Last Friday felt like any other Friday. I went to class, picked up some Wendy's afterward and sat on my couch for the rest of the afternoon sending silly memes to my roommate while he was at work.
Through a 10-year study, the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has proved a new method of treating post-concussion patients. In January, UB released evidence that proved the effectiveness of an aerobic exercise program in treating athletic and non-athletic patients and restoring normal cognitive function after a concussion. Research in post-concussion patients began in response to the traditional protocol of dealing with injured athletes, according to Barry Willer, director of research for the UB Concussion Management Clinic and professor of psychiatry.
Before this year's spring break, the last vacation I'd been on that I could remember was to Puerto Rico when I was 7 years old. I spent the week having my hair braided by local women and playing with a Beanie Baby parrot that my mom bought me at the hotel gift shop, which I cried hysterically over after an overzealous playmate snapped off its TY tag in the heat of an argument. Needless to say, I was wholly unprepared for the booty-shaking, tequila-shotting, banana-boating sin that was rumored to ensue on the Xtreme Trips getaway my friends and I planned to attend this year. In our senior year, my pledge class is a group of 13 girls who've been friends since we were freshmen.
The men's basketball team entered this season a year removed from one of the best seasons the program has ever produced. The Bulls played much of this season with new players earning a significant increase in minutes, including a true freshman with the reins at point guard, and failed to reach the aspirations of last year's success.
On a rare occasion and for a fleeting second, the elephant in the room was too big to ignore. But the decision quickly turned into a matter of who let it come in in the first place. This past Sunday, Ma'lik Richmond and Trent Mays, 16 and 17 years old respectively, were found guilty Sunday of raping a 16-year-old and were sentenced to a year in juvenile prison.
Before this year's spring break, the last vacation I'd been on that I could remember was to Puerto Rico when I was 7 years old. I spent the week having my hair braided by local women and playing with a Beanie Baby parrot that my mom bought me at the hotel gift shop, which I cried hysterically over after an overzealous playmate snapped off its TY tag in the heat of an argument. Needless to say, I was wholly unprepared for the booty-shaking, tequila-shotting, banana-boating sin that was rumored to ensue on the Xtreme Trips getaway my friends and I planned to attend this year. In our senior year, my pledge class is a group of 13 girls who've been friends since we were freshmen.
On March 14, The Spectrum was notified that Editor in Chief Aaron Mansfield had received a Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence award for his sports columns. The actual place awarded will be announced at the SPJ Region 1 Spring Conference, which will be held April 12-13 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. Jody Kleinberg Biehl, The Spectrum's faculty adviser and director of UB's Journalism Certificate Program, submitted four of Mansfield's columns to nominate him for the award.
Rumors circulating on the internet claim Kendrick Lamar, Steve Aoki, Bad Rabbits and 5 & A Dime will be performing at UB on April 14, the confirmed date for Spring Fest. On Friday afternoon, post-R&B group, Bad Rabbits announced their involvement in Karmaloop presents: Campus Verge Tour on Facebook, along with an image listing their show dates and rapper Kendrick Lamar, electro-house musician Steve Aoki and DJ/producer 5 & A Dime as their tour mates. The image lists a 13-city tour, which will start at University of Central Florida on April 9 and conclude at SUNY Cortland on April 27.
Four years ago when Kyle McJury was pledging to his fraternity, the freshman would fill his free time cleaning out yards and shoveling driveways for the elderly and disabled residents who couldn't do it themselves. Today, McJury, a senior finance major and vice president of community service for UB's Delta Sigma Pi, Alpha Kappa chapter participates in various community service projects with the fraternity. Founded in 1925, Delta Sigma Pi, a national fraternity, is the university's largest professional business fraternity that prides itself on its involvement in the community.
Whether you are a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior, there will be that moment when you have a sinking feeling of panicked bewilderment. What are you going to be when you grow up? My parents, aunts, uncles, friends and teachers have been asking me this question for as long as I can remember.
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.
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