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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 26</b></font> </td><td align="right"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"><b>THURSDAY, April 6, 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">Space Punk</font> <P> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"> Leah Russo (left), as Eleanor, and Nathan Sackett, as Space Punk, Starmites captain, perform a number during a dress rehearsal of the musical "Starmites," opening tonight in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts. </td></tr></table> <br><br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="4"><f1mark><b>Panel supports Women's Studies<br></b> <i>FSEC recommends transforming Women's Studies from program to department</i></font><br> After nearly two months of consideration, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at its March 29 meeting approved the transformation of the Women's Studies Program in the College of Arts of Sciences into a full-fledged department. <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>Architects get $3 million DOE grant</b> </font><br> The Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center) in the School of Architecture and Planning has been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant from the United States Department of Education through the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research. <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"> Mohawk book examines road to utopia: <i>American studies faculty member finds that good intentions often leave tragic legacies </i></a><br> · <a href="n2.html"> UB offers virtual viewbook: <i>Prospective students get real look at UB through eyes of peers</i></a><br> · <a href="n3.html"> X-rays shown to be warning sign</a><br> · <a href="n4.html"> Las Vegas is example for urban growth: <i>Book by sociologist Gottdiener shows how "sin city" offers model for development</i></a><br> · <a href="n5.html"> Deborah Walters is named ACE fellow: <i>Computer scientist, CAS associate dean to study technology as lever for change</i></a><br> · <a href="n6.html"> Operation Mother Hen: <i>Web-based review tool helps those struggling with calculus</i></a><br> · <a href="n7.html"> Stephanopoulos speaks at UB</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="eh.html" target="Right">Electronic Highways</a> | <a href="kudos.html" target="Right">Kudos</a> <br> <a href="mail.html" target="Right">The Mail</a> | <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/search" target="_parent">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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