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Volume 57 Issue 79
May 9, 2008
All Articles for Volume 57, Issue 79:
Tim Hortons and Jump Asian to debut on campus this fall
   Without taking a step off campus, students will be able to grab coffee and donuts in between classes from the two new Tim Hortons locations coming to campus, or a quality meal from the...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36825
By: JOANN PAN - News Editor

Calender
Monday Concert. The UB Symphony Orchestra will be performing in a free concert in Lippes Concert Hall at 8 p.m. Tuesday Lecture. This episode of the Science Decade Lecture series will highlight Madame...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36853

Taste-testing gives students a voice
   The Student Union lobby was filled with appreciation last Friday as Campus Dining and Shops showed their gratitude for students with the 13th Annual Customer Appreciation Day. Students...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36849
By: KAYLA YAMMARIN - Staff Writer

Dining Out For Life event hits Buffalo eateries
   The 6th annual Dining Out For Life event will be held Tuesday, April 29 at over 100 local restaurants in Western New York.    Restaurant patrons will have 25 percent or...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36834
By: STEPHANIE SCIANDRA - Senior Arts & Life Editor

SUNY Assembly elections take place over weekend
   Melody Mercedes, a junior communication and international studies major and current SUNY Student Assembly delegate, was reappointed to vice president of the SUNY Assembly for the 2008-2009...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36824
By: JOANN PAN - News Editor

State budget cuts costs, provides capital funding
UB's path to completing the UB 2020 plan may have to slow down in 2009 when the new state budget goes into effect. All campuses in the State University of New York (SUNY) system will have their...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36890
By: KELLY WARTH - Senior News Editor

UB Green’s director turns author to promote green campuses
   Walter Simpson, director of UB Green, will retire from UB this year as a published author. His book, The Green Campus: Meeting the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability, was published...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36821
By: STEPHANIE SCIANDRA - Senior Arts & Life Editor

Team dominates 127 teams in cold water and mud at Oozfest 2008
   More than 1,000 students woke up early on Saturday morning to play in the mud.    For the 24th year in a row, 128 teams of current students, alumni and members of the...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36819
By: CHRIS SULLIVAN - Staff Writer

For love of the game
   Is it possible to be a journalist and a fan?    That's a question that many young journalists are forced to ask themselves. I started writing at the sports desk for The...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36818
By: ALEX RUBIN - Senior Sports Editor

Bulls gain momentum
   Late-inning heroics were needed for the Buffalo baseball team, as they defeated Akron on Friday and Saturday, scoring 21 runs over the two games. The Bulls could not complete the sweep,...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36816
By: ALEX RUBIN - Senior Sports Editor

Bulls losing streak extends to five
   The Buffalo softball team wrapped up a home stand with a pair of losses against the Mid-American Conference leader Kent State.    Action began Saturday with the Golden...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36830
By: DAN SOEMANN - Staff Writer

Upcoming Events
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URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36829

Scoreboard
Friday Baseball Buffalo 10 Akron 4 Women’s Tennis Buffalo 4 Toledo 3 Saturday Softball Buffalo 0 Kent St 5 Baseball Buffalo 11 Akron 8 Women’s Tennis Buffalo 4 Miami 2 Sunday Softball Buffalo 0 Kent...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36827

Sidelines
Scott and Richard selected in NFL Draft    Former Bulls Trevor Scott and Jamey Richard were selected in the National Football League Draft on Sunday.    The Oakland Raiders...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36826

Champions at last
   The third time's a charm. With their victory over the top-seeded Western Michigan Broncos on Sunday afternoon in the Mid-American Conference Championships, the women's tennis team is...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36822
By: EVAN NEMEROFF - Sports Editor

Men’s tennis season comes to an end
   A tough season for the men's tennis team came to an end on the Thursday. The Bulls were eliminated in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Championships by Toledo, cutting their...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36820
By: SAMANTHA HICKS - Staff Writer

