VOLUME 32, NUMBER 21 THURSDAY, February 22, 2001
Reporter

Photo: Stephanie Hamberger		 Bot Wars

Ilya Polyakov (right), a junior engineering major, makes an adjustment to "Bladerunner," the robot he built and sent into battle on Monday as part of Engineers Week. Team mate Lenny Jacinto (left) looks on. Polyakov and "Bladerunner" have appeared on Comedy Central's "BattleBots."



FSEC examines classroom issues
Panel provides recommendations to address problems with teaching space
The Classroom Quality and Attributes Committee of the Faculty Senate brought a list of recommendations to clean up, refurbish, modernize and make safe the university's teaching space to the Feb. 14 meeting of the senate's Executive Committee—a project totaling an estimated $772,230 for the 2001-02 academic year.
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UB Council opposes student-fee cap
The UB Council went on the record on Tuesday in opposing an effort in the state Legislature to limit student fees to 15 percent of tuition.
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Top Stories...

· Music announces March concert schedule: Performances by violinist Oliveira, soprano Ohrenstein highlight Slee lineup
· UB checks out NYPIRG: Group investigates establishing chapter, to hold "teach-in"
· Pitman applies math to kidney
· Students focus of Thompson's work: Priorities of associate director of admissions blend education with community service
· Adolescent cigarette, alcohol use examined: RIA study finds concurrent use of alcohol, cigarettes poses serious public-health issue
· Wright material on the road: Items from UB collection to appear in notable exhibitions
· Smoking tied to hemorrhage risk
· Exhibit contrasts nature, technology: Work by Texan James Drake uses snake skin to depict customs, behaviors of environment

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