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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 25</b></font> </td><td align="right"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"><b>THURSDAY, March 30, 2000</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="209" 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">In the Hunt</font> <P> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"> Jessica Hall, a senior international business major, talks with Don Palacios of the U.S. Border Patrol Tuesday during Career Fest 2000. The job fair was sponsored by Career Planning and Placement. </td></tr></table> <br><br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="4"><f1mark><b>Cuts pose challenges for libraries<br></b> <i>von Wahlde tells FSEC that UB has slipped out of top 50 in research library rankings</i></font><br> The serious impact of UB's budget shortfall has the University Libraries facing a challenging future, Barbara von Wahlde, associate vice president for University Libraries, told the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at the group's March 22 meeting. <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>Students tackle Hickory Woods issue<br></b><i>Chemistry students aim to clear the air between residents, government</i> </font><br> A UB scientist whose undergraduate chemistry class is analyzing air and soil samples in South Buffalo's Hickory Woods subdivision, a former steel company site, says he hopes that the university's efforts can help bridge the communication gap dividing the community from the government and regulatory agencies in charge of investigating the site. <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"> McCall rips state for underfunding education: <i>Comptroller urges UB audience to exert pressure on legislators for education issues</i></a><br> · <a href="n2.html"> M&T contributes to UCI: <i>Bank's donation allows housing program to move forward</i></a><br> · <a href="n3.html"> Obesity-gum disease link found</a><br> · <a href="n4.html"> EPC celebrates poetry on the Web: <i>Electronic Poetry Center offerings prove that April is not the cruelest month</i></a><br> · <a href="n5.html"> Subject of famous photo to speak at UB: <i>Kim Phuc travels around the world as a Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations </i></a><br> · <a href="n6.html"> Clinic treats accident victims: <i>Anxieties of victims of motor-vehicle accidents addressed</i></a><br> · <a href="n7.html"> Architect Libeskind to lecture</a><br> · <a href="n8.html"> April concert schedule has broad appeal: <i>Performances to range from traditional sonatas to the newest in computer music</i><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="eh.html" target="Right">Electronic Highways</a> <br> <a href="sports.html" target="Right">Sports</a> | <a href="ex.html" target="Right">Exhibits, Jobs, Notices</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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