Brennan's Bowery Bar and Restaurant, located in Clarence Plaza near Main Street and Transit Road, is quickly becoming a weekend hot spot for UB students. Serving up authentic Irish meals, coupled with the tradition of Irish drinking, the atmosphere of Brennan's draws a nearly full house every night and an even larger crowd for the Friday and Saturday night party scene. [read more]

   After winning three of its first four games to start the season, the women's basketball team lost its second consecutive game on Tuesday, falling to Holy Cross. [read more]

   Are you sure that the pregnancy test isn't defective? [read more]

   When the pedestals and urns created by internationally known artist Brian Tolle were installed in Founders Plaza this past October, it marked the beginning of an initiative to bring more public art to UB campuses. [read more]

   On October 27, 2005, The New York Times published an article quoting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, who declared that the state of Israel must be "wiped off the map." Later, Ahmadinejad made his message even clearer when he shouted, "Death to Israel!" in a speech during a rally in Iran (Iranian News Channel, Aug. 2, 2006). But this is nothing new. Rafsanjani, who served as President of Iran from 1989 to 1997 and is currently Chairman of Assembly of Experts and of the Expediency Council of Iran, suggested that a nuclear attack be launched on Israel that would "annihilate Israel" (Iran Press Service, Dec. 14, 2001). All of this leaves little room for doubt regarding Iran's intentions against Israel. [read more]

   UB distinguished professor George Lee was honored by the White House with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring for his work with budding high school student engineers. [read more]

   The members of Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) hope to make UB and Buffalo a greener place to live by working with Clean Air Technologies International to create a program that aims to lower pollution produced by school buses. [read more]

   Since 1989, 209 people have been freed from prison as a result of advances in technology. Buffalo's Lynn DeJac is one more for the tally. However, she has made history by being the first woman to have her murder conviction overturned, according to The New York Times. [read more]

   There's nothing better in sports than a good old-fashioned home stand to break a losing streak. [read more]

   Genkin Philharmonic is truly weird. It is very, very hard to move past that point when trying to describe the brainchild of UB music professor Jon Nelson. [read more]

   Interpretation is a powerful instrument. In today's society, interpretation has the ability to extract incredible beauty or create a cacophonous social upheaval. The way you (as the reader) are going to construe these words is going to be big. I can see myself receiving an enormous amount of disagreement with this, and I haven't even started. [read more]

   Interpretation is a powerful instrument. In today's society, interpretation has the ability to extract an incredible beauty, or even create a cacophonous social upheaval. The way you (as the reader) are going to construe these words is going to be big. I can see myself receiving an enormous amount of disagreement with this, and I haven't even started. [read more]

   Well, it's that time of year again. Not only will millions of overpriced gifts be bought, but fans of every single college football team will ask for one thing and one thing only: a college football playoff to determine the outright national champion. [read more]

Friday

Women's basketball signs five for 2008-09 season [read more]

Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series. [read more]

When the SUNY Board of Trustees approved the 2008-09 budget on Tuesday, Nov. 27 they had the future in mind. Among changes discussed were a five percent increase in tuition to enhance SUNY education, improve security, expand research and decrease energy consumption. [read more]

   As part of the Buffalo-Kanazawa Sister City Committee and the Year of Japan in Buffalo-Niagara project, the silent language performance East Meets West graced the UB Center for the Arts Drama Theater stage Wednesday night. [read more]

   A UB research scientist has received a $1.8 million grant to conduct a study that will develop a treatment plan to help pregnant women quit smoking. [read more]

In recognition of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, Student Health and Wellness is offering free HIV testing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30 in the Student Union. [read more]

   UB's student-run radio station, WRUB, took over the Student Union on Thursday, blasting music for all to hear. [read more]