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.
After his third semester as an aerospace engineering major at UB, Yaron Bernstein had an epiphany: he was not following his dream.
Twenty-five years ago, on her way home from work, Geri Hens had no clue she was living her last day as an outdoor sciences college professor. Her life changed in a split second. She was hit by a drunk driver. Shesuffered injuries to her neck and back, and it was in the hospital that she had an epiphany.
Julia Perot stared at her computer screen, her mind running in overdrive as accounts of the devastation from the 2010 Haitian earthquake flashed across CNN's homepage. Perot, a senior mechanical engineering major, is a unique news consumer in that these stories, combined with her skill set and her personal faith, prompted her to take action. Joined by her twin sister Laura, a senior computer science major, Aaron Boucher, a junior health and human services major, Arthur Adams, a 2010 UB alumnus, her father, and her pastor, she will spend the first week of June in Port-au-Prince serving an orphanage in the still-struggling city. The main goal of the project will be to repair the water tower at the orphanage, which the approximately 100 residents and missionaries have no choice but to bathe in and drink from ? at the risk of infection.
Every year, thousands of UB students risk their lives by renting homes that violate city and state building codes. In an eight-block radius within the University Heights, 75 landlords rent properties that total hundreds of violations. Since August, four houses rented by UB students caught fire.
I was homeschooled until high school. Insert a joke about being Amish and/or inbred here. Homeschooling had its perks: lots of cross country trips to Gettysburg and Washington D.C.
Relationships are a lot like prison. From the moment you change your Facebook status from "single" to "in a relationship," you have basically signed away your rights and your freedom.
College is typically the first time money becomes a concern for young adults. From selecting a college to balancing class and work to deciding whether or not to go to graduate school, students face constant financial uncertainty. According to the CIRP Freshman Survey, UCLA's annual survey of entering students at four-year U.S.
Some say a picture is worth a thousand words. However, sometimes a picture can leave you speechless.
Playoff fever is back in the Queen City.It's been three years since Buffalonians felt the whirlwind of emotions that playoff hockey brings, but finally, the Stanley Cup playoffs are back at the HSBC Arena.
We've all been there.Its 1 a.m. on a Friday night, you're at a friend's house and everyone seems to have had one too many to drink.Flip cup, beer bong, Never Have I Ever and Kings have lost their appeal and everyone is a little bored.
Last May, in the celebratory hours after the University at Buffalo commencement ceremonies, new graduate Javon Jackson was shot and killed as he crossed Main Street near South Campus.
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