Justin Neuwirt never made team captain or got straight A's, although he tried for both. He tried harder than most of the people he knew in high school and then watched as most of his friends set off for Ivy League schools, while he enrolled at UB. None of it bothered him.
The Student Association is redeeming Fall Fest from "Fray Fest."
8/21 1:38 p.m. - A caller said there was a suspicious male in his lab in room 649 of the Biomedical Research Building.
Although the textbooks are out, the pencils are sharpened, and the homework is piling up, there is still room to enjoy the semester, including the best of what Buffalo has to offer on the music scene. With shows showcasing the Buffalo Outer Harbor, and various other venues, there is a concert for every kind of student trying to get away from the grueling, impending work load.
Many college students are eager to return to school after a long summer vacation without their friends, but the end of a relaxing summer can dishearten even the most enthused. Fortunately, this fall's television lineup will provide much more appealing entertainment than watching our tans fade.
Eighty-three UB faculty and professional staff members are calling for university transparency in relation to the Shale Research and Society Institute (SRSI). After a summer of conflict, controversy and national attention, members of UB continue to respond to questions of the university's involvement in the oil and gas industry and research.
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Co-President Nicholas D'Angelo spoke with The Spectrum regarding the club's re-recognition after it was de-recognized for pressuring a homosexual officer to leave its executive board. D'Angelo emphasized IVCF welcomes all types of students to be members.
A comedian, a former first lady, and a shoemaker. Some have written best-selling books, received Grammy's and Emmy's, founded international literacy programs, supplied over 1 million shoes to children around the world, and made a career out of making people laugh. On Wednesday, Aug.
Former InterVarsity Treasurer Steven Jackson, who felt pressured to resign from his post in December because he is gay, and Senate Chair Darwinson Valdez, who made the official ruling to de-recognize IVCF as a result in April, spoke with The Spectrum and responded to IVCF's Sunday re-recognition by the Student-Wide Judiciary. Jackson supports the decision.
Senate Chair Darwinson Valdez, who could not be present at the final hearing, emailed his letter to the Student-Wide Judiciary to The Spectrum. All words are his own, edited only for grammar and clarity.
Saturday afternoon, the Student-Wide Judiciary ruled in favor of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, restoring the religious organization as an officially recognized Student Association club and granting all due rights effective immediately in case IVCF versus SA Senate. InterVarsity was de-recognized by the Senate at the end of the Spring 2012 semester after homosexual treasurer Steven Jackson felt pressured to resign from his post. "It was definitely a pressured [resignation]...They made it clear that they felt like I should step down and kind of made me uncomfortable enough to the point where I just wanted to leave," Jackson told The Spectrum in Dec.
Album: Life is Good
Album: Life is Good
After serving in an interim position since Jan. 2011, Tom Tiberi was officially announced the Director of Student Life, effective as of June 20.
When construction workers were digging up land on South Campus for a new sewer line in March, they were surprised to find coffins and human skeletal remains within the soil. But Doug Perrelli wasn't. In fact, it was not the first time Perrelli, director of Archeological Survey, excavated human remains from South Campus soil. "Over the years, every time they move earth around in that area of South Campus they find bone fragments," Perrelli said.
If Samantha Hochstein was going into her sophomore year this time last summer, she wouldn't be allowed to live with her two best friends.
When construction workers were digging up land on South Campus for a new sewer line in March, they were surprised to find coffins and human skeletal remains within the soil. But Doug Perrelli wasn't. In fact, it was not the first time Perrelli, director of Archeological Survey, excavated human remains from South Campus soil. "Over the years, every time they move earth around in that area of South Campus they find bone fragments," Perrelli said.
Although most students have gone home, UB will still be energetic, loud and very much alive this summer.
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