lighting in parking lots, UB and community officials said Tuesday at a Personal Safety Committee meeting.Amy Vincent, a representative from the Anti-Rape Task Force, said many students have complained to her over the years that the blue lights on safety phones are too high up and the lights themselves aren't strong enough at night."The pole is too high up and the trees cover the light, causing the students to wonder where the nearest blue light phone is located," Vincent said.Another problem with the blue lights is that some of them are often damaged or knocked over by snowplows during the winter months because they are too close to the curb, said John Grela, director of public safety.Grela added that just this week, UB has started the process of fixing the blue light units "vandalized" by snowplows last winter.

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National Mock Trial Event at UB This Week

By JENNIFER NIELSON | Oct. 11, 2004

The first Mock Trial Invitational ever held at UB will take place this week, bringing 13 universities to square off in a simulated courtroom.

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Several New Names for Rooms at UB

By JENNIFER NIELSON | Oct. 1, 2004

The UB Council has approved resolutions to name the auditorium in Slee Hall and two law classrooms in O' Brian Hall after financial benefactors who gave significant donations during a recent campaign.UB official Jennifer McDonough stressed that Slee Hall itself is not going to have its name changed, as the rumor had been among some students."If a building, classroom or a laboratory is named after a benefactor or a community leader you can not by any means take that name away," said McDonough, vice president for University Advancement.

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Seeking Woman-Friendly Cities

By JENNIFER NIELSON | Sep. 24, 2004

Women often feel constricted to a home-life setting, simply by a city's organization and the architectural design, according to a prominent architect and author who spoke Tuesday as part of UB's Gender Week.Leslie Kanes Weisman's lecture at Crosby Hall, "Creating a Woman-Friendly City," focused on the necessity for changes in the organization and design of housing, work and public space to foster gender equality."Ever since the beginning of time and homeownership for the woman, the home became both the altar and the prison where rooms such as the kitchen belonged to them, and the smoking and billiard rooms to the man," said Weisman, an author and architect professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

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"Apples, Honey, and Rosh Hashana"

By JENNIFER NIELSON | Sep. 17, 2004

Jewish students, faculty, and community members turned out across campus Wednesday and Thursday to celebrate Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.A day that is both solemn and celebratory, Rosh Hashana is traditionally regarded as the birthday of the world and runs from sundown Wednesday to sundown Friday.