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The new CBORD ID system installed in Wilkeson and Fargo Quads requires students to reserve machines before using them. The system is meant to make doing laundry simpler, but many students feel it has only complicated the process.

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UB Students unhappy with new dorm laundry system

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Apr. 23, 2015

Some students feel the new laundry process has been over complicated and is now less convenient.

(L-R) Juniors Stephanie Kong, Sharon Lin and Kristina Monakhova – all women engineering majors – received the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Only a handful of UB women have won this scholarship since its inception in 1986.

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Three female UB science students win competitive Barry Goldwater Scholarship

By SOPHIA MCKEONE | Apr. 21, 2015

Juniors Stephanie Kong, Sharon Lin and Kristina Monakhova – all women – won the Barry Goldwater Scholarship this year.

Students volunteering or performing community service serve as escorts for Sub Board I Inc.’s safety walks program. Escorts carry walkie-talkies and flashlights and wear brightly colored vests to ensure the most safe experience for students leaving Lockwood Library - UB’s 24-hour library - late at night.

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Sub Board I Inc. program offers safety walks for UB students

By MARISSA FIELDING | Apr. 21, 2015

UB students studying late at the library can be accompanied on their late-night walks home and to their cars by volunteers through Sub Board I (SBI) Inc.’s safety walk station.

Chris Bragdon, Student Engagement Coordinator & International Student Adviser, is working on Global 360, a new housing program that will allow domestic and international students to live together and foster a more global perspective.

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UB residential program Global 360 connects roommates without borders

By MARISSA FIELDING | Apr. 21, 2015

Starting in the fall, UB’s new housing program Global 360 will allow international and domestic students to choose to be paired as roommates to foster intercultural relationships.

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PhotoZyne Biotechnologies, Inc. wins Panasci entrepreneurship competition

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Apr. 16, 2015

On April 15, five teams competed at UB’s Center for the Arts for the first-place title at the Panasci competition, created by the UB School of Management and the UB Office of Science. This competition is funded with a $1 million endowment from the late Henry A. Panasci Jr.

The Archery club is one of the temporary Student Association clubs. Members are currently completing the requirements to become a permanent club, but have encountered many problems along the way.

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'Clubs going up' in UB's SA

By MARISSA FIELDING | Apr. 14, 2015

In order to become temporary, a club needs at least 10 student signatures, a constitution and an adviser or coach. Sports clubs must register with an NCAA league to compete. To become a permanent club, student groups must host two club meetings, two club events, participate in two community service events, two SA events and complete two fundraising events. Clubs must also wait two semesters before applying for permanency.

Polish SA celebrated Święconka, or “the blessing of the Easter baskets,” on April 12. The club also celebrates Dyngus Day and Wigilia to bring the Polish culture to campus.

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The Polish SA makes Polish connections at UB

By MARISSA FIELDING | Apr. 14, 2015

Święconka (shve-yen-SOHN-ka), Dyngus Day and Wigilia may be unfamiliar to those who aren’t of Polish decent, but the Polish SA is making sure all of its members live out those traditions as fully as possible.

Carly Kreitzberg (front), a senior communication and psychology major, and James Roy (back), a senior communication major, serve snow cones and cotton candy to students as part of the "Type is Right" event aims to get more students to become organ donors.

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Your type is right

By SOPHIA MCKEONE | Apr. 14, 2015

Last Wednesday, Swierski and her advanced public relations class, COM 453, held an event aimed at helping current and future patients waiting for organ donations. Since 2009, UNYTS has sponsored an event hosted by Swierski’s class to raise awareness about the need for organ and blood donors.

The Muslim Women’s Council’s “Cover a Mile in Her Scarf” event on Feb. 20 helped break down stereotypes against Muslims. The new MWC event “Ask a Muslim Woman” allowed non-Muslims to ask questions about Islam to further break down those stereotypes.

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UB students 'Ask a Muslim Woman'

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Apr. 12, 2015

On Friday, The Muslim Women’s Council held “Ask a Muslim Woman” in order to inform students about the Muslim culture and religion. This gave students an opportunity to understand Muslim beliefs and ask them questions.

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Tasting the Queen City at Buffalo Untapped

By MARISSA FIELDING | Apr. 12, 2015

Buffalo Untapped was held in North Campus’ Lake Lasalle Lot and Alumni Arena’s Triple Gym from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday evening. It was an evening undergraduate students to become more aware of what eateries, breweries and vendors Buffalo has to offer.

#HappyPeriod is a social movement that gathers and distributes feminine products to homeless women and girls across the country. The movement that started in Los Angeles has expanded to Toronto, Phoenix, Tampa and now UB.

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#HappyPeriod: Nationwide social movement to help homeless women comes to UB

By GABRIELA JULIA | Apr. 9, 2015

#HappyPeriod is a social movement made of a group of girls who supply and donate feminine products to homeless shelters and distribute them to homeless people on the streets.

