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A workshop aimed to give people the tools to help others who have been victims of sexual assault is held in the Student Union on Tuesday. 
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UB discusses how to help sexual assault survivors

After the very detailed and very explicit video ends, Aaron Maracle talked about how the experience of the hypothetical male police officer is very similar to the experience of any woman who may have been a survivor of sexual assault. Maracle, an assistant violence prevention specialist with Wellness Education Services, said that Health Education Wellness Services has been putting on programs like this for close to 10 years now.


Noam Pines, a professor in Jewish thought, leads the symposium on German novelist Franz Kafka.
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UB holds symposium on Franz Kafka’s work

On Monday, the Department of Jewish Thought and UB Humanities Institute held a symposium entitled The Law in the Work of Franz Kafka in Clemens Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kafka was a German novelist who lived from the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s.


Local Restaurant Week takes place from April 11-17 is one of many events around Buffalo this month. 
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Around town: April edition

If you’re looking for something to do to distract from gawking over the fact that the sun has started to exist again but you have to be stuck in the library, here’s a small portion of what’s going on in Buffalo this month.


UB Gospel Choir members perform during Friday's open mic night in the South Lake Village Community Center. 
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UB Gospel Choir holds 'chill' open mic night

There was a lot to take in Friday night at the UB Gospel Choir’s Open Mic Night, held at the community building in South Lake Village. Choir executive board members and new participants alike performed for an audience after choir board members walked in to Hezekiah Walker’s “Hold Out,” which marked their entrance and initiated the event.


The Salvation Army, located a few miles off North Campus, is one option for students looking for cheap furniture. 
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Frugal furniture shopping: The benefits of buying cheap furniture

Falguni Bharadwha, a first-year computer science masters student, walked into her new home on South Campus last semester with her housemates and was met with a completely empty space. It was then they knew that they had to turn that house into a home. “We literally had to buy everything,” Bharadwha said. “We ordered a lot of stuff online from Amazon. We got the closet on Amazon [and] my study table is from IKEA. My cousins live around Ohio so they bought it and sent it to me.”


New electronic locks were installed on doors in the University Village at Sweethome over spring break. 
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UB students have mixed reactions to Sweethome’s new electronic locks

Students living in the University Village at Sweethome returned home from Spring Break to find more than just week-old food in the refrigerator and a pile of homework to catch up on. The University Village at Sweethome, an apartment complex down the road from North Campus, installed electronic deadbolt locks at the main door of every building and individual apartment during spring break, an upgrade from the standard deadbolt. Sweethome officials wouldn’t comment on the price of the new locks or whether or not they make the buildings safer, but did explain why the locks were changed to begin with. “We upgraded the locks because they used to be just normal keys and the electronic lock system is more convenient,” said Alex Rukaj, a community assistant for University Village at Sweethome.


Meredith Morrell, a graduate student, presents the Networking for Introverts program on the third floor of the Student Union Tuesday. 
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UB holds 'Networking for introverts'

Networking is a necessary evil for many students looking to pursue a career as soon as they graduate. The small talk and the shameless self-promotion can be awkward for some, and Career Services' Networking for Introverts presentation is one method for students who need extra assistance. Morrell, a graduate student, presented the Networking for Introverts program Tuesday in the Student Union to help others network.


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Philosophical Society debates ethics of neonatal circumcision

On Tuesday night, Burke presented to the Buffalo Philosophical Society that the widespread application of circumcision to young boys and girls alike is an unethical practice that violates an individual’s right to consent and autonomy. The debate sparked strong discussion from both sides and ran a half an hour past its 9 p.m. end time.


The New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres face off at First Niagara Center in downtown Buffalo (pictured). March is the last full month to catch a Sabres game.
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Around town: March edition

March is a strange month. The weather enters a bipolar state where it’s snowing one day and then sunny and warm the next. The classes start to get very difficult but there’s no end to the semester in sight. It sounds terrible but that’s only because it is. Buffalo can still be an interesting place this time of year, despite the weather and the course load. So take a break from “studying” – also known as watching cat videos on YouTube while contemplating whether you chose the right major – and explore the city you call home with these events.


(From L to R) Elliot Lovisos, Christian Koehler, Priscilla Kabilamany and Justin Jacob attended Friday's "I hate religion because ...' event in the Student Union. 
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‘I hate religion because …’

A recent event at UB aimed for students to have a conversation about this controversial topic. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a UB Campus Ministry Association group that meets on campus every week, held an event called “I hate religion because ...” on Feb. 26 in the Student Union.


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