In the past four years, Ken Ilgunas has lived nearly two years in a 1994 Ford Econoline van and walked 1,700 miles from Alberta, Canada, to Texas. The UB alumnus has made a name for himself as an eccentric journeyman.
Temperatures are dropping in Buffalo, but the Latin American Student Association (LASA) still feels the heat. For one hour every Tuesday at 8 p.m.
This year, the Intercultural Diversity Center (IDC) decided to place a major focus on unity between cultural groups at UB.
Student Association clubs were given a chance to wow a panel of judges with a signature dish that embodied their cultural identity as part of SA's annual International Iron Chef competition, held Thursday Nov.
Eric Commins, coordinator of student programs at the Office of International Student and Scholar Services, has always been good at learning other languages. He studied French, Spanish and Chinese in school and his current role at UB has led him to teach himself Hindi, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, Persian, Malay, Tagalog, German and Turkish, "just to name a
Sequined costumes, shiny poles and dancing on stage to a live band isn't just for Vegas show girls. Eight years ago, Chelsea Kelly quit her job as a kindergarten teacher and opened Pole Play Dance Studio in Buffalo.
Four years ago, Zach Ahart was fighting for a roster spot on the men's cross country team. Not even on scholarship, Ahart had to scratch and claw his way to the front of the pack. Now, Ahart, a senior, has become the first male athlete in UB history to win an individual Mid-American Conference championship.
Whether it's battling deadlines, fatigue, printers or professors, sophomore architecture majors Alexa Russo and Ashwini Karve find UB's School of Architecture both a challenge and a triumph. The architecture school promotes diversity, collaboration between disciplines and exploration of the architectural masterpieces in the Queen City, according to its website.
Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) was almost shut down in 2010. The pre-health honor society, which was still SA-affiliated, had only three nationally inducted members and was only started to "crawl back up" that year, said AED President Shanelle Raugh, a biochemistry and psychology double major. Now, the club consists of dozens of members who help each other prepare for professional health schools after graduation.
On Wednesday night, UB student-artists gathered in the Student Union Theatre to prove that their biggest supporters are one another. The Midoriginal Showcase brought together students of different artistic backgrounds so they could perform in front of their fellow classmates.
Last month, Shelby Lebo, a junior communication major, won $250. The competition, she said, was far from ordinary.
Quinne Sember, a senior biomedical sciences and political science major, took a trip to Washington, D.C., with her eighth grade class.
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.
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