On April 10, students will be able to access laundry machines through a Mobile ID app on their phones and computers. Students can search for available washers and dryers, view wait times for machines and hold machines in Wilkeson and Fargo Quads in Ellicott Complex.

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UB students can access Wilkeson and Fargo laundry machines from phone app

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Apr. 7, 2015

As an attempt to lessen laundry room complications, UB Campus Dining and Shops (CDS) created a new mobile app for students to reserve washers and dryers. Starting April 10, washers and dryers in Wilkeson and Fargo Quads in Ellicott will be switching to the new CBORD Mobile ID laundry system.

Emma Callinan, a senior communication major, interned at Brilliant Event Planning in New York City last summer. Since UB didn’t offer classes in event planning, her internship is what gave her the experience she needed, she said.

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UB students and faculty talk about the importance of internships

By SOPHIA MCKEONE | Apr. 2, 2015

About 56 percent of recent graduates who did not have an internship during college have full-time jobs in their field, according to a survey conducted by Gallup and Purdue University. But the survey found 71 percent of students who did have an internship have full-time jobs in their field. Because of statistics like these, UB professors and faculty in Career Services stress the importance of students landing internships as a first step to working in their desired field.

Courtesy of Flickr user Thirteen Of Clubs / The New York State Department of Health has partnered with Michael Hall on UB South Campus to provide students with rapid HIV testing. Rapid HIV testing can occur with a blood or oral sample. The HIV testing will take place on April 2 from 1 to 4 p.m.

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NYS Department of Health conducts free HIV testing on campus at UB

By SAMANTHA BRENNER | Mar. 31, 2015

All UB students can walk into Michael Hall rooms 208 and 209 on Thursday, April 2 between 1 and 4 p.m. to receive a free confidential HIV test.

After competing in two half marathons, Kelsey Barbour, a cancer survivor and former UB swimmer, plans to run cross country from San Francisco, California to Baltimore, Maryland with 28 college students from various colleges across the country to raise money for cancer awareness.

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UB student and cancer survivor to run across United States

By QUENTIN HAYNES | Mar. 31, 2015

While stricken with cancer her junior year, Kelsey Barbour used running as a mechanism to cope. Now a graduate student, Barbour is set to compete in the “4K for Cancer,” a cross-country relay-style event across the United States which will raise money for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Kids.

Zipcar is a car-sharing company that provides automobiles to students on campus. Members are given free reserved parking spaces and the cars include gas, mileage and insurance.

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Zipcar provides UB students with a cheaper alternative to owning a car

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Mar. 31, 2015

Sasha Unger, a freshman undecided major, doesn’t have a car of her own, but she can still drive to the doctor or the grocery store with Zipcar. Zipcar is a car-sharing company that provides automobiles to its members.

Rivka Gurary, wife of Rabbi Moshe Gurary of The Chabad House of Buffalo, prepares Rosh Hashanah dinner for over 300 expected guests. Rivka and her husband will also be preparing food for some of UB’s Jewish population to come and celebrate the eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover.

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Chabad House of Buffalo prepares for the eight-day Jewish holiday Pesach

By TORI ROSEMAN | Mar. 29, 2015

Rabbi Moshe Gurary and his wife, Rivka, start preparing food for UB students to celebrate Passover at The Chabad House of Buffalo 10 days before the first Seder.

Tyler Choi raised over 2,000 school supplies and $1,000 in donations. He made 230 bags with school supplies and gave them to the principal of the primary school on his second trip to Tanzania.

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UB student creates non-profit to help primary school children in Tanzania

By GABRIELA JULIA | Mar. 29, 2015

Choi, a sophomore political science major, is the creator of Helping You Grow Stronger (Hugs) for Tanzania.

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UB students organize strike with Fight for $15 to raise minimum wage

By SAMANTHA BRENNER | Mar. 26, 2015

In the Student Union Flag Room on Wednesday, Frieh and Joel Inbody, a graduate sociology student, and a D’Youville student spoke at the panel. They discussed the workers’ right to unionize without backlash from managers and owners, the working conditions in fast food restaurants, cruel and exploitative managers and the struggles people face living on the current minimum wage – $8.75 in New York State.

Over 7,000 students live in residence halls and campus apartments on North and South Campuses. To make housing selection simpler, UB housing has created a random lottery selection that not many students are pleased with. Greiner Hall on North Campus is one of the dorms preferred by UB students.

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UB students share their experience with UB’s dorm lottery

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Mar. 24, 2015

Some schools let students pick their rooms based on when they submit their deposit, but not UB. As an attempt to avoid a lack of housing and to assign on-campus housing to students, UB Campus Living has created a lottery system that randomly assigns students reservation numbers based on how many semesters they’ve spent living on campus.