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Volume 59 Issue 0
November 24, 2009
All Articles for Volume 59, Issue 0:
WE'VE MOVED!
With the spoils of the Internet growing as we speak, staff at The Spectrum has decided that it is a time for change. We want to give the UB community and all of our readers the best outlet for consuming...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40469
By: STEPHEN MARTH - Editor in Chief

Kicking the Habit: UB smoking ban begins Aug. 1
   Smokers at the University at Buffalo only have a few more weeks to enjoy a cigarette on campus.    On August 1, UB's 100-percent smoke-free policy, known as UBreathe Free, will take effect. The policy...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40430
By: STEPHEN MARTH - Editor in Chief

Man charged in murder of UB graduate
A 20-year-old man from Amherst was arrested on May 27 in connection with the murder of UB graduate Javon Jackson. When DaMario Cordelius appeared in City Court for a summons on a criminal mischief...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40390
By: STEPHEN MARTH - Editor in Chief

Changing with the times
This will be the final issue of The Spectrum featured on this Web site. We are currently finalizing our new site, which you will be able to access by visiting this URL. If you have any suggestions on...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40409

Giving the gift of freedom
   Imagine being a normal person with a normal life and one day, everything comes to a grinding halt.    For many people, losing the ability to see might seem like the end of it all. However, one organization...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40453
By: RACHEL LAMB - Asst. Life Editor

Bringing hope to a Tanzanian village
   Mara Huber spent some time during Christmas in 2006 chatting with the Immaculate Heart Sisters of Africa while they were visiting her mother-in-law.    Huber, director...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40432
By: CAITLIN TREMBLAY - News Editor

UB prepares for swine flu
   As confirmed H1N1 cases swell to over 60,000 globally, UB is taking steps to protect itself.    UB's Emergency Preparedness team recommends that students, faculty, and...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40452
By: REN LAFORME - Managing Editor

UB2020 bill wins Senate approval
   The UB 2020 Flexibility and Economic Growth Act advanced in its progress toward becoming state law when the New York State Senate approved it on June 3. It will next move to the Assembly...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40433
By: AMANDA WOODS - Asst. News Editor

Solar energy coming to UB apartments
   Residents in UB's apartment complexes will be hoping for some sunny days in the near future.    On May 7, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the University at Buffalo...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40429
By: JENNIFER GOOD - News Editor

Cellino & Barnes donate $1 million to UB
   The UB Law School ended the academic year with a large gift from two alumni whose faces appear in frequent commercials across Western New York.    Well-known personal...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40431
By: ASHLEY HIRT - Asst. News Editor

Offseason brings buzz to Bills
   For native Buffalonians, titles such as "Wide Right," "The Monday Night Collapse" and "The Music City Miracle" are all too familiar.    Buffalo sports fans have endured...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40460
By: JOE PATERNO - Asst. Sports Editor

Quest for yearly dominance
   The University at Buffalo as a sports school?    I'm sure this wasn't on your mind when you decided to say "bon voyage" to your parents and spend your next four years...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40461
By: DAVID SANCHIRICO - Senior Sports Editor

Forgetting years of anguish
   As head coach Turner Gill hoisted the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship trophy over his head for all Ford Field spectators to see, a decade of struggles seemingly withered away.    The Buffalo...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40462
By: DAVID SANCHIRICO - Senior Sports Editor

UB thrower tosses cancer away
   Jim Abbott was born without a right hand, but this didn't stop him from being a successful professional baseball player. He pitched a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians and completed...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40463
By: ANDREW WIKTOR - Sports Editor

Bittersweet finish
   As basketball fans across the country anticipate March Madness, the last days of February feel like Christmas Eve. Diehard fans anxiously wait to see whether their favorite program can...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40459
By: MATTHEW PARRINO - Asst. Sports Editor

Our role at the University at Buffalo: What The Spectrum can do for you—and what you can do for The Spectrum
   Whether you are walking into a lecture that you are completely disinterested in or grabbing a quick bite to eat somewhere, pick up a copy of The Spectrum so you can brush up on what matters to you on...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40455

Judging a judge: The circus surrounding Judge Sonia Sotomayor
   Supreme Court nominees should be asked about their views on topics such as abortion rights and how the Constitution should be interpreted. So far, for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, that's sadly not the case.    As...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40456

A home away from home
   People always seem to chuckle when I tell them that I live in Buffalo.    Guess the joke is on you now, too.    Actually, I pity those who seem to have...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40457
By: STEPHEN MARTH - Editor in Chief

A guide to freshman year
   Welcome to UB, freshies!    I'm about to start my senior year, and believe me, there are still some things that I don't understand about UB. Why do people sleep on the...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40458
By: RACHEL LAMB - Asst. Life Editor

Bonna-ravenous
   I will never forget when I got that text.    It was May 31, and I was in Fenway Park in Boston, but not to see a Red Sox game. I was there for something that I think is...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40451
By: CHRISTOPHER DI MATTEO - Arts Editor

A chunk of Americana
   Over the last 25 years, The Offspring have sold over 33 million albums, influenced the sound and direction of countless punk acts, strummed the notes to a sure-fire hall of fame nod, and redefined a...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40450
By: JOHN RANIC - Senior Arts Editor

Cinematic storytelling
   Swirling in a whirlwind of road-worn success, Detroit post-hardcore act Chiodos vocalist Craig Owens’ love was almost his decay. Taking every ounce of criticism personally and drowning in an oftentimes...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40449
By: JOHN RANIC - Senior Arts Editor

A bountiful area
   The idea of moving into a new place is hugely intimidating, often inundated with questions of where to go, what to do, and who to hang out with. Incoming students first settling into Buffalo will often...
URL: http://www.spectrum.buffalo.edu/article.php?id=40454
By: SHANE FALLON - Asst. Life Editor

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