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"Yes, It's My Real Name"

"Is that your real name?" "Were you named after the real one?" "Please don't bite my ears off!" and "I bet you get a lot of comments on your name" top the list of reactions I get when people learn my name. The question as to whether it is indeed my real name tops the list.


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Pillars Conference Brings Two Empowering Speakers to UB

The "real-life Hitch" and 12-time National Collegiate Speaker of the Year, David Coleman, and 2006 Educator of the Year, Stacey Watson, will both be featured at this year's Pillars Conference hosted by the University at Buffalo's chapter of the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society. Mortar Board, Inc. is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service and provides opportunities for continued leadership development.


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New UBLearns Causes Confusion

Do not attempt to adjust your screens; this is how the new UBLearns really looks. Students were in for a surprise when they signed on to their UBLearns accounts for the first time this semester ? the entire format of the website had been changed.


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Tobacco-Free Policies Based on Respect and a Balance of Rights

A highly contested topic and often ignored policy on campus was discussed Monday morning and afternoon in the Center for Tomorrow, where the New York State Tobacco-Free Initiative met for its first of four conferences across the state. The conference focused on the implementation and maintenance of a tobacco-free policy on campuses, included panel discussions from experts in the field, and spoke of various resources offered on campuses.


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UB Hosts Housing Info Sessions

It's relatively easy for UB to set standards on campus, especially when it comes to housing. Taming the beast of off-campus renting, however, is often far more complicated. To provide information and general guidelines, Off-Campus Student Services is conducting meetings this week to raise awareness about some of the issues students may face while renting off campus in Buffalo. "These sessions are important for students who are considering renting an apartment," said Dan Ryan, director of off-campus student services, in an e-mail.


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Designs and Dreams to Prevent Suicide

This Friday, students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to battle teenage suicide by attending a fashion show. UB's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance (UB LGBTA) is partnering up with designers to put on a fashion show Friday night called Designs and Dreams. The show will take place in the Center for the Arts' Atrium, and doors will open at 7:30 p.m.


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WRUB Strives For Perfection

Deep within the Fillmore Center of the Ellicott Complex on North Campus hides a group of talented individuals with a common goal of providing listeners with underrated music.


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