Issue
Volume 59, Issue 12
Bedroom rules
Tufts lays down new “sexiling” rule
Tufts University recently shocked its students with the latest edition of their campus handbook. Consider the following rule: [read more]
Behavioral intervention helps manage ADHD in children
By: Jessica Bennett
Getting up and going to school is a daily struggle for most students – but those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder sometimes have it much worse. [read more]
Buffalonians to protest Blair
By: Caitlin Tremblay
Prepare to face angry members of the Western New York community when you walk by Alumni Arena within the next two weeks. [read more]
Bulls and crowns
By: Adrian Finch
Monday marks the beginning of the week of games, prizes and entertainment that make up the homecoming carnival hosted by the Student Association. Students can take a break from the grueling monotony of classes and spend their time in the Student Union participating in activities galore until Friday. [read more]
Bulls seek cure for LeFevour
By: Joe Paterno
When Central Michigan standout Dan LeFevour took the UB Stadium turf in 2006, the quarterback left a lasting impression on the Buffalo football community. In the Chippewas’ 55-28 victory, LeFevour completed 14-of-16 passes for 294 yards, rushed for 26 yards and accounted for four of the team’s seven touchdowns. [read more]
Childhood friendships may influence eating behaviors
By: Gigi Rubin
The kids you chose to sit with at your high school lunch table may have a profound effect on your future. [read more]
Comfortable classrooms increase grades
By: Abraham C. L. Munson-Ellis
The most common detriment to a student’s success in the classroom comes from feeling like school is a stressful, negative space. Students need to feel comfortable and positive in their learning environment in order to make the most of their education. [read more]
Content with our content?
By: Andrew Wiktor
Mark Twain once said, “If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re misinformed.” [read more]
DiNapoli pushes for out-of-state tuition hike
By: Stephen Marth
Many out-of-state students think that they pay enough for tuition at the University at Buffalo. [read more]
Engineering professor earns national award
By: Amanda Woods
The National Medal of Technology, the nation’s highest honor awarded for technological achievement, will soon be in the hands of Esther Takeuchi, Greenbatch professor in Power Sources Research in the school of Engineering and Applied Sciences. [read more]
Flu shots suspended
UB underestimates demand for flu shots
As fall drifts away and the winter months creep in, flu season is looming. Most people feel comforted by receiving a flu shot around this time. UB, understanding that need for comfort and immunity, announced that students and faculty could receive flu shots within a three-day period. [read more]
Flu vaccination shortage at UB
By: Shane Fallon
In a stunning turn of events that made a bad situation seem even worse, UB students looking to receive free flu shots discovered that the proverbial wells had run dry. [read more]
Going between the posts
By: Christy Suhr
She may be an intimidating force between the pipes, but don’t let her game face fool you. Senior goalkeeper Amy Coron of the women’s soccer team got her start by kicking around a big, yellow, fuzzy ball in an indoor YMCA league when she was just 3 years old. [read more]
Goin’ south
By: Rachel Lamb
After living on North Campus for three years, my friends and I decided to get a house off of Main Street in University Heights. I lived in the dorms and in the Chestnut Ridge Villas, but my hectic social life (just kidding … not really) always drove me to South Campus on the weekends. [read more]
Homecooked
By: Matt Weber
For those who have followed the football team to any extent for the past two or three years, a few players and moments are instantly familiar. The game-changing runs by senior running back James Starks, the game-winning catch by senior wide receiver Naaman Roosevelt against Temple and senior safety Mike Newton’s fumble return for a touchdown in the MAC Championship are all moments that any Bulls fan will remember for the rest of his or her life. [read more]
Homesick hardcore
By: James Twigg, John Ranic
They used to be showstoppers. Now they are the show. [read more]
Matt and Kim sing through the daylight
By: Christopher Di Matteo, John Ranic
Matt loves Kim. They love music. [read more]
Steps forward have volleyball team believing
By: David Sanchirico
The situations are mirror images of each other, but the players are quite different. [read more]
The bright side of a war zone
One student’s mission to rebuild Iraq
By: Matt Mosher
When Sgt. Chris Irwin joined the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion out of Mattydale, N.Y., he didn’t know what he would be getting into. After a year of school at Tompkins Cortland Community College, he decided he needed more adventure and something more challenging – something he figured the U.S. Army Reserve would deliver. [read more]
