"Today In UB History: April 7, 2004"
As the world looks toward Athens and the 2004 summer Olympics, some U.S. Olympic swimmers are looking toward UB for the latest in high-tech swimwear.
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As the world looks toward Athens and the 2004 summer Olympics, some U.S. Olympic swimmers are looking toward UB for the latest in high-tech swimwear.
While spring weather has been fickle, spring fashion is in full bloom in stores and boutiques throughout Buffalo.
Twenty-two year-old Jenna Raetz walks at a brisk pace towards the Student Union, book in hand. She is the image of a typical college student except for one accessory, a small child skipping by her side.
Students who choose to make a trip to Israel with Hillel of Buffalo, courtesy of Birthright Israel, will spend a portion of their summer in something of a cultural classroom.
With the countdown to senior commencement drawing to a close, seniors are making plans for their future.
"Cause if you take every single person who lacks imagination seriously, there's no end to it," says Oshima, a genderless character from Haruki Murakami's acclaimed new novel, "Kafka on the Shore."
The African Student Association has been in existence at UB since 1967. With events like Jambo, a Hair and Fashion Show and weekly meetings to discuss happenings in Africa and the United States, they have made their presence felt by educating members and non-members about African culture.
A small room on the fourth floor of Capen Hall houses one of UB's best-kept secrets: a prestigious collection of James Joyce's letters and manuscripts that is the largest in the world.
For students living on-campus, dialing locally has become easier and affordable this semester.
A semester-long string of events for graduating seniors culminated Wednesday morning as the Office of Student Life and the Office of Student Affairs held the annual Senior Breakfast.
Members of UB's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance took a vow of silence Wednesday to highlight their opposition to discrimination, homophobia and violence.
For students who want to get more involved in the university community, UB offers over 30 honors societies that bear Greek names, each pertaining to a specific major or interest that range from pre-med to foreign languages.
One of UB's professors had his own lullaby on Broadway this spring.
As the world looks towards Athens and the 2004 summer Olympics, some U.S. Olympic swimmers are looking towards UB for the latest in high-tech swimwear.
Among an eclectic group of UB alumni, professors, students and administrators, The Buffalo Law Review honored UB graduate and professor Barbara Howe Friday night for recently becoming the first-ever female surrogate judge in Erie County.
This semester, UB is making history, and it isn't here on campus. In fact, it isn't even on this continent.
"How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?' - Dr. Seuss
Students selling unwanted textbooks at the end of the semester will soon be able to avoid even the short trek across campus to the University Bookstore. Beginning Nov. 26 they will be able to swap books for cash on the Student Association Web site without so much as leaving their dorm rooms.
Until this year, students who wanted to know more about a course before registering had only word of mouth or the departmental file cabinets that housed hard copies of course evaluations to rely on. Now, for more than 750 courses, they have their peers.
UB professor Robert Creeley, a central figure in Buffalo's literary community and one of the country's most praised living poets, was named the eighth recipient of the Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award last month.