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Grace Plaza is a sustainable, friendly environment for students to enjoy. The Plaza was constructed in honor of Norman McCombs, a UB alum, who named the plaza after his wife, Grace. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum
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Pause at the plaza

Grace Plaza is a sustainable, friendly environment for students to enjoy. The Plaza was constructed in honor of Norman McCombs, a UB alum, who named the plaza after his wife, Grace.


Chad Cooper, The Spectrum
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? la Mode: Style Guide

The fluctuations in weather and the air conditioning still working to cool down some classrooms can make picking out your clothing layers in the morning a challenge. If you wear too heavy of a sweater, you?ll be perspiring while walking down the Promenade but without one, you might end up shivering during class. Chad Cooper, The Spectrum A classic cape is a great option for those days when you just don?t know what temperature you?ll be in at any given time.


On Monday, Oct. 6, Steven Shapin (center), the Franklin L. Ford Research Professor of the History of Science, led a discussion center through UB’s Early Modern Research Workshop and the Science Studies Research Workshop, funded by the UB Humanities Institute. Shapin is currently working on a new book with the working title, “You are what you eat.”
Yusong Shi, The Spectrum
 
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Are you what you eat?

On Monday, Oct. 6, Steven Shapin (center), the Franklin L. Ford Research Professor of the History of Science, led a discussion center through UB?s Early Modern Research Workshop and the Science Studies Research Workshop, funded by the UB Humanities Institute.


The Spectrum
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Getting the recs

This month, many students must submit applications for study abroad scholarships, graduate schools and internships, all of which require letters of recommendation.


The West Side Bazaar offers refugees and immigrants
the opportunity to connect with their community and
learn entrepreneurial skills. Madhavi Pyakurel (pictured)
works at Nepali Clothing and Cosmetics with her
husband Bhagawat Pyakurel. 
Sushmita Gelda, The Spectrum
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From Bhutan to Buffalo

Bhagawat Pyakurel, Bhutanese-born Nepali refugee, shares one car and one phone with his wife. He regularly pulls nearly 13-hour days between working, classes and driving himself and his wife to and from work. The 30-year-old sophomore math major owns Nepali Clothing and Cosmetics ? not only a small business, but a connection to his native country and means to survive in America.


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Buffalo's bests

,Best Italian food: Chef?s Chef?s, the 90-year-old restaurant located on Seneca Street, is rated one of Buffalo?s best Italian restaurants.


Buffalo’s waterfront, from Canalside to the Outer Harbor, is perfect for a romantic, and free, date.
Gallagher Beach Pier, shown here, offers spectacular views of some of Buffalo’s grain silos.
Courtesy of Teresa Calfo
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"The most romantic things in life are free: Canalside, the Outer Harbor and more"

Buffalo?s waterfront, from Canalside to the Outer Harbor, is perfect for a romantic, and free, date. Gallagher Beach Pier, shown here, offers spectacular views of some of Buffalo?s grain silos. Courtesy of Teresa Calfo A movie and dinner, wining and dining ? the language of love demands you open up your wallet. Sure, anyone would be impressed if you devised an expensive date.


The Audubon Library in Amherst (above) is a perfect location for studying when you need a change of scenery.
The Library offers comfortable seating and sells coffee and cookies for $1 each. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum
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Best off-campus study areas

The Audubon Library in Amherst (above) is a perfect location for studying when you need a change of scenery. The Library offers comfortable seating and sells coffee and cookies for $1 each.



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