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<base href=""> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" alink="#dddddd" vlink="#000000" link="#006699"> <table width="475" border="0"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/images/blank.gif" alt=" " width="2" height="2" border="0"> </td> <td> <table width=99%> <tr><td> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"><b>VOLUME 31, NUMBER 15</b></font> </td><td align="right"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"><b>THURSDAY, December 9, 1999</b></font> </td></tr> </table> <img src="http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/images/Flag.gif" alt="Reporter" width="450" height="77"> <table border="0"> <tr><td><img src="Graphics/cover.gif" alt="" width="300" height="203" alt=""><br> <font size=1 face="arial">photo by: Nancy J. Parisi</font></td> <td valign="middle"> <p> <font color="#006699" face="Arial, Helvetica" size="6">Tuba Tunes</font> <P> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"> Tuba players young and old celebrate the season in the lobby of Slee Concert Hall Saturday night as part of a "Tuba Christmas." This was the first time the annual holiday gathering was held at UB. </td></tr></table> <br><br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="4"><f1mark><b>Panasci donates $1 million to UB<br></b> <i>Gift to fund annual competition to encourage students to become entrepreneurs</i></font><br> A pharmacist and business executive turned venture capitalist, UB graduate Henry A. Panasci, Jr. has given $1 million to the university to create a competition that encourages students to become entrepreneurs. <div align="right"><a href="f1.html"><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="1">FULL STORY</font></a></div> <p><br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="4"><f2mark><b>Butler Mansion to house programs</b> </font><br> Jeremy M. Jacobs, Sr., chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies, Tuesday finalized purchase of the Butler Mansion and announced that he will make the building available for use by the UB School of Management. <div align="right"><a href="f2.html"><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="1">FULL STORY</font></a></div> <p><br> <a name="Top_Stories"></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="3"><b>Top Stories...</b></font><br> <center> <table width="90%" border="0"> <tr><td> · <a href="n1.html"> Let's Play! project offers tips for toy-buying: <i>Infants and toddlers with disabilities need toys that are engaging, fun to use</i></a><br> · <a href="http://wings.buffalo.edu/sefa"> SEFA Progress Report</a><br> · <a href="n3.html"> Hope seen for future budget: <i>Greiner optimistic King appointment is good news for UB</i></a><br> · <a href="n4.html"> Single dose effective for ADHD</a><br> · <a href="n5.html"> Class of 2000 heads down final stretch: <i>Students experience "senioritis," look forward to graduation in May</i></a><br> · <a href="n6.html"> UB leads effort to reverse local "brain drain"</a><br> · <a href="n7.html"> Mini-med school expands: <i>Biology students to bring curriculum back to their high schools</i></a><br> · <a href="n8.html"> Classrooms conditions criticized</a><br> · <a href="n9.html"> Bucher named Melodia Jones chair: <i>Work of French scholar, philosopher has drawn critical acclaim</i></a><br> · <a href="n10.html"> A "green" holiday season can still be merry: <i>Simpson offers suggestions for celebrating an environmentally responsible holiday </i></a><br> · <a href="n11.html"> Geology lab is "hands-on": <i>Excavated wells to help students learn about hydrogeology</i></a><br> </td></tr> </table> </center> <p> <center> <br><br><br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"> <a href="front.html" target="Right">Front Page</a> | <a href="front.html#Top_Stories" target="Right">Top Stories</a> | <a href="briefly.html" target="Right">Briefly</a> | <a href="qa.html" target="Right">Q&A</a> | <a href="kudos.html" target="Right">Kudos</a> | <a href="eh.html" target="Right">Electronic Highways</a> <br> <a href="sports.html" target="Right">Sports</a> | <a href="mail.html" target="Right">Mail</a> | <a href="ex.html" target="Right">Exhibits, Notices, Jobs</a> | <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/calendar" target="_top">Events</a> | <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/" target="_parent">Current Issue</a> | <a href="mailto:reporter@ubnews.buffalo.edu" target="Right">Comments?</a> | <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/Archives.html" target="Right">Archives</a> <br> <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/Search.html" target="Right">Search</a> | <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/index.html" target="_parent">UB Home</a> | <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/news/index.html" target="_parent">UB News Services</a> | <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/UBT/index.html" target="_parent"><i>UB Today</i></a> </font> </center> <br> <hr noshade width="90%" size="1"> <font size="2"> <i>The Reporter</i> is a campus community newspaper published by the Division of University Services, State University of New York at Buffalo. 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