Issue
Volume 59, Issue 7
Alumnus dies suddenly
By: Jody Kleinberg-Biehl
Tuesday night, UB alumnus Thomas Leone tragically passed away in Niagara Falls, according to brothers of the Delta Sigma Pi co-ed business fraternity. [read more]
B-Rabbit comeback
By: David Sanchirico
My mother always told me to learn from my losses. [read more]
Bulls show fight in loss to Syracuse
By: Luke Hammill
After winning just six games last season, the volleyball team has turned things around under first-year head coach Tom Kress. So far it has been a season of streaks for the Bulls. After opening the year with two wins, Buffalo dropped three in a row before exploding for four-straight victories. [read more]
House passes biggest student aid bill in history
By: Caitlin Tremblay
Despite the fledgling economy, college may become more affordable for many students beginning in the 2010-11 academic year. [read more]
MCEER and Calspan partner to improve America’s bridges
By: Ashley Hirt
This fall, MCEER, the University at Buffalo’s Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, and Calspan, a company in Buffalo internationally revered for aeronautics and transportation testing, will begin building two bridges in Ashford, N.Y. The full-scale bridge test will be performed to develop ways to improve the nation’s crumbling bridge infrastructure. [read more]
School’s out
High school principal sentenced
There are few things more tragic than a school official breaking the trust bestowed upon her by the community. Former Kenmore East High School Principal LuAnn E. Ostanksi was finally sentenced on Wednesday after being caught stealing in March. [read more]
Similar past and futures
By: David Sanchirico
If Buffalo’s football program was a symbol of struggle in 2004, then Central Florida’s was football futility. [read more]
Spinning the dream
By: Pamela M. Cyran
As the color guards’ flags dance and spin through the air, creating a picturesque display of color and movement in their hands, passersby’s look on in admiration at their matchless talent and skill. [read more]
The ultimate liar
Grade: B
By: Adam Danishefsky
In Hollywood, where it’s sometimes easier to become famous from gossip and the paparazzi rather than acting ability, Matt Damon proves he deserves his fame with his role in The Informant! [read more]
Troubles for drinks with bubbles
Sugar tax a way to fight obesity and pay for health care
There’s an expression: “Right idea, wrong execution.” The New England Journal of Medicine illustrated this when it published an article written by a group of prominent doctors and policy makers stating that a tax on sugary drinks would not only raise revenue, but also have significant health benefits. [read more]
Victor E. Bull gets a new look
By: Adrian Finch
The anticipation in the air was almost tangible on Saturday, as thousands of students swimming in a sea of blue cheered on the football team during its first home game of the season. When the team emerged from beneath the stands, smoke filled the air and Victor E. Bull took to the field, appearing noticeably stronger, leaner and more ferocious. [read more]
