Finding power in a situation where I had none
This is supposed to be my “goodbye” column, where I get nostalgic and sappy and talk about my experience at UB.
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This is supposed to be my “goodbye” column, where I get nostalgic and sappy and talk about my experience at UB.
Life and death is just another teaching topic for philosophers.
With over forty thousand students on campus every year, UB is home to a variety of different cultures, languages and religions. A few students who practice their beliefs on campus didn’t discuss religious books like the Quran, the Torah, or the Bible. Rather, they discussed the work of a novelist.
It might still be snowing but don’t let the weather fool you – the end of the school year is closing in on us. Summer is close, which means ignoring all of your student debt for a few months by tanning your skin and filling your body with fermented beverages. For those of us who aren’t graduating this year summer also means planning classes for next year.
April is one of the most confusing months for UB students. The end of the semester is nearing but students also have to be on the work grind. And it’s hard not to be distracted by the fact that the weather is no longer a polar war zone.
I graduate in about a month in a half.
Students living in the University Village at Sweethome returned home from Spring Break to find more than just week-old food in the refrigerator and a pile of homework to catch up on.
Spring break is traditionally a time for students to relax and unwind. They can put their hectic college lives on hold and enjoy some free time – either on their couches or basking in the sun.
Connor Mack is a senior aerospace engineering major, but he doesn’t spend his free time building model bridges out of balsa wood or solving Rubik’s cubes, unlike what some may expect from him.
Alumni Arena was filled with students Wednesday, but they weren’t packed into the stands in blue and white attire screaming for the Bulls.
Last Halloween weekend, my housemates and I went out partying and everyone made it back safe. Except for me. They thought I was dead.
March is a strange month. The weather enters a bipolar state where it’s snowing one day and then sunny and warm the next. The classes start to get very difficult but there’s no end to the semester in sight. It sounds terrible but that’s only because it is.
From simple topics like the best show on Netflix to the burdensome opinions on presidential candidates, communication is a large part of college life.
Joseph Kieck remembers walking five miles in the winter to compete in a Pokémon tournament.
Laura Mannara receives a lot of angry phone calls.
Things have started to “click” for Brian Crimmins these past few weeks, he says.
Valentine’s Day is Sunday, which means a large portion of people everywhere, including UB students, will spend the day silently cursing the couples they see before running home to watch a Lifetime movie marathon with a gallon of ice cream by their sides. For those of us who are lucky enough to not spend our Valentine’s in a haze of bitter frustration and loneliness, here are some date ideas outside of the usual “dinner and a movie.”
For the four years it was open, The U was one of more popular clubs for UB students.
A banana: in truth it’s just an unfortunately shaped fruit, but because of the way it’s shaped some consider it to be a food that causes sexual arousal. The scientific term for a food that causes an increase in libido is “aphrodisiac.” Most people think that bananas are an aphrodisiac because their shape might cause a weird portion of those who eat them to become aroused.
February, though short, can be packed with events. It starts off the spring semester, has everyone’s favorite romantic holiday and brings students to one of the most exciting college weeks – spring break. But don’t count down the days yet – first, enjoy some of these events around Buffalo.