The Faculty Senate Executive Committee voted to have class sessions over winter break and hold classes on Labor Day and Jewish holidays. The proposals still have to go to President Tripathi before a final decision is made, and administration will likely set up a group to provide student input, according to Daniel Ovadia, the UB Council student representative.
11:43 p.m.: Brennan said a faulty boiler, which has since been shut down, caused the carbon monoxide leak. He said six students in total received medical attention for symptoms that included dizziness and lightheadedness.
Two schools sit on opposite sides of the American-Canadian border, but their distance doesn't keep them from working together.
In October, 19-year-old Colin Miller presented a petition with over 8,000 signatures to the Buffalo Common Council.
Before the State of the Union on Tuesday, many Americans wondered how President Barack Obama would address a divided Congress about his plans to improve the economy. In an hour-long speech in which the president addressed immigration reform, gun control and reducing carbon emissions to prevent global warming, he defined the nation's primary goal of achieving prosperity for the middle class.
This semester, there are 42 members of the Student Association Assembly - 30 more than last semester. "I'm shocked, in a good way," Assembly Speaker Steven Jackson said after the Assembly's first meeting of the semester on Wednesday.
I'm exhausted from watching the females in my life continually dig themselves into holes they can't get out of.
Sex Ed, contraception and Plan B distribution aids NYC students
Condoms, lube, pregnancy tests, Plan B, HPV shots, doctors' visits, safe alcohol consumption and sexual health information.
When Mei Wong* was born, her father's family did not welcome her. Her grandmother and relatives from the countryside were cold and distant.
One in three women in the world is physically or sexually abused in the course of her lifetime, according to the United Nations. UB students and members of the Buffalo community aim to change that - by dancing. SBI Health Education is hosting a dance-a-thon - Rise Up and Dance - this Friday night in the Student Union as part of the V-Day movement.
A cute football player from the University of Rochester is texting UB student Emma Vradis.
Thousands of African-American men lined up for battle to claim their rights as United States citizens during the Civil War.
After 18 years at the helm of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SoPPS), Dean Wayne Anderson is stepping down.
UB gave John Alm a second chance. Now, he gives its potential students hope for the future. Alm, a retired Coca-Cola CEO who flunked out of UB the first time he attended, established a $150,000 scholarship for graduating seniors at Maple Grove High School, his alma mater.
John Brennan, the president's pick for new CIA director and his principal adviser on homeland security and counterterrorism over the last four years faced the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday afternoon to answer questions on U.S.
Student Association President Travis Nemmer doesn't see much of a plan in UB 2020. On Tuesday night, Provost Charles Zukoski held an open forum for students, mainly SA senators and e-board members.
When Gregory Duckworth was 13 years old, he wanted to become an Eagle Scout. During the process, Walter Andrews, his Boy Scout troop 121 leader, told him if he didn't believe in God, he would not be allowed to join.
What: Second Friday at the Burchfield Penney Art Center
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