OUR FAVORITE PROFESSORS

JOSHUA BOSTON

Managing Editor

A perennial character in Prof. Al Michaels' various lectures in history, "Professor Girly-Man," would have to suffer through the blatantly anti-liberal bias of HIS 295: The US in the World From Truman to Nixon. Though Michaels is outwardly conservative, his lectures on the Cold War, John Kennedy and Latin America always touch both sides of the issues.

NATE LAFRANCE

Photo Editor

While this link (http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=515816) may not work anymore, about a year ago, Prof. Don McGuire humorously advised his Greek Drama (CL 316) class to check out the good deal on scarves at this online store. McGuire's classes might be harder than a Spartan soldier's shield, but his wit and intelligence makes the effort well worth it.

MATT MANERA

Managing Editor

James Bun is the most mellow, understanding professor ever. Very accommodating and enjoyable to spend class with due to easy-to-follow lesson plans and interesting class discussions.

SILAS RADER

Editor in Chief

Under the tutelage of lecturer and Buffalo News editorial page editor Mike Vogel, I not only earned my "A" but walked away having learned something about journalism: you can't please everyone. Choose Vogel if you're taking ENG 399, and you won't regret the lesson in writing for print media. You might even enjoy it, too.

ALEX RUBIN

Senior Sports Editor

Taking a class at 8 a.m. is hard enough to begin with. Taking a class at 8 a.m. on Criticism (ENG 301) is a horse of a different color. It takes a special person to keep me awake at this early, and professor Ming-Qian Ma accomplished this goal. While he was incredibly strict, he made the class interesting and somewhat fun.

STEPHANIE SCIANDRA

Senior Life & Arts Editor

If you're not a science person but still need to complete that general education requirement, Professor Jason Briner, instructor of GLY 101, is the way to go. His lectures are always interesting, and he gives generous tests with an even more forgiving curve to boot. Briner inspires many of his students to minor in geology. His interactive lectures could make dirt interesting - literally.

JOYCE WANG

Senior Photo Editor

Although taking a math course to fulfill your mathematics Gen Eds is another slap in the face from the University, Professor Grundy for ULC 148 makes the slap unusually painless. He sympathizes with incoming freshmen (or sophomores) who have been grilled with math for the last 12 years of their academic life. While he knows his stuff, he does not torture students with complicated theorems and formulas, but jokes as he goes through basic algebra. If you pay attention in class and do the homework, passing this class, or even getting an A in math, is not too far a goal to reach with Grundy.