Resources for community members impacted by Saturday’s mass shooting
By KAYLA ESTRADA | May 18Ten lives were taken and three were injured during a racially motivated mass shooting at the Tops on Buffalo’s East Side Saturday afternoon.
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Young Americans for Freedom postpones speech from conservative commentator
By JUSTIN WEISS and GRANT ASHLEY | Apr. 27The UB chapter of Young Americans for Freedom postponed a planned speech by conservative political commentator Michael Knowles, the organization’s e-board announced in an email to its members Monday.
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City Girls and Polo G to headline the first Spring Fest since 2020
By KARA ANDERSON | Apr. 27City Girls and Polo G will headline Spring Fest Saturday with PnB Rock as their opener.
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Mask mandate remains on public transportation in New York State
By GRANT ASHLEY | Apr. 22Masks will continue to be required on buses, trains and other forms of public transportation in New York State “for now,” Gov. Kathy Hochul announced at a press conference in Syracuse Wednesday.
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State budget includes funding for new UB engineering building, full-time faculty
By JULIE FREY | Apr. 20New York State’s $220 billion budget passed on April 7. The budget includes dedicated money for initiatives intended to elevate SUNY into a “nation-leading public higher education system,” according to the state's briefing book.
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UB conducting ‘thorough review’ in wake of Allen West controversy
By KYLE NGUYEN | Apr. 20UB has commenced a “thorough [internal] review of events and activities” surrounding Lt. Col. Allen West’s controversial on-campus speech on April 7, according to a university statement.
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New bill would reimburse SUNY, CUNY students disenrolled for vaccine non-compliance
By JUSTIN WEISS | Apr. 20A new piece of legislation would reimburse SUNY and CUNY students who were disenrolled from their courses for failing to comply with SUNY’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Allen West speaks at UB, prompts dialogue around race and American values
By JACK PORCARI | Apr. 13The normally still hallways of UB’s North Campus were transformed into a battleground of competing ideologies Thursday, as students attended and protested Lt. Col. Allen West’s speech in the Student Union.
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NYS closes state-run COVID-19 testing site on North Campus
By GRANT ASHLEY | Apr. 8The New York State-run COVID-19 testing site at the Center for Tomorrow building on North Campus closed last Friday, according to the university’s COVID-19 site. The clinic had the capacity to provide 200 tests per day and operated for just under three months.
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University Police responds to Yik Yak posts threatening student protesters
By GRANT ASHLEY | Apr. 7University Police are responding to Yik Yak posts that threatened violence against students protesting an on-campus speech by Allen West, the university said in a statement.
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UB graduate programs rise in latest U.S. News rankings
By KYLE NGUYEN | Apr. 6Over a dozen UB graduate schools and programs continued their upward trajectory in the latest rankings of America’s best graduate schools released by U.S. News and World Report last Tuesday.
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Students react to One World Café’s grand opening
By JACK PORCARI | Apr. 6UB’s vision for a massive international-themed café became a reality as Kali Orexi and Tikka Table officially opened their doors to students on March 28.
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Paul&Pang party wins SA e-board presidential and vice presidential elections
By JUSTIN WEISS and GRANT ASHLEY | Apr. 1The Paul&Pang party won the race for president and vice president of the SA e-board during a five-day election that ended Friday.
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Shenseea and Lunay to headline first Spring Fest small show
By JUSTIN WEISS | Apr. 1Lunay and Shenseea will headline the Student Association’s first Spring Fest small show, according to a Friday post on the SA’s Instagram account.
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Registration opens for UB’s annual Step Challenge
By KAYLA ESTRADA | Mar. 30Registration is now open for UB’s seventh annual Step Challenge, a free initiative sponsored by the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) to encourage UB community members to get outside this spring and exercise.
