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Entrepreneurial spirit captures UB students

By MADELAINE BRITT | Jan. 28, 2014

For Houghton College graduate Chris Way, the Kenya he studied was not the Kenya he found. On the contrary, the international development student who had devoted his college education to global poverty alleviation and intercultural studies saw great joy in the Kenyan people. Amidst the scarcity of resources, he found an abundance of happiness in the African communities - not only in the streets, but also in the rubber tires that drove on them. Way is the co-founder of the start-up company Atinga, which markets and sells handmade shoes and sandals made by Kenyan artisans from discarded taxi tires. The company plans to reinvent the way global economies work and how Western nations see Africa.

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UB student dies in fatal car accident

Dec. 19, 2013

A 20-year-old international student from Taiwan died in a one-car accident on Millersport Highway at 5 a.m.

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First on-campus ice rink to open spring semester

By KEVIN HONG | Dec. 5, 2013

Before the start of Thanksgiving break, a sign was posted outside the Student Union telling students not to forget to bring a pair of ice skates back to UB after winter break. Starting this spring semester, UB students will be able to ice skate for free on campus.

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Musical News Briefs

Dec. 5, 2013

Phil Collins ponders potential comeback

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A new meth-od to the madness

By MOHAMMED SHARIFF | Dec. 3, 2013

Bruce Jackson is "crazy" about Breaking Bad. The SUNY distinguished professor is teaching a graduate course this spring about the television show.

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A home for history and tunes

By AMANDA LOW | Dec. 3, 2013

Almost every night at Buffalo Iron Works, live music rings throughout its historical, industrial interior. Buffalo Iron Works, located on 49 Illinois St., is a new music venue in the Cobblestone District next to the First Niagara Center.

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Faculty Senate passes motion asking UB Foundation to make budget public

By SARA DINATALE | Dec. 3, 2013

The Faculty Senate has passed a motion requesting UB administration make the UB Foundation's budget public - something the non-profit, private organization, which handles the millions of dollars in donations UB receives annually, is not legally required to do. At Tuesday afternoon's meeting, 38 senators physically stood up in support of the motion.

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FAFSA Project aims to increase opportunities for high school students

By KEVIN HONG | Nov. 24, 2013

When Nathan Daun-Barnett was in the middle of talking to a class of high school seniors about the college process, he realized one particular student was not engaged.

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UB students come together in Haiyan's wake

By JAMES DRAGONETTE | Nov. 24, 2013

Since being decimated by record-breaking Super Typhoon Haiyan earlier this month, Filipinos are continually working to locate missing loved ones and put their lives back together the way they were before the storm. Haiyan, a category-5 super typhoon with winds that reached up to 195 miles per hour on Nov.

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"Fifty years later, Kennedy's death is still felt"

By SAM FERNANDO | Nov. 21, 2013

On Nov. 22, 1963, the news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, echoed throughout the United States.

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A new way to shop

By AMANDA LOW | Nov. 19, 2013

What if you could get some of your holiday shopping done without having to spend any money? Communify can help you with that. Communify is an organization that encourages bartering and exchanging between the Buffalo community.

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You'll be home for the holidays

By JOE KONZE JR | Nov. 19, 2013

UB students will no longer have to find a source of transportation to the airport this upcoming holiday break. As part of Student Association President Sam McMahon's plan of utilizing the student activity fee, students will now have the option to receive a free ride to the airport for their Thanksgiving travels. Starting Oct.

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UB's new winter session to begin in January

By SAM FERNANDO | Nov. 19, 2013

For some students, winter break is a time for family vacations, sleeping in, ski trips and ... class? UB is offering a new winter session for students this academic year.

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"Six religions gather in the spirit of Thanksgiving, discuss beliefs and traditions "

By RACHEL KRAMER | Nov. 19, 2013

Over 80 people of varying religions and faiths gathered in Pistachio's on Friday for a night of education, diversity and unity.

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An international market close to home

By KEVIN HONG | Nov. 17, 2013

An aroma of different foods captured the attention of many students lined up outside Student Union 145 on Saturday night. The sights and smells were hard to resist, as performances and cultural cuisines came together to galvanize an estimated 300 people in attendance at the sixth annual Asian American Student Union (AASU) Night Market. The event, which included over 30 different clubs and organizations, is an annual event inspired by authentic night markets that exist in many different Asian countries.

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"With heated bus stop on its way, some students question Stampede system "

By CASSANDRA YOCHUM | Nov. 14, 2013

Some students view the new heated bus shelter as necessary salvation from harsh Buffalo winters, but not every student is sold on the impact of the idea. Though UB has taken steps to make busing safer and easier for students, some think UB's new swipe system and upcoming heated bus shelter outside O'Brian Hall may cause more issues than solutions. Ivan Chao, a sophomore intended communication major, thinks the current state of campus transportation is "disorganized." Maria Wallace, the director of Parking and Transportation Services, said UB put a lot of research into the design process and location, taking the utilities, existing infrastructure and cost into account. "Students will have the option during pleasant weather to wait at the [existing] shelter within Flint Loop, and then during inclement weather they'll have the option of waiting in the heated shelter," Wallace said. Chao said the location of the heated shelter, at North Campus' Flint Loop, could cause traffic and safety issues for students. The South Campus pick-up station is next to Hochstetter Hall, and because the heated shelter is going to be adjacent to O'Brian, Chao worries students are going to run into the Flint Loop to get a seat on the bus.

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Weapons of the spirit'

By ERIC CORTELLESSA | Nov. 14, 2013

On Wednesday, Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author and staff writer for The New Yorker, visited the University at Buffalo. Gladwell knows how to capture people's attention.

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Police Blotter for 11/5-11/11

Nov. 14, 2013

All information according to University Police 11/5 9:58 a.m. - A staff member requested first aid assistance at the Center For the Arts for a student who had severe flu-like symptoms.

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Campus responds to public urination complaints

By AMANDA LOW | Nov. 12, 2013

Students have portable toilets on South Campus, but many feel the addition is not a solution to a bigger problem. After hearing community members' complaints about students urinating on South Campus property, UB placed Porta Potties near the Main Street bus stop.

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UB enables deep sea Internet system

By JOSE ESCOBAR | Nov. 12, 2013

Don't be alarmed if you think you heard R2D2 in Lake LaSalle. That sound might be coming from a 40-pound acoustic sensor - the basis for a wireless, underwater Internet system. Researchers in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed an underwater Internet network.