Campus Life
NEWS
Is graduate school necessary?
By AMANDA SHETTLETON | Oct. 10, 2007Graduate school may be a fad for students who don't want to face the idea of obtaining a job, paying off mountains of student loans or making decisions that could change the rest of their lives.
NEWS
A little lovin' at UB
By AMANDA WATKINS | Oct. 5, 2007With an enormous student body and a consistently packed Student Union, UB can be one of the best or one of the most intimidating places to meet that special someone.
NEWS
"Ninety-nine problems, and the Internet's one"
By AMANDA WATKINS | Sep. 21, 2007Textbooks with shrink-wrap still intact, mid-September. The owner nonchalantly sits nearby, cruising Facebook for the latest gossip, pouring through profiles of strangers.
NEWS
Relieving stress without the fatty foods
By AMANDA SHETTLETON | Sep. 19, 2007Typical student stress levels aren't easily relieved by fatty snack foods or a night of binge drinking.
NEWS
UB tackles the illegal use of prescription drugs
By AMANDA SHETTLETON | Sep. 19, 2007It's midnight. With chapters left to read, formulas left to memorize and an exam at 9 in the morning, many students are tempted to turn to substance abuse for help in the classroom.
FEATURES
Bringing India to Buffalo
By AMY SNYDER | Apr. 27, 2007Inside the small snow globe that is Buffalo, the upcoming Triveni festival will attempt to broaden the scope of cultural knowledge.
NEWS
Greeks raise awareness for two separate charities
By ANDREA HEIMBROCK | Apr. 27, 2007Mu Sigma Upsiton Sorority and Alpha Phi Alpha have taken up residence in the Student Union this week, focusing their efforts on charitable causes by selling baked goods.The Mu Sigma Upsiton Sorority is raising money for a five-mile AIDS walk in New York City on May 20.
NEWS
New club two steps back in time
By AMANDA SHETTLETON | Apr. 23, 2007Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon" is blaring on a radio while a group of students energetically dance around the Student Union flag room, a few showing off their perfected Charleston as if it were 1920.
NEWS
"Despite delays, fund will support economic major"
By ANDREA HEIMBROCK | Apr. 20, 2007Frederick J. Kogut is determined to increase economic conditions in Africa as well as in Western New York by providing a fund to help students achieve their goals.
NEWS
Spring cleaning: attacking the closet
By AMANDA SHETTLETON | Apr. 6, 2007With spring on its way, many students find that their closets are still stuck with the winter blues.
NEWS
Low fat meals on the go
By AMANDA SHETTLETON | Mar. 28, 2007Hunger has struck and those delectable little fried food joints on campus are calling your name. Never mind dropping that freshman fifteen by bathing suit season.
NEWS
All-star twang
By AMY SNYDER | Feb. 9, 2007The heartthrobs of country showed the audience what unmarred talent was all about Wednesday night at the Center for the Arts.
NEWS
Shoeless professor keeps night classes hopping
By ANDREA SION | Mar. 29, 2006Everywhere in classrooms students are falling asleep, text messaging friends on cell phones and drawing pictures in their barely used notebooks.
NEWS
The reality of reality TV
By ANDREA SION | Feb. 27, 2006Everyone's done things that they're not proud of, but most haven't shared those moments with the nation.
NEWS
Uggs: Australian for Boots
By AMY LINGENFELTER | Feb. 23, 2004Rugged, hefty, trendy and practical might have to make way for a new word of description for boots: Uggs.As more people are seen sporting Uggs, the Australian sheepskin boots gaining wide acclaim across the country, many are taking note and taking a stance on whether they would sport this imported shoe trend."It took me a little while to warm up to Uggs," said Nicole Shuman, a graduate student in the English Department.
