On Friday at 10 p.m., a student was robbed outside of 108 Hadley Village. Two males with a knife and handgun demanded a student handover his bag, which contained electronic equipment, according to UPD in a UB alert.
Nicholas Arieno had a passion for longboarding.
Around 39,620 American women will not see 2014 because of breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. This fall, a group of determined UB students is hoping to help curb these figures by raising and donating funds to a number of breast cancer charities. The UB women's club lacrosse team is starting a fundraising campaign, selling mid-calf athletic socks - available in pink with a black lacrosse stick or black with a ribbon - for $10 a pair.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo believes it is "irrefutable" that Buffalo has changed over the past five years. But he likes what he sees. "You can see it on people's faces - [Buffalo] is not what it was; it is what it could be," he said.
President Satish Tripathi assured the crowd in the Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall that UB is on track to fulfill its goals over the next seven years. "Every day, we continue to elevate our university in excellence, impact and stature," he said. On Friday, Tripathi delivered his annual State of the University Address to an audience of about 150 people.
Snow hasn't fallen in Buffalo yet, but Schussmeisters Ski Club didn't let that stop them from showing off their tricks Thursday. Over 150 people flooded the parking lot - which was filled with scraped ice from various Buffalo hockey rinks - outside The U on Sweet Home Road.
Sam McMahon said he isn't one to show a lot of emotion, but after hearing he had won the Student Association's presidential election, his immediate reactions were to pump his fist, kiss his girlfriend and call his parents. McMahon received 1,087 votes, beating Mohammad Alwahaidy, his closest competitor, by 309.
It isn't easy to explore the City of Buffalo on a college student's budget. Here are four fun weekend activities for $20 or less. Monster Mini Golf Cost: $10 Location: 2.3 miles away from North Campus For a fun and relaxing time, Monster Mini Golf offers an interesting new way to play miniature golf.
If you're interested in helping out the local community, here's a look at only a few of Buffalo's many volunteer options for students. Food Bank of Western New York The Food Bank of WNY has been providing almost 100,000 people per month with food services since 1979. They have open soup kitchens and food pantries for those in need, which are kept open through donations of non-perishable foods.
On March 28, the Tonawanda Coke Corporation was convicted on five counts of operating with an unpermitted emissions source and 10 more charges dealing with environmental barriers.
Mayura Soot is continually getting bit by bed bugs in her Englewood Avenue house in the University Heights. Because she is from India, Soot, a first-year MBA student, rented her home before even seeing it.
In recent years, the Student Association has been under scrutiny following scandals and open-ended promises.
On Oct. 3, 2011, Su Zhen and Yan Tao Chen's lives changed dramatically. The couple's 19-year-old son, Private Danny Chen, was found dead in a guard tower in Afghanistan while he was serving in the army. Chen shot himself in the head because he was facing racial military hazing by fellow soldiers, according to The New York Times. UB's Asian American Student Union (AASU) held a candlelight vigil last Wednesday, on the eve of the second anniversary of his death, to memorialize Chen.
A porch is the perfect place to watch a storm. Through gray skies and a power-outage scare downtown, local musicians made Saturday a colorful and vibrant day by carrying out the first annual Elmwood Village Porchfest.
As the final minutes ticked away in the March Student Association election, Carson Ciggia stood motionless; his mind wandered off. Earlier that day, Ciggia and his campaign partner and running-mate, Christian Andzel, were eating pizza at La Rosa in The Commons, talking about what would happen if they won.
On Thursday night, the seven Student Association presidential candidates were scheduled to participate in a debate in the Student Union Theatre.
Gloria J. Parks Community Center was packed with concerned University Heights citizens, Buffalo Police officers, students and a UB administrator on Monday night. The area, which is home to thousands of students, is riddled with crime and unsafe housing conditions, but is also a go-to location for student nightlife. Many of the 70-plus community members who attended the meeting were angry with the student-related problems that, they said, have been around for decades. UB, the City of Buffalo and the University Heights Collaborative are coming together and attempting to find a solution. Much of the room's tension lay between UB and the Buffalo Police. Mickey Vertino, the University Heights Collaborative president who hosted Monday night's gathering, said the situation near South Campus is "getting out of control," but urged everyone to not turn the discussion into a "blame game." There were three main points of contention throughout the meeting: Students shouldn't live in the Heights without UB guardianship; UB shouldn't drop its students off on South Campus late at night because many are drunk upon arrival and University Police should patrol the Heights; and Buffalo Police shouldn't be held responsible for disciplining UB students. Shutting down the 24-hour bus system The UB Stampede bus system has been running 24 hours a day since 2009.
Tuesday afternoon marked the first time that Edward Schneider, director of the UB Foundation (UBF), addressed the university's Faculty Senate.
Elad Eliahu believes the Student Association cheated him. Last week, Eliahu ran independently for one of the six on-campus senator positions; 593 students voted.
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