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The rush for sisterhood

By ANDREA SAADAN | Jan. 30, 2014

Chelsea Sullivan, a junior English major, did not enjoy being around girls in high school. She had always preferred the company of a small, male group of friends. Now, Sullivan has a sisterhood. She is an active member of Delta Phi Epsilon (DPE) and is currently the vice president of special events for the Inter-Greek Council (IGC). She has been steadily involved for the past two years. DPE is one of the six sororities that form the Panhellenic Council under IGC.

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Campus responds to public urination complaints

By AMANDA LOW | Nov. 12, 2013

Students have portable toilets on South Campus, but many feel the addition is not a solution to a bigger problem. After hearing community members' complaints about students urinating on South Campus property, UB placed Porta Potties near the Main Street bus stop.

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Shooting for the same goal

By ANDREA SAADAN | Nov. 10, 2013

Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) was almost shut down in 2010. The pre-health honor society, which was still SA-affiliated, had only three nationally inducted members and was only started to "crawl back up" that year, said AED President Shanelle Raugh, a biochemistry and psychology double major. Now, the club consists of dozens of members who help each other prepare for professional health schools after graduation.

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College Republicans promote millenials' take on party's beliefs

By ANDREA SAADAN | Nov. 5, 2013

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.

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UB takes back the night

By ANDREA SAADAN | Oct. 27, 2013

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.

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UB takes back the night

By ANDREA SAADAN | Oct. 27, 2013

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.

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Laugh Out Lyle

By AMANDA LOW | Oct. 17, 2013

A 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, 2013

An 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, 2013

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

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Three days of debate

By ANDREA SAADAN | Apr. 28, 2013

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.

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Hope for Boston

By ANDREA SAADAN | Apr. 28, 2013

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.

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Don't stay silent

By ANDREA SAADAN | Apr. 21, 2013

Every 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, 2013

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.

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Not a gold digger

By ANDREA SAADAN | Apr. 16, 2013

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.

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"More philanthropy, less party"

By ANDREA SAADAN | Apr. 7, 2013

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.

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Sweating the issues

By ANDREA SAADAN | Feb. 28, 2013

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.

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Sustaining Buffalo

By ANDREA SAADAN | Feb. 24, 2013

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.

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"Same spirit, different scale"

By ANDREA SAADAN | Feb. 19, 2013

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.

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"Same spirit, different scale"

By ANDREA SAADAN | Feb. 17, 2013

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.

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Take a stance and dance

By ANDREA SAADAN | Feb. 12, 2013

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.

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