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Laugh Out Lyle
By AMANDA LOW | Oct. 17, 2013A picture of Po from Kung-Fu Panda sits on Student Association Vice President Lyle Selsky's office door.
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A fresh start
By AMANDA LOW | Sep. 10, 2013An organized Korean presence has been missing on campus since the Korean Student Association (KSA) was disbanded last semester.
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Growing sustainability
By AMANDA LOW | Sep. 5, 2013Four 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
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Three days of debate
By ANDREA SAADAN | Apr. 28, 2013Collin 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.
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Hope for Boston
By ANDREA SAADAN | Apr. 28, 2013In 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.
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Don't stay silent
By ANDREA SAADAN | Apr. 21, 2013Every two minutes, someone in America is sexually assaulted, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Baby steps for UB Child Care Center
By ANDREA SAADAN | Apr. 16, 2013In 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.
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Not a gold digger
By ANDREA SAADAN | Apr. 16, 2013Don'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.
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"More philanthropy, less party"
By ANDREA SAADAN | Apr. 7, 2013Many 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.
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Sweating the issues
By ANDREA SAADAN | Feb. 28, 2013Racism, 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.
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Sustaining Buffalo
By ANDREA SAADAN | Feb. 24, 2013For 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.
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"Same spirit, different scale"
By ANDREA SAADAN | Feb. 19, 2013Ziqian 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.
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"Same spirit, different scale"
By ANDREA SAADAN | Feb. 17, 2013Ziqian 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.
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Take a stance and dance
By ANDREA SAADAN | Feb. 12, 2013One 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.
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Fewer than 16 hours a day
By ANDREA SAADAN | Jan. 31, 2013Yuehan Wang, a third-year economics graduate student, spent an average of 16 hours per day at school back in his home country of China.
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Planting seeds of hope
By ANDREA SAADAN | Jan. 31, 2013From 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.
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The harpist
By AMI DIALLO | Dec. 4, 2012Most 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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Sending smiles to children in need
By AMI DIALLO | Nov. 13, 2012This holiday season, malls will be crowded with people running around buying gifts for friends, family and significant others.
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Invisible Children visits UB
By AMI DIALLO | Nov. 8, 2012Last spring, the world joined together because of one movement: KONY 2012. Millions watched a 30-minute video that soon became one of the most viral videos on the Internet. Many Americans, especially the younger generations, rose for a cause and used the power they have to make a change - all because of one man: Joseph Kony. On Wednesday night, UB Girl Effect did its part in reviving Invisible Children's mission by screening the organization's latest video, Move, which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the aftermath of KONY 2012 and its creator, Jason Russell.
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College dating 101
By AMI DIALLO | Nov. 1, 2012With the new age of technology and advancement of the online community, everything can be done on the Internet.
