Dr. Eva Zurek knew she was destined to be a star. She wanted to study acting at Canada's University of Calgary despite her parent's disapproval.
A friend wrote "Happy Rosh Hashanah, Julie" on the whiteboard in her dorm at Buffalo State College.
Two departments at UB submitted winning proposals in the first inaugural Small Grant Sustainability Competition, bringing a combined $10,144 in winnings back to UB.
The only learning obstacle Lavone Rodolph encountered in high school was trying to combine what he learned in the classroom with real life, he said.
Antoine Matthews pleaded guilty on Friday to trying to rob five UB students in November. Matthews pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted robbery in the second degree.
The start of March marks the start of the countdown: The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is heading to the Supreme Court. On March 27, the nation's highest court will take up United States v.
The only learning obstacle Lavone Rodolph encountered in high school was trying to combine what he learned in the classroom with real life, he said.
In 1984, Australia held its first science summer program for high school students. Liesl Folks was there.
Walter Mosley identifies himself as a black man. He says this is a truth, and this is a lie. It is also an over-simplification, a confused notion and a declaration of war. He knows his skin is not black and not quite white, and it is definitely not any shade of brown, he said. He is an American, but he's not sure that description is appropriate, either.
On Wednesday, the Student Association Assembly discussed urging the UB administration to take an active role in improving the conditions for students living in the University Heights. The Assembly is organizing a cleanup around the Heights to demonstrate its presence as a force working to make South Campus a safe and hospitable environment for students.
Racism, sexism, homophobia, low wages, random firing of employees, sexual harassment, physical and verbal abuse, forced overtime, child labor - these are the conditions in sweatshops around the world. UB students are trying to change them. After two years of not meeting, UB Students Against Sweatshops (UBSAS) got together to discuss these conditions and what the club can do to change them.
Freshmen roommates Neil Campbell, Bennett Sciacca and Tijo Mathew - who were poisoned with carbonmonoxide in their Richmond Quad dorm last week - met with a Student Affairs official on Friday and Monday. Colleen Connolly, a Student Affairs student support coordinator, had individual meetings with Campbell and Sciacca on Friday and Mathew on Monday.
University Police and Clark Hall employees refuse to release any information regarding the man who pulled out a handgun in the South Campus gymnasium at 3 p.m.
On Monday around 3 p.m., a man pulled out a handgun in Clark Hall on South Campus during a dispute over a pick-up basketball game, UB Spokesman John Della Contrada said. The suspect, who is described as a black male wearing a green and black hooded sweatshirt, grey shorts and black and white sneakers, was last seen leaving the east side of Clark Hall.
A short, shrill beep pierced through the silent room. The audience watched with bated breaths as the next test ? meant to simulate the 2011 Christchurch earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 ? began. Violent tremors, generated by an earthquake shake table, rocked both walls from side to side.
Three thousand miles, 200 hundred buildings, 20 cities - all in one hyper-fast, 15-day whirlwind tour. Twenty-two of UB's School of Architecture and Planning students spent their winter break exploring the Southern United States as apart of Architrek - a two-week domestic study tour that capped off a seminar taught by Greg Delaney, an adjunct assistant professor of architecture.
UB's School of Management is ranked low when compared to overall MBA programs. But that didn't stop four business students from taking first place in a consulting case competition early this month. The University at Pittsburgh's Joseph M.
In a small, cozy area of Talking Leaves Books, Jeannine Pitas' infectious smile complemented the thin hardcover book in her lap.
After a carbon monoxide leak in Richmond Quad poisoned 10 students and sent five of them to the hospital Sunday night, UB has made major safety changes in its dorms. Freshmen roommates Neil Campbell, Bennett Sciacca and Tijo Mathew - three of the five Richmond residents who were hospitalized - are still shaken up with what they experienced.
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