Yay, burpees: Part II

I’m not ashamed of my body, but my past four months have been an uphill battle with fitness. I’ve learned how to keep a healthy lifestyle, but between my busy schedule and my perpetually empty wallet, it’s been hard keeping myself on track.

My personal issues didn’t get in the way of my urge to see how far I could push my body, however, so I decided to go to a conditioning class held by UB Fit last Wednesday. 

Yay, burpees!

I hadn’t been in that much pain in months. My legs were shaking, I could barely raise my arms from my sides and my chest felt like it had a 50-pound weight on it.

I was nearly immobile for a few days, but I also felt a great sense of accomplishment for completing my first conditioning class with UB Fit Club.

How To: Get through this Valentine’s Day in one piece

Valentine’s Day is the only day of the year when you can flaunt your significant other in public, participate in an overwhelming amount of PDA and speak in Taylor Swift lyrics all day – and there is nothing anybody can do about it. 

Here are some of my suggestions for the bachelor or bachelorette on how to survive this affectionate 24 hours (other than pretending it doesn’t exist).

Looting UB’s campus

CampusLOOTr gives students safe, easily accessible bazaar

Harrison Kim was surrounded by things he didn’t use. He had a mini fridge, a huge bag of clothing in his closet and no way of efficiently getting rid of either. He didn’t want to throw anything away – his things weren’t broken; he just didn’t need them anymore.

So he decided to do something about the clutter. He created CampusLOOTr.

Kim designed CampusLOOTr, a free website targeted toward students, to facilitate trade between students exclusively at UB.

Fewer than 16 hours a day

International students adjust to the changes in their lifestyle in the U.S.

Many international students at UB, like Wang, come from vastly different education systems, and they must acclimate to the new environment. Through the assistance of offices such as the International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and clubs such as Chinese Student Association, students are able to transition easier from one educational atmosphere to another.

Anonymous words of kindness

Anonymous words of kindness UB Compliments gives students unexpected boosts of confidence

A new Facebook page, UB Compliments, allows users to anonymously post positive words about fellow UB community members. When universities around the world sparked new “compliments” pages on Facebook, one UB student decided to join in.