Eggs, brownie-mix powder, milk, vanilla extract and marijuana: The ingredients that sent eight students to the hospital Feb.
UB is planning to increase the Comprehensive Fee by 3 percent each year until the 2018-2019 academic year. The Comprehensive Fee, which was implemented in 1998, allocates money toward different university services and programs.
Imagine walking on stage at the Academy Awards, shaking your head in disbelief and clutching at your chest as you try not to let the tears come out just yet.
In less than one hour, the Student Association Senate unanimously passed six out of seven amendments, tabling the other. The approved amendments: removed the distinction of on-campus and off-campus senators; changed staff appointment procedures; extended the president's term until the end of the school year; altered election dates and vacancy election policies; officiated university policy in Student-Wide Judiciary (SWJ) rulings; and revised the process of money transfers. The fourth amendment, which specifies the Senate's powers, was tabled because senators felt it needed more exploration. The Senate, which oversees the financial aspects of SA, helps manage the organization's approximately $4 million budget. The Senate passed the six amendments unopposed and not much debate occurred within the meeting itself.
The Student Association Senate voted not to give a stipend to the Student-Wide Judiciary (SWJ) Chief Justice and approved grants for Asian American Student Union (AASU) and Indonesian SA.
On Sunday, Taiwanese Student Association (TSA) President Chun Ming Cho entered 145 Student Union expecting just another meeting. Instead, he entered a room full of loud music, colorful streamers and members of the Filipino American Student Association (FASA), which organized a celebration honoring TSA's late treasurer. On Dec.
On Friday, students will have the chance to watch their peers perform at the Center For the Arts (CFA). After months of practice, the performers will have a chance to be crowned the winner of UB's International Fiesta.
The School of Management has changed its final exam schedule to end before UB's commencement ceremonies.
The UB Veterans' Association plays an active role in the lives of students who have managed to juggle civil duty with civil studies. Justine Bottorff found that difficult. She served two terms in Iraq, and, like her fellow veterans, she returned to the United States in hopes of assimilating into civilian life smoothly. She knew no one in Buffalo.
Maureen McCusker thinks we all have a special power. This year, her organization, UB Against Cancer (UBAC), has a catchphrase: "Everyone can be a hero." McCusker, the president of UBAC and a senior environmental geoscience major, has a series of events planned to raise awareness of all types of cancer.
This week, some of UB's most science-savvy students will compete with soda bottles and robots. Engineering Week, a national, week-long celebration of math, science, technology and engineering, involves all of the engineering clubs at UB.
Dr. Lewis Mandellwants to change the way the average college student thinks about finances. Mandell, a professor emeritus of finance and managerial economics in the School of Management, recently published a book titled "What to Do When I Get Stupid: A Radically Safe Approach to a Difficult Financial Era." He said he's aiming to make students conscious of the importance of fiscal matters as they graduate. "I have never written a book designed for the public," Mandell said.
Final exam schedules will conflict with spring 2014 commencement ceremonies due to a scheduling error.
The first thing Jiwoo Ryu, a senior psychology major, noticed upon entering the U.S. Army dive school's base in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was a golden bell.
Saturday night and early Sunday morning, eight students were sent to the hospital after University Police (UPD) responded to multiple medical emergencies involving students suspected to be smoking marijuana. UB Spokesperson John Della Contrada said the students were released from the hospital this morning. In a UB Alert, UPD said the victims experienced trouble breathing, dizziness, nausea and general disorientation.
About 10 Student Association staff members were "let go" at the beginning of the semester after Student Life ruled them academically ineligible, according to SA Treasurer Siddhant Chhabria.
Walking through the doors,customers are greeted by a dignified staircase with bright lights ascending upon golden rails, inviting them to walk up the mighty stairs.
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