Issue
Volume 59, Issue 39
24-hour busing will continue next semester
By: Gigi Rubin
In October, the Student Association made the idea of a 24-hour bus service between North and South Campus a reality. [read more]
Accepting peace
Obama accepts Nobel Prize
Taking a break from the climate debate in Copenhagen, the President of the United States made a slight detour in Oslo, Norway to pick up the Nobel Prize. The award has been given out since 1901 in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and perhaps the best known, peace. [read more]
A matter of life and death
Rating – A
By: Eric Hilliker
Finally, the fantastic Brazilian comic twins get their own Vertigo series, and they do not disappoint. Brothers Fabio Moon (Casanova) and Gabriel Ba’s (Umbrella Academy: Dallas) Daytripper is a fine addition to their ever unwinding and beautiful library. [read more]
Barrett named interim head coach
Replaces Gill after move to Kansas
By: Stephen Marth
UB Athletics has announced that assistant head coach Danny Barrett has been named the interim head coach for the Buffalo Bulls. [read more]
Bulls bring down Benn-less Eagles
By: Matthew Parrino
A small gym combined with a large crowd means adversity for the away team. [read more]
Former UB president dies at 75
By: Caitlin Tremblay
Former UB president William R. Greiner passed away on Dec. 19 due to complications from heart surgery. He was 75. [read more]
From Scrooge to Santa
By: David Jarka
The thought of uttering the words “Merry Christmas” used to enrage me. [read more]
McCain labels UB study wasteful
By: Ashley Hirt
In times when science can advance the nation, and job creation is embraced, Senator John McCain bashed stimulus projects across America. A project conducted by the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions made McCain’s list of the 100 Most Wasteful Stimulus Projects. [read more]
School of Public Health earns national accreditation
By: Lauren Nostro
In its efforts to carry out the mission of public health – to help prevent and treat health problems that shorten lives and sap the quality of life – UB’s School of Public Health and Health Professions has come closer to its goal through a recent national accreditation. [read more]
Semester awards
By: David Sanchirico, Joe Paterno, Andrew Wiktor
The semester is over, and though no Buffalo teams captured MAC championships, there were many thrills and surprises throughout the fall season. Here are the sports awards for the fall semester: [read more]
Suicide rates increasing among soldiers
By: Camille Toarmino
Two different worlds – that’s what American soldiers live in. [read more]
The dangers of energy drinks
By: Alia Syed
The popularity of energy drinks is rapidly increasing, along with concerns among school officials, doctors and researchers about the safety of these beverages. [read more]
The future of smoking
By: James Twigg
With the world set to enter the second decade of the new millennium, everything around us is getting smaller and more futuristic by the second. [read more]
Winter days
Holidays still important this year
The holiday season is important this year. Regardless of which holiday Americans celebrate, the winter holidays hold special meaning. With the passage of time, the holiday lights get brighter, the shopping gets crazier, and the holiday music gets more familiar – if that can even happen. [read more]