My experience at UB has guided me through numerous doors I never expected to even see. From incredibly intelligent and wise professors, a multitude of immensely unique friends and experiences one would only dream about, my experiences have shaped me.
Lex, a junior English major, is one of the many teens struggling with an alcohol addiction.
Love Your Melon is a non-profit organization started by students in an entrepreneurial class at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. For each Love Your Melon beanie someone buys, the foundation gives one to a child battling cancer. UB student Kim Charleson knew right away she wanted to become an ambassador when she saw UB was not on the list of colleges joining the foundation, so she started a chapter at UB.
UB students studying late at the library can be accompanied on their late-night walks home and to their cars by volunteers through Sub Board I (SBI) Inc.’s safety walk station.
Starting in the fall, UB’s new housing program Global 360 will allow international and domestic students to choose to be paired as roommates to foster intercultural relationships.
In order to become temporary, a club needs at least 10 student signatures, a constitution and an adviser or coach. Sports clubs must register with an NCAA league to compete. To become a permanent club, student groups must host two club meetings, two club events, participate in two community service events, two SA events and complete two fundraising events. Clubs must also wait two semesters before applying for permanency.
Święconka (shve-yen-SOHN-ka), Dyngus Day and Wigilia may be unfamiliar to those who aren’t of Polish decent, but the Polish SA is making sure all of its members live out those traditions as fully as possible.
Buffalo Untapped was held in North Campus’ Lake Lasalle Lot and Alumni Arena’s Triple Gym from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday evening. It was an evening undergraduate students to become more aware of what eateries, breweries and vendors Buffalo has to offer.
At the Turkish Student Association's first event of the semester, students had their fortunes read in coffee grounds.
Jesse Moses, a junior international studies major, had to learn how to adjust to a campus of almost 30,000 students after leaving a school with half as many. The Transfer Peer Mentor Program, also known as “Transfer Tuesdays,” helped Moses adjust to the nerve-wracking first few days of figuring out the large campus and creating new friendships.
Polish SA celebrated Święconka, or “the blessing of the Easter baskets,” on April 12. The club also celebrates Dyngus Day and Wigilia to bring the Polish culture to campus.
UB student Jon Jeziorowski works out with fitness trainer Scott Quinn. The two are training for the Mr./Ms. Buffalo bodybuilding competition in March.
Ashley Scott (right) is a student mentor who is helping Jesse Moses (left) with her transition from a community college to UB. The two were paired for the Transfer Peer Mentor Program, also known as Transfer Tuesdays.
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