The Black Student Union, African Student Association and the Student Association are looking to spread awareness for Black History Month this February.
UB community members gathered this past weekend to discuss influential moments in local LGBTQ and feminist history. On Friday and Saturday, UB’s Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, the English department and history department, among others, hosted a symposium, street tour and archival tour of Buffalo’s queer, transgender and feminist milestones. The departments held the event on Friday and Saturday on South Campus, at Buffalo State College and throughout downtown Buffalo.
For soft-spoken sophomore Felicia Vanier, style is about showing off statement pieces in subtle ways. Vanier, an environmental engineering major, said she is both reserved in her attitude yet outspoken with her words. The Queensbury, New York native’s personality informs her laid-back and eclectic style, as well. She puts a feminine twist on casual staples like jeans and t-shirts by adding floral prints and delicate jewelry.
Hadley Houck received her housing appointment and noticed that the one-hour window she was assigned to fell in the middle of her class. Frustrated, Houck realized that as soon as she would be able to choose her housing for next year, a new wave of students would begin their selection process, cutting her off from some options she was interested in.
UB students think about their favorite holiday memories associated with food. The best part of the holiday season for Charles Shu, a senior exercise science major, is his mother?s cooking, which includes classics like turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
Harbind Singh Brar (left), Minal Hatwar (center) and Gurjot Sandhu (right) are members of UB Bhangra and are participating in International Education Week through cultural dances in the Student Union.
The Organization of Arab Students (OAS) hung up 2,000 paper white cranes in the Student Union on Monday as a part of their Syrian Awareness Week.
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.
Christy Cheruvil (left), a sophomore pre-pharmacy major, attended Student Life?s Haunted Union last year.
Last week, UB held its first Sustainability Week with green initiatives, like a petition to ban styrofoam in The Commons, and a pop-up chalkboard in the Student Union that allowed students to create conversation about sustainability.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he will be implementing a new SUNY policy about sexual assault that will apply to all 64 campuses.
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Terri Budek, assistant director for cultural diversity for Student Life, said about 275 students attended UB's Constitution Day on Sept.
Graphic by Jenna Bower and Chad Cooper By 2016, students entering UB may not be puzzled by phrases like ?integrated clusters? and ?e-portfolios? ? the terms are the key to UB?s proposed general education overhaul. The majority of students aren?t satisfied with UB?s current general education requirements ? a UB survey showed 68 percent of students surveyed thought the required classes were just something to ?get out of the way.? On Friday, the General Education committee ? which is leading the charge for a new curriculum ? hosted its second open forum about the suggested new program, which emphasizes critical thinking and communication skills as well as capstone projects and studying aboard.
John Della Contrada, UB?s spokesperson, believes WIVB News 4 ?sensationalized? its coverage of student parties near South Campus on the first weekend of the semester. On Sept.
If you were on campus Wednesday afternoon, you may have seen students acting strange. Some were dancing in a flash mob, taking selfies and doing animal walks. These students were participating in the MP3 Experiment.
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.
In 2006, three male undergraduates from the UB Boxing Club, motivated not by their sport but by a shared goal to combat sexual violence, started the UB Men's Group. The group is now a peer-run, university-advised program sponsored by UB Student Affairs' Student Wellness Team.
On Saturday, all new members of on-campus Greek organizations gathered in the Student Union for a mandatory anti-hazing workshop. UB requires each new member of Greek Life to attend the workshop.
As a sophomore in high school, Alex TerBush picked up a cigarette for the first time. It started as a pack-and-a-half-day habit. As a sophomore in college, he picked up an electronic cigarette and eventually weaned himself off tobacco products completely. He hasn't had a drag of a normal cigarette for two years. Though some people struggle with patches, gums and lozenges as a way to stop smoking, TerBush went straight for an electronic cigarette.
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