Art by Huramo Sato Angela Barca has been putting in hours in minimum-wage jobs since she was a freshman in high school and four years later, she?s noticing and increase in her paycheck. So is the rest of New York State. New York State?s minimum wage was raised 75 cents to $8.75 an hour on Dec.
Jayralin Herrera, a sophomore environmental studies major, wanted her three piercings to have bilateral symmetry, which is having symmetry in respect to the center of your face.
Laura Mannara (far left), president of College Democrats,
Laura Mannara (far left), president of College Democrats,
Aaron Mansfield, Brian Keschinger, Lisa Khoury and Chad Cooper
The people of McCarley Gardens are now excited after learning UB is no longer planning on buying the low-income housing complex.
I immediately burst into tears once the stinger hit my finger. I was helping my roommate sort out the apartment?s recycling on a chilly afternoon with my sweatshirt hood up.
Two UB students died in June in unrelated accidents. On June 2, Rajan Verma, a 28-year-old first-year UB medical resident died in an accident at the Tralf Music Hall in downtown Buffalo.
Every year, graduating seniors debate between two options as a stepping-stone into their futures: going straight to graduate school or pursuing a job. Questions of finances and potential unemployment weigh heavily in the minds of many soon-to-be UB graduates as they debate lunging into the professional world or continuing higher education.
If Facebook were a country, it would be the second most populated one. Every second, 9,100 tweets are sent - which is 1 billion tweets in fewer than five days.
People from all over Erie and Niagara Counties will have the opportunity to champion an idea for community change. UB's Regional Institute (UBRI), a subset of UB's School of Architecture and Planning, is offering a new program to teach Buffalo residents how to create sustainable developments in the two-county region.
Annie Leonard may have developed a strange "mental neurosis" after sneaking in and out of factories for 20 years. Leonard's mind immediately goes through the potential steps of extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal of any object she touches.
Reading about human rights issues was no longer enough for Emily Fiore, so she decided to experience the problems firsthand. In December 2011, Fiore was alone in Tacloban, Philippines, and ready to volunteer.
It is a wonder how a week filled with countless unforeseen troubles and disappointments became one of the most rewarding trips I will probably take in my life. Leaving my home the morning of Jan.
Almost every night at Buffalo Iron Works, live music rings throughout its historical, industrial interior. Buffalo Iron Works, located on 49 Illinois St., is a new music venue in the Cobblestone District next to the First Niagara Center.
What if you could get some of your holiday shopping done without having to spend any money? Communify can help you with that. Communify is an organization that encourages bartering and exchanging between the Buffalo community.
Collin Anderson got to be the president of Cyprus for a weekend, attending European Union (EU) meetings and playing an important role in passing policies within the government. Anderson, along with eight other members of UB's Model EU Club, attended the 2013 SUNY Model EU held at the SUNY Global Center in New York City from April 11-13.
Kevin Purdy is looking for normal people - average, everyday people - who are passionate about what they do to speak in front of hundreds of people for 18 minutes. Purdy, a freelance writer, is the founder and license holder of TEDxBuffalo.
For 54 hours straight, students will pitch, plan and design. Some will succeed and some will break under the pressure, all in hopes of winning first prize from a group of successful entrepreneurs - the very people they one day hope to join. Buffalo's Startup Weekend 2012 is a 54-hour event that starts on Friday at 6:30 p.m.
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