Sordid Spring fest : Students trying to blow off steam get smoke blown
   The back-to-back spectacle of Spring fest and Oozfest was created to help students relax. Those who were looking to kick back and enjoy the concert may have been disappointed by the actions...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36833

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URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36869

Bored yet?
   Buffalo natives know the secret: that snow, sleet and hail aren't all there is to our beloved hometown. Tainted by the weather, with a football team on a mega-rollercoaster and an economy...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36832
By: STEPHANIE SCIANDRA - Senior Arts & Life Editor

Farewell
   In the summer of 1993, I found no less than 12 four-leaf clovers in my backyard. My family had just moved to New York from Wichita, Kan. I went out back and, over the course of several...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36828
By: SILAS RADER - Editor in Chief

April 26, 2008
Dear Editor:    I would like to congratulate the students who organized and participated in the campaign to gather signatures insisting that UB begin a search and commit to hiring a new...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36831
By: WALTER SIMPSON - UB Energy Officer, Director, UB Green

Akon and company keep UB dancing
   This past Friday, over 6,000 people cramped into Alumni Arena to see if the mixed bag-lineup of R&B/Hip-Hop performers could keep the student body bumping and grinding all night long.    Featuring...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36811
By: SABRINA BACHAI - Staff Writer

Ava Cado’s: a fresh twist on Texmex
   Ava Cado's Restaurant, located at 3500 Main St. in University Plaza, is a family-run business bent on serving food just as tasty as it is healthy.    "A lot of people...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36812
By: EVAN HOLT - Arts & Life Editor

Students Get Their Foot in the Door Through Networking
   It never hurts to know people in high places when it comes to searching for job opportunities. In many instances, the more important people that students know the better their chances...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36813
By: SHANNON WHITE AND VICTORIA ORERO - Arts & Life Editor and Staff Reporter

Barbara Wejnert
   In the late 1970s, a college cyclist in communist Poland biked to the border of East Germany only to be sent back by bus, bike and all.    Barbara Wejnert, associate professor...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36817
By: ASHLEY OTTO - Staff Writer

Money Beat Mondays: Student loans
   It's not uncommon for students to sign for student loans without looking into interest rates or shopping around for better deals. For students, however, it's best to look at all of the...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36814
By: VICTORIA ORERO - Staff Reporter

Commentary:: Blockbuster jaws still biting not quite as ferociously as before
   Between the Friday, May 2 release of Iron Man and the August 1 release of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Hollywood will enter its most profitable time of year: summer blockbuster...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36809
By: JOE O’CONNELL - Staff Writer

In Defense of the Medium
   I'm a 22-year-old man, and I read comics.    That feels good to get off my chest. It's as if I've been harboring a horrible secret for so long, and I can finally breathe...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36810
By: BEN MUMFORD-ZISK - Asst. Arts and Life Editor.

Commentary: Vive la non-profit funding struggle
   Vive La Casa (also called VIVE by its employees) is more than a non-profit refugee shelter; in many cases, it's a refugee's last hope of avoiding deportation back to their country of...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36815
By: SILAS RADER - Editor in Chief

Packed With a Punch
A    Phil Vassar's newest release, "Prayer of a Common Man," is quite a doozie. Back with his fourth album, Vassar is not fooling around. He's looking to make a point and have fun while...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36835
By: GREG NOWAK - Staff Writer

Bid to Reinstate Pakistan’s Judges Hits an Impasse
   After weeks of deliberation, Pakistan's newly formed coalition government appears to have reached an impasse over its month-old promise to reinstate dozens of judges fired last year by...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36851

Chastity-Belt Policy Rubs Some the Wrong Way
   Chastity belts, which went out of fashion with knights in shining armor and damsels in distress, are making a comeback in the massage parlors of East Java.    Eager to...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36852

Ukraine’s Pursuit of Genocide Designation Upsets Russians Who Say Others Died, Too
   Relations between Russia and Ukraine, bedeviled by disputes over natural gas supplies and NATO expansion, have lately been roiled by one of the great tragedies of Soviet history: the...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=36850

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