Connecting the underground
By GISELLE LAM | Nov. 5, 2013Jakeem Daniel has a plan to salvage UB's art culture. Daniel, a junior communication and media study major, created a show called Live from the Underground.
Jakeem Daniel has a plan to salvage UB's art culture. Daniel, a junior communication and media study major, created a show called Live from the Underground.
Lily Tang, a UB alumna and EPIC Movement intern, was prepared to buy all the Sriracha sauce she could find and learn how to make the sauce herself.
Minahil Khan, a sophomore communication and political science major, was 8 years old when her parents won the lottery for a green card to come to America.
Bobby Hurley was easy to pick out: He was always the smallest, always the youngest at the local basketball courts in Jersey City, N.J., where 25-30 guys lined up to play. The rules were simple: win, and stay on the court, lose, and move to the back of the line.
Jonathan Katz, director of UB's visual studies doctoral program, stood on top of a table in a restaurant in California and shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen, I just want you to know that I'm being thrown out of this restaurant for the simple fact that I'm gay." Katz expected to receive support from his audience.
Communication students can expect a new curriculum in 2015, according to Lance Rintamaki, an associate professor in the Department of Communication. The university currently has a Research 1 (R1)communication program, which means UB's communication department focuses more on research than other schools, Rintamaki said.
It's Saturday morning - you stayed up a little too late the night before and now you've slept in and missed brunch in the dining hall.
Kelly Svoboda knows winning isn't the same everywhere. The Cleveland, Ohio, native was promised a roster spot on the Ohio State volleyball team, but head coach Geoff Carlston couldn't guarantee a full scholarship - she may have had to walk on.
Josh Fromm, a junior finance major, was walking on Northrup Place in the University Heights with his friends.
Katya Palsi was 15 years old when she took 15 shots of alcohol with three of her schoolmates. She stumbled and fell as she tried to walk across the living room they were in.
Katya Palsi was 15 years old when she took 15 shots of alcohol with three of her schoolmates. She stumbled and fell as she tried to walk across the living room they were in.
Samah Asfour, a junior political science and global gender studies major, is a first-generation American.
Every city has its secrets. Buffalo's stories are just well hidden. Despite all the graffiti, caged storefronts and general urban decay, Buffalo was once a hub of travel and architectural style.
For a chance to win cash prizes for an outrageous costume, an opportunity to have a fun night on the town and the ability to celebrate Halloween for a good price, check out the events below. Nightmare on Allen Street Mulligan's Brick Bar is hosting "Nightmare on Allen Street" on Thursday, Oct.
During his freshman year at UB, Tal Kissos, a senior media study major, celebrated Halloween differently from most college students. He was an Oomoa Loompa from the classic film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He and eight others wore brown shirts and cut-up white pants from garbage bags.
Derek Smith*, a senior health and human services major, lay on the front lawn of a house near South Campus. Smith, who had just finished a bottle of
As a kid, Halloween was about dressing up as our idols and getting paid in candy. Kids could be anything they dreamed of, from their favorite superhero to the beautiful Disney princess they've always admired; Party City was Halloween paradise with walls of endless costumes.
Rita Xu, a freshman communication major, has never experienced Halloween. She is an international student from Chongqing, China.
Most students would probably shudder at the thought of managing and marketing a store while double majoring.