With a consistently low voter turnout at elections like the student mandatory fee referendum and once-bustling Student Association forums being cancelled due to lack of interest, sometimes it feels like the only thing students know how to do is to complain about an issue rather than commit to enact change; and it is nice to see, even though it is only a small portion of the UB student body, that some students are trying to do something for an issue that they feel strongly about. The least of what we can say about this situation is that it is far better than the student apathy that typically inhabits a college student body, but the keyword in that statement is "least." [read more]

It was a solid start to the season as the Bulls defended their home turf this weekend in the Fourth Annual UB Open. 14 well-respected wrestling schools entered Alumni Arena on Sunday to compete, and the Bulls triumphed in many of the weight classes. [read more]

Coming off their most impressive and dominating victory of the season over Kent State, the Bulls will look for back-to-back wins for only the second time since joining Division 1-A. [read more]

New beginnings bring the promise of new hope for the Buffalo men's and women's swimming teams this season. The Bulls (2-0) are coming off a forgettable season in which each team finished last in the Mid-American Conference Championships and ended with a losing record. However, the Bulls' recent influx of freshman talent on both teams is causing a major turnaround. [read more]

Being away from home is hard. Cooking a healthy meal between classes and work can be even harder. Finding clean dishes? Well, that you'll have to take up with your roommate. [read more]

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Six students and six UB alumni sit down to dinner together, having never met before. They all have one thing in common. [read more]

In high school, all of my history teachers told me that had it not been for crippling international diffidence, the Holocaust could have been prevented. [read more]

An invitation to the Bulls men's tennis team was sent out by the Dartmouth Big Green for a weekend of competition in Hanover, N.H. Unfortunately, Harvard was invited too. [read more]

After months of intense campaigning and heated debates, Election Day this year brought more than a close race between democrats and republicans. While booths across the nation faced problems with electronic voting, UB was hit with a much more serious dilemma - apathy. [read more]

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-These songs deliver political salvation to the confused and uncertain during election time. - Matt Manera [read more]

Hold a sign, say some chants, post some fliers, give biased statistics, have a protest, hold a flag upside down and then go home to sleep safe in your bed. [read more]

As students and faculty gear up for the final stretch of school this semester, the Student Association is also preparing for the last of the season's activities and taking pride in its success thus far. [read more]

Football

Thursday: at Akron, 6pm

Nothing to report [read more]

Men's soccer players honored by MAC [read more]

Last month, Chancellor John Ryan told the SUNY Faculty Senate that New York's public higher education system might be facing future financial troubles due to state budget cuts. [read more]

They released their first album when the majority of UB students were learning how to tie their shoes, which means it shouldn't be long before these veterans strut on stage wearing Velcro orthopedics. [read more]

For those not in the know, "taking it to the tree-line" is a phrase coined by the Marines. It describes a situation when two opponents wrestle each other until one person taps out. That's the only rule. My fearless managing editor, L.W., has been in the Marines for five years, and recently brought the "tree-line" to the office. [read more]

Anything that happens today can result in disaster tomorrow. Such is the case in Alejandro Gonzalez's drama "Babel," as he takes the concept of a chain-reaction to epic proportions. [read more]

Cheers and jeers met anti-war protesters yesterday as a sizable crowd of over a hundred people turned out at the entrance of the Student Union for a National Day of Action. [read more]

October's "surprise" blizzard left thousands of people in the Buffalo area without power for days, but UB scientists say that with the implication of wireless, storm-sensing transistors, future power outages do not have to be nearly as costly or frustrating. [read more]