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Steeped in culture
By Aven Salih | Sep. 4, 2014Azadeh Dinparastjadid, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, sits around the table with some newfound friends at International Tea Time.
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"Around Town: Albright Knox, 'Echo Art Fair' and Allentown Farmer's Market"
By EMMA JANICKI | Sep. 4, 2014It?s a new weekend in Buffalo and a surprisingly artistic one. If you aren?t already bogged down with work, then find someone with a car, or try your hand at navigating the NFTA system and mosey downtown for some culture. The ?echo Art Fair? was founded just a few years ago in 2011.
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? la Mode Style Guide: Wear black like Juliette Gr?co
By EMMA JANICKI | Sep. 4, 2014We all learned that pink is the cool-girl color from Mean Girls but, in fact, most of the coolest girls around know nothing can be the ?new? black ? black is black.
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The Erie County Commission on the Status of Women works to create Tribute Garden in Tonawanda
By GABRIELA JULIA | Sep. 4, 2014Last year?s Bike-a-Thon at Isle View Park in Tonawanda brought the community together to raise money for the construction of the Tribute Garden and to raise awareness about domestic violence.
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Growing remembrance
By GABRIELA JULIA | Sep. 2, 2014Last year?s Bike-a-Thon at Isle View Park in Tonawanda brought out the community to raise money for the construction of the Tribute Garden and to raise awareness about domestic violence.
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National Buffalo Wing Fest 2014 was popular amongst UB students
By JORDAN OSCAR | Sep. 2, 2014Lauren Joyce (pictured) represented Empire State College as one of 8 competitors in Sunday?s college wing eating competition.
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The Big Blue food truck rolls onto UB's campus
By EMMA JANICKI | Sep. 2, 2014Students gathered at Big Blue, UB?s first food truck, on Saturday, Aug. 30. The truck will be at locations on North and South campus throughout the week serving up mac and cheese, grilled cheese sandwiches and Teppanyaki dishes.
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"? la Mode Style Guide: Red sneakers, floral prints and gladiator sandals"
By EMMA JANICKI | Aug. 28, 2014Since kindergarten, the first day of school comes with serious pressure ? the pressure to pick out the best-ever outfit: the outfit that summed up how much you changed during the summer, the outfit that best showcases your personality, or the outfit that will finally get your crush to notice you. In college, fashion often takes a backseat to laziness or comfort as students pull on snuggly sweatpants just a few days into the semester.
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"UB Career Services increases number of freshmen, sophomores getting career help"
By SUSHMITA GELDA | Aug. 26, 2014UB Career Services Director Arlene Kaukus encourages students to visit Career Service early and often to discover the career path right for them.
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UB students make friends on campus in unexpected ways
By ANNE MULROONEY | Aug. 26, 2014Elizabeth Chestnut, a senior French and Spanish major, and Stephen Wah, a recently graduated Interdisciplinary Degree Programs Social Sciences major, met and bonded during French class.
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UB's Jewish Student Union president spends summer with the Jewish Education Project in New York City
By admin | Aug. 26, 2014Jessica Lemons, a senior communication major, spent her summer interning at the Jewish Education Project in New York City.
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"Ready, set, Guac N' Roll: UB opens new Mexican eatery in Ellicott Complex"
By EMMA JANICKI | Aug. 26, 2014New Mexican food station, Guac N? Roll, opened in Ellicott Food Court on Aug. 21, replacing Salsa?s.
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The road not often taken
By JORDAN OSCAR | June 30, 2014From an early age Athira Unni loved to read and write. She has known she wanted to be a writer since the seventh grade and can often be found in a library, reading books, composing poetry or taking out books for research on her thesis paper.
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Locally owned Talking Leaves bookstore is home to community engagement
By SUSHMITA GELDA | June 28, 2014As one of the few locally owned bookstores in Buffalo, Talking Leaves offers a wide array of books from best-sellers to international works.
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Adventures in an urban jungle
By EMMA JANICKI | June 28, 2014A tour group for Explore Buffalo stands looking up at one of the grain elevators that dots Buffalo?s skyline.
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Eco-eating
By SUSHMITA GELDA | June 28, 2014?You vote with your dollar,? said Shivani Kamodia, a UB alum. Individuals eating locally grown and organic produce say they not only help the local economy thrive, but also help protect the environment from poor agricultural practices.
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? la Mode: A Guide to Style
By EMMA JANICKI | June 28, 2014When I lived on campus at SUNY Geneseo and SUNY Binghamton one of my favorite weekend activities was walking around campus at 1 or 2 a.m.
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PokerStars.UB
By ANDY KONIUCH | June 28, 2014Kevin Mathias holds his first place trophy from event number one of the Western New York Poker Challenge.
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?' la Mode: Guide to Style
By EMMA JANICKI | May 8, 2014Other than not having class for a couple of months, the best part about summer is the events that make summer, summer.
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Healing through activism
By CLAUDIA ORNIS | May 6, 2014Cecilia Brown was 18 years old when she discovered she was pregnant. Brown, then a freshman in college with little money, made a decision that she would grow to regret for the rest of her life: She got an abortion. It happened Nov.
