JOE GRAMLICH - The Spectrum

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"UB Summer Sessions Packed with New Programs, Events"

By JOE GRAMLICH | Apr. 18, 2003

While many UB students will depart home this summer for time away from school, others will stay behind to earn credits and participate in various programs scheduled for the warmer months ahead.In addition to the usual summer courses - which Associate Vice Provost Katherine Ferguson said is "one of the largest academic course schedules in the Northeast offered this summer" - UB will offer a variety of programs and activities as part of the new "UB This Summer" program.Incoming freshmen can participate in the Academic Challenge and Enrichment Program, specifically designed to help them adjust to college life before classes officially start.

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Students Fight Tide as Wave of Senioritis Sweeps UB

By JOE GRAMLICH | Apr. 14, 2003

A senior's last semester is packed with last minute concerns - piled-up projects to finish, graduation ceremony preparations and friendships to solidify before moving on to whatever the next big step may be.

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Group Work: May Affect Your Employment Value as Well as Your Grade

By JOE GRAMLICH | Apr. 7, 2003

Though some may grind their teeth at having to talk to unknown classmates, group work is a bona-fide learning tool, essential to life on campus and in the workplace, according to some."It's a job skill," said Gary Ozanich, a communication professor.

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The Man Behind the Titles

By JOE GRAMLICH | Apr. 2, 2003

It is 8 p.m., Sunday night. George Pape lounges on a sofa in the Student Association office, fumbling with a remote while the VH1 rock star documentary show "Behind the Music" blares on the big screen TV.

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UB Seniors Ponder Post-Graduation Future

By JOE GRAMLICH | Mar. 28, 2003

Graduation is rapidly approaching, but that may be as close as some students come to certainty in the future.

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Political Propaganda Versus Legitimate Debate

By JOE GRAMLICH | Mar. 21, 2003

In 1940, the Three Stooges broke the mold and each other's faces with a spoof on Adolf Hitler and Nazi-Germany in a 17-minute short called "You Natzy Spy!"The short was the first Hollywood film to satirize Hitler, with the permanently enraged Moe playing a puppet dictator placed in power by three war hawks who find the wartime economy more lucrative than in peacetime.Though the short is a classic, based on its effective satire of Hitler as a buffoon capable only of shouting fits and causing concussions, it is also a piece of history.

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Aphrodisiacs - Myth or Reality?

By JOE GRAMLICH | Mar. 5, 2003

In 1967, the Beatles had a hit song in "All You Need Is Love." Since the beginning of civilization, however, mankind - and men in particular - has struggled with a difficult problem: What if it takes more than just love to get it up?Chocolate, oysters, ginseng, onions and asparagus are just a few on the long list of aphrodisiacs: a food, drink, drug, scent or device that users believe will make love-making easier by boosting sexual desire or libido."I think it's more association than anything else," said Eric Abbey, a former UB student.

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Life as a Dance Major at UB

By JOE GRAMLICH | Feb. 21, 2003

Dancing well requires grace, rhythm, agility and control. To be a student in the dance program in UB's Department of Theatre and Dance requires even more than that.

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Studying Abroad Builds Friendships and Resumes

By JOE GRAMLICH | Feb. 14, 2003

There is an old saying in the real estate business - It's all about location, location, location.

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"Debbie Does Dallas"" Captivates SU Audience"

By JOE GRAMLICH | Feb. 3, 2003

University Unions and Activities Board's bi-annual Sex Week climaxed Friday night with the 1978 porn classic "Debbie Does Dallas," providing students a chance to laugh and learn some tricks from Debbie's gang of pom-pom nymphomaniacs."There's people running on the stage," groans a UUAB staff member a few minutes before midnight, amused but irritated.