It was the second semester of my freshman year. I was lazily ensconced in bed with my ex jamming to Ray LaMontagne when he asked me where I saw myself in 10 years.
Kara Rodriguez* doesn’t feel smart enough to study for big exams without Adderall. Erika Hussein’s* tight-knit family is strict about grades. She’s afraid to disappoint them and calls Adderall a “necessary evil.” Alexa Smalls* mixes Adderall with caffeine pills she buys on Amazon for an extra boost while studying. Candy-colored pills, often dubbed “addy,” fill the pockets of UB students and offer them the most elusive 21st-century promise – the ability to do it all. Students who take Adderall say it allows them to focus on tests and still have energy to hit the gym and party over the weekend. The effect starts about 20 minutes after a pill is popped and the peak occurs about an hour and a half in.
Omar David has never had a black professor. Most UB students haven’t.
Robert Spencer’s impending visit is causing major tension across UB’s campus. Spencer, a controversial self-proclaimed radical Islam expert, will speak about the dangers of radical Islam in Knox 109 on May 1. Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) is hosting Spencer’s visit. Chairwoman Lynn Sementilli defended this decision saying public universities are the place for free speech and discussion, even for the most difficult topics.
When people hear my high heels clink from a distance and spot a butterscotch blonde donned in a loose-fit romper, they know I’ve entered the room. I’m slightly embarrassed to say I regularly agonize over my outfits in the morning. I often change my outfit up to five times until I find the right one. I struggle to shut my drawer filled with clothes with the tags still on them on a daily basis. I’ve FaceTimed friends in a panic for second opinions on my outfits before I go out.
University police closed off the road between Augsburger and Flint, after three vehicles were struck in a car accident. The person driving the car that started the accident was having a “medical emergency,” according to UPD Deputy Chief of Police Josh Sticht. Passersby broke the driver’s window open to get him out of the car before UPD arrived.
In recent years, Student Association executive board elections had forgone conclusions, where parties ran unopposed or one party was practically poised to win.
Theresa Rubi drove to North Campus from her apartment on Minnesota Avenue on Wednesday morning “slipping at every turn.” “The weather Tuesday was bearable compared to this,” Rubi, a senior biological sciences major, said. “I think school should have closed on Wednesday for the safety of students, professors and staff.”
The Student Association executive board controls roughly $4 million of student money collected through the mandatory student activity fee of $104.75 per semester.
The UB community woke up to large words reading “Black Lives Matter” in red, black and green paint on the bull outside of the Student Union on Wednesday morning.
Professor Henry Taylor sits in his office in Hayes Hall. Taylor and other black faculty members feel they are undervalued at UB.
Hundreds of UB students gathered on Friday outside of O'Brian hall to protest President Donald Trump’s recent travel ban executive order
Political science professor Michelle Benson will be voting for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the presidential election on Nov. 8. Benson believes Clinton’s knowledge of foreign policy and the complexity of U.S. and world politics qualifies her for presidency.
UB President Satish Tripathi and Provost Charles Zukoski spoke to faculty members from the Natural Sciences department at the third town hall meeting of the semester.
Joel Lim, a senior psychology major from Singapore, said Halloween has spread to his country and has impacted his experience at UB when he saw how it’s celebrated in the U.S.
Angelique Romulus and Malcolm Gray joined the Black Student Union to engage with the black community on campus. Black students and faculty feel the campus is lacking in diversity.
Chris Banks, also known as Young Scholar, sits outside of the Student Union.
Amy O’Leary started transitioning from male to female in April 2016. O’Leary, a junior psychology major, experienced emotional distress prior to her transition.
UB president Satish Tripathi and provost Charles Zukoski held a town hall meeting for faculty members on Wednesday morning. Faculty from social sciences, arts and humanities asked questions about issues within their departments and the university at the meeting.
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