University Police gives grades this year
Students received report cards on their first day back to school this semester for an unexpected course: Auto Burglary 101.
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Students received report cards on their first day back to school this semester for an unexpected course: Auto Burglary 101.
John C. Mohawk, associate professor of American studies, passed away Dec. 10 at the age of 61. American Studies Chair Donald Grinde cited apnea as the cause of death.
In a heated Senate meeting Wednesday night, Graduate Student Association President Aubrey Balcom, on the verge of being impeached for alleged misappropriation of funds, resigned his position.
A fire on the fifth floor of Furnas Hall prompted an evacuation and emergency response after a gas line ignited in a lab.
After months of intense campaigning and heated debates, Election Day this year brought more than a close race between democrats and republicans. While booths across the nation faced problems with electronic voting, UB was hit with a much more serious dilemma - apathy.
I've never really been fond of the concept of "planning," or "routine." People recognize me as a go-with-the-flow kinda gal, which is often coupled with "insane" and "most likely to die before age 25." We'll call that coincidence.
Students in the Governors Complex were inconvenienced early Thursday morning an anonymous act of mischief smoked them out of bed.
Students living on or around North Campus are in luck as things begin to return to normalcy after a snowstorm left thousands without power over the weekend, but those who live near South Campus might not be so fortunate.
After a long weekend in the dark, University Heights and surrounding areas can expect restoration of the area this week as power is turned back on and roads are cleared.
After three days of voting in the Student Union, the referendum mandating the $80 Student Association activity fee passed by over 1,900 votes, ensuring SA funds from the entire undergraduate population for another two years.
Students going to house parties around South Campus this semester may notice more cops than usual.
This week, students can have a say as to how their money is allocated during the Student Association referendum elections.
Over a month before most of UB's Fall Fests normally take place, this year's lineup will be raising the "Temperature" Friday, Sept. 8. Featured at the concert, a free event for all UB undergrads, will be chart topping artist Sean Paul as well as Cam'Ron, Clipse and Kelis.
Despite the chaos of trying to cram for finals and pack to go home, students took time out Friday to relax at Play Day, an event hosted by Student Life.
University officials and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) have announced they will team up to offer students a discounted travel fare starting fall 2006, a move that could alleviate parking issues while saving commuter students hundreds of dollars per semester.
A panel of sexual assault experts met Monday night in the Student Union for a seminar aimed at increasing student awareness of sexual assault and rape issues, and although it was open to the public, few people were actually in attendance.
In the five years since Sept. 11, both opponents and supporters of the War on Terror have produced countless conspiracy theories, and "Loose Change" picks up where neo-liberal Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" left off.
For students re-taking classes in which they failed or simply wanted to do better, UB's grading policies have been a saving grace: both grades show up on your transcript, but only the latter in your GPA.
Despite the fact that Saturday was April Fool's Day, there was no joking around when it came to the latest Student Association event hosted at Club Level. The DJ Series has come back with a vengeance this semester, opening its first night with DJ Camilo, also known as the "international club king" of the radio station Hot 97 N.Y.C.
UB has a lot of open space, but some in the administration would like to see that space better used. Between North and South Campus, UB has 10 million gross square feet of space and 1,346 acres of land, and according to James Willis, chief of staff to President John B. Simpson, if UB is going to improve the use of these facilities, it will take some extra resources.