Minahil Khan, a sophomore communication and political science major, was 8 years old when her parents won the lottery for a green card to come to America.
Katya Palsi was 15 years old when she took 15 shots of alcohol with three of her schoolmates. She stumbled and fell as she tried to walk across the living room they were in.
Katya Palsi was 15 years old when she took 15 shots of alcohol with three of her schoolmates. She stumbled and fell as she tried to walk across the living room they were in.
A picture of Po from Kung-Fu Panda sits on Student Association Vice President Lyle Selsky's office door.
An organized Korean presence has been missing on campus since the Korean Student Association (KSA) was disbanded last semester.
Four students are embracing UB's push to be more sustainable. And, according to them, it all starts with a garden. In June, Jonathan Gibbons, Kristen Janson, Margaret Murray and Dylan Steed attended the
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.
In about a month's time, Buffalo's annual marathon will take place. Thomas Scott, a senior political science major, said it's scary to think what happened during the Boston Marathon could happen anywhere. On Patriots' Day this year, two bombs exploded during the annual Boston Marathon near the finish line.
Every two minutes, someone in America is sexually assaulted, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
In a hidden corner of UB North Campus, just beside South Lake Village, is a small building. It isn't a place meant for UB students.
Don't call Douglas Perrelli a modern-day Indiana Jones. As an archaeologist himself, Perrelli sees the fictional character as nothing but a "fake" and a "borderline unethical artifact looter." Perrelli is the director and principal investigator of the Archaeological Survey within the Department of Anthropology at UB.
Many college students get a kick out of partying, drinking and going out. Michael Zhang, a UB alum, along with his fraternity, Lambda Phi Epsilon (LPE), doesn't. Zhang, who is still an active member of his fraternity despite no longer being a student at UB, said his involvement with LPE allows him to enjoy activities besides partying and drinking.
Racism, sexism, homophobia, low wages, random firing of employees, sexual harassment, physical and verbal abuse, forced overtime, child labor - these are the conditions in sweatshops around the world. UB students are trying to change them. After two years of not meeting, UB Students Against Sweatshops (UBSAS) got together to discuss these conditions and what the club can do to change them.
For a week during his winter break, Jeremy Pike collected old Christmas trees and planted trees and shrubs in the wetlands of Southern Louisiana. Pike, a senior biological sciences major, spoke about the Alternative Winter Break trip during a movie screening presented by the Undergraduate Academies. From Feb.
Ziqian Wang spent her first Chinese New Year away from home studying in her dorm room alone. She spent the day feeling sad and lonely while her friends and family in China were celebrating.
Ziqian Wang spent her first Chinese New Year away from home studying in her dorm room alone. She spent the day feeling sad and lonely while her friends and family in China were celebrating. Although it was her country's biggest celebration of the year, at UB, it felt like any other day of the week. Not all students who move abroad can return home for the holidays, according to Eric Yang, executive director of Confucius Institute (CI). Celebrating in a foreign country is difficult for some students, like Wang.
One in three women in the world is physically or sexually abused in the course of her lifetime, according to the United Nations. UB students and members of the Buffalo community aim to change that - by dancing. SBI Health Education is hosting a dance-a-thon - Rise Up and Dance - this Friday night in the Student Union as part of the V-Day movement.
Yuehan Wang, a third-year economics graduate student, spent an average of 16 hours per day at school back in his home country of China.
From 2004-10, 11 students from UB completed suicide. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among college students. On Tuesday, the nationally recognized suicide prevention program "Question, Persuade, Refer" (QPR) took place in the Student Union.
Most 10-year-olds spend their time playing outside, watching cartoons or enjoying the reactions." Gorman was playing at her friend's aunt's wedding when she was 10 years old, and though she was one of the younger guests in attendance, her talent with the harp stole the show. Eight years later, with more experience under her belt, Gorman continues to awe spectators with her talent, while living out her passion for music. Since being introduced to the piano and the harp at the age of 5 by her mother, Gorman has taken lessons to improve her skills.
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