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Battling 'slut-shaming'
By MADELAINE BRITT | Feb. 11, 2014Her heels echo on the aluminum floor. The wrinkled skirt she wears shifts back and forth as her body struggles to stay balanced.
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Let's talk about sex
By PATRICIA KING | Feb. 11, 2014Editor's Note: "Patricia King" is a pen name to protect the writer's anonymity.
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Crossroads Culinary Center hosts sit-down Valentine's Day dinner
By JOSE ESCOBAR | Feb. 11, 2014Couples who are looking for a romantic dinner for Valentine's Day may not have to leave campus. Culinary Crossroads Center (C3), located in Ellicott Complex's Red Jacket Quad, is transforming a private room into a grand and elegant eatery for students this Friday.
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"Quick Hits: Softball has historic opening weekend, men's tennis continues hot streak"
By SPORTS STAFF | Feb. 9, 2014Men's Tennis (3-1) The No. 71 Bulls made an East Coast road trip over the weekend, traveling to Dartmouth (7-1) and Penn (0-1) for a pair of Ivy League matchups.
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Power play leads to Bulls' victory
By ANDY KONIUCH | Feb. 9, 2014Despite the men's ice hockey team's dominant play in the first two and a half periods in Saturday's game against Rochester College, the game was tied at 1-1 late in the third period.
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Senate holds second meeting of semester
By AMANDA LOW | Feb. 9, 2014On Saturday, in its second meeting of the semester, the Student Association Senate discussed the future of an LSAT (Law School Admission Test) tutoring program, the Student-Wide Judiciary (SWJ) and the derecognition of the Arab American Association of Engineers and Architects (AAAEA). Dan Ovadia, a senior business major, proposed the creation of a low-fee, 15-person LSAT tutoring program in conjunction with Mock Trial.
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CVS ends sale of tobacco products
By GISELLE LAM | Feb. 6, 2014On Feb. 5, CVS Corporation announced in a press release that by Oct. 1, its stores would no longer sell cigarette and tobacco products.
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"One year, many 'little moments' to cherish"
By KEREN BARUCH | Feb. 6, 2014An iPhone 4S and the desire to make something bigger than himself. Tal Kissos held on to those two things on Dec.
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"New bus route gives students ride to local bar, among other destinations"
By CHAD LEUTHAUSER | Feb. 6, 2014For students looking to party at popular bar The U this weekend, UB might be providing them with a designated driver. The university has implemented a new stop for Stampede buses at the Maple Ridge Center on Maple and Sweet Home Roads.
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Faculty Senate falls to former low-attendance trend
By SARA DINATALE | Feb. 4, 2014In its December meeting, the Faculty Senate had the chance to vote for the first time since at least 2007.
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Weather continues to affect UB utilities
By SAM FERNANDO | Feb. 4, 2014On Jan. 30, the Internet connection at UB, Canisius College and Daemen College was down for more than six hours. Chief Information Officer Brice Bible said UB is still investigating the cause of the outage - which lasted from about 3-10 a.m.
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Bringing more culture to The Commons
By GISELLE LAM | Feb. 2, 2014Tea junkies: There's a new player in The Commons vying to satisfy your addiction. Kung Fu Tea, a national chain, had its grand opening on UB's campus on Jan.
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Creating recycling habits
By AMANDA LOW | Feb. 2, 2014From now until March 29, UB students could find themselves rewarded for simple acts of recycling. UB is once again participating in RecycleMania - a national competition held each spring that compares the amount of waste reduction between universities.
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SA Senate votes Judy Mai as vice president
By AMANDA LOW | Feb. 2, 2014On Sunday, the Student Association Senate unanimously approved Judy Mai as SA vice president - 13 senate members voted yes and four were not present. Lyle Selsky, the former SA vice president, resigned from his position on Jan.
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UB to host fifth-annual Winterfest
By AMANDA LOW | Jan. 30, 2014When Carolyn Cormier was younger, she would spend some winters skating on a makeshift ice rink in a nearby field.
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Obama calls for more action in State of the Union address
By SAM FERNANDO | Jan. 30, 2014On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union address. In a speech that lasted roughly 65 minutes, Obama spoke on a myriad of topics, including wealth inequality, energy independence, job growth and education.
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Medical school receives $5 million donation
By AARON MANSFIELD | Jan. 30, 2014The John R. Oishei Foundation, Western New York's largest private foundation, announced Wednesday that it has contributed a $5 million donation to UB's new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in downtown Buffalo. The medical school, which will cost $375 million total and will comprise seven stories and 540,000 square feet, will be constructed in 2016. "The Oishei Foundation recognizes the new UB medical school as a game-changing addition to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
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Flood causes water damage in dorms
By LISA KHOURY | Jan. 30, 2014A refrigerator unplugged in the middle of the dorm. Boxes, bulletin boards, a fan on her bed. Mouthwash and olive oil across the hall. Jaime Lachapelle returned to Buffalo on Sunday and found her and her roommate's belongings tossed all over the place. On Jan.
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Student Association Vice President Selsky resigns
By SAM FERNANDO | Jan. 28, 2014Student Association Vice President Lyle Selsky resigned on Wednesday, Jan. 22, making him the second person from the original executive board elected last March to leave office. On Jan.
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New winter session popular among students and faculty
By SAM FERNANDO | Jan. 28, 2014While some students were at home doing what they could to avoid the polar vortex, over 1,000 students were busy participating in UB's new winter session program. The three-week session, which ran Jan.
