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Marvin the Martian and Costello: The Coffed story

Steven Coffed, a sophomore aerospace and mechanical engineering major, has a valedictorian certificate hanging in his bedroom, a mention in a Business First article that named the best scholar athletes in Western New York, a Presidential Scholarship - which is awarded to only 25 of the university's approximately 5,000 incoming freshmen - and multiple other academic honors. One of his most treasured possessions, however, is a Marvin the Martian watch. At first glance, the watch could be seen as a subtle but arrogant reference to his success because of its juxtaposition.

Around the World with UNYTS

UB students are saving lives. For the eighth consecutive year, students of Karen Swierski's COM 453 Advanced Public Relations class hosted an event in conjunction with Upstate New York Transplant Services (UNYTS) to raise awareness and gain support for organ, eye, tissue and blood donations. Swierski, an adjunct professor in the communication department, wants her students to have the experience of working with a non-profit agency before entering the corporate world.

CSSA hosts Temple Fair in the Student Union

Sounds of traditional Chinese music echoed throughout the Student Union yesterday to represent happiness and good luck for the New Year. Feb.

Follow me and everything is all right

@UBCrushes This popular Twitter account enables UB students to anonymously confess their love for other students or professors. After a UB student noticed other schools with "hilarious crush Twitters," this user searched for a UB crush page and after not finding anything, UB Crushes was born.

"More philanthropy, less party"

Many college students get a kick out of partying, drinking and going out. Michael Zhang, a UB alum, along with his fraternity, Lambda Phi Epsilon (LPE), doesn't. Zhang, who is still an active member of his fraternity despite no longer being a student at UB, said his involvement with LPE allows him to enjoy activities besides partying and drinking.

"Exit slavery, enter freedom"

Anna Beard was working at a movie theater in North Carolina when a coworker approached her and offered to give her guitar lessons.

The road to Recovery

Matthew Faulkner will never remember what happened on March 2, 2009. Though the day's events are not stored in his memory, he has a way to replay them on a screen. After being in a traumatic car accident, Faulkner was left in coma for six weeks.

Censorship unleashed: Najmeh's journey from Iran to UB

Najmeh Moradiyan was treated like a celebrity in her hometown upon being accepted to UB. Her acceptance into the university was announced on the local news.

(OUTLaw)ing Discrimination

When Daniel DeVoe arrived at UB in the fall of 2011 to attend law school, UB's law school environment had no opportunities for an LGBT student or anyone interested in LGBT law. Instead of wishing he had chosen a school with a thriving LGBT community, DeVoe did something about it.

Life with Konze

The shop around the corner

On Thanksgiving Day 1975, Gabriel Atallah immigrated to the United States with his six brothers and four sisters amidst violence and volatility in Lebanon.

Cracking the code

The next Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates could be at UB. The SUNY Buffalo chapter of UB ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is one of two computer science and engineering clubs that the university has to offer its undergraduate students.

"Passion, pride and hoops: The story of Felisha Legette-Jack"

Felisha Legette-Jack walked the halls of her high school with her head down, fearful of making eye contact and connecting with others.

Celebrating Easter on campus

Many UB students are unable to travel home for the Easter weekend since UB does not cancel classes for Good Friday and holds classes the next Monday, making it difficult to allot time for travel. But there are opportunities on campus for students to partake in, including Easter Sunday mass and Good Friday services.

Hookah: The legal high

As *Joseph inhaled, the explosive and sporadic life cycle of the bubble could be seen through the murky glass bowl.

Fight the power

Students from varying backgrounds and cultures are coming together to discuss struggle, oppression, politics, racism and injustice.

Serving Central America

Abby LaPlaca remembers sitting in the Dominican Republic heat, reading Dr. Seuss' Oh, The Places You'll Go!

The perfect location for sexy time

Whether it's after a romantic date, after a night of partying or just because you have that itch that needs to be scratched, sometimes you need to get down and dirty as soon as possible. Unfortunately, this cannot always happen - especially if you live in an on-campus dorm or an apartment - because it's not polite to have sex when your roommate is chowing down on a turkey sandwich on the other side of the room. Obviously when you're not living by yourself, you can't hook up whenever or wherever you want.

Finding the right exposure

A young woman sits on a couch-shaped gravestone on a cold winter day. The background is gray and grim.

Where to live next year: A comprehensive guide

It happens every year. Emails flood the inboxes of students, assuring them living on campus is the best decision or reminding them to hurry up and sign a lease with the Villas. The decision of where to live in the next academic year is something that students stress over for months ahead of time.