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Best parking lot

Trying to figure out the best parking lot at UB is a lot like trying to figure out which terminal disease you'd like to have – they're all pretty terrible.


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Best UB policy

Dreamt up by starry-eyed UB faculty and staff who more than likely hated walking out of Capen into a cloud of second-hand smoke, UBreathe Free promised to rid campus of unsavory smoke clouds and piles of cigarette butts.


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Worst spot to see a movie

After a long week of stressors from school and work, some college students prefer to relax by watching a movie.


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Worst sports bar

If you're trying to watch a sporting event and enjoy yourself while doing so, avoid a certain place in the Eastern Hills Mall at all costs.


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Best place to 'do it' on campus

Even when living with the most understanding roommate, it can sometimes be tough to satisfy an important need when sharing a confined space.


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Best on-campus personalities

Confident, smart, and sexy, Dennis Black, the Vice President of Student Affairs, is a figurehead of the UB community.


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Worst Place to Live

It takes a certain breed of person to want to live in the Ellicott Woods. For the most part, those types of individuals are few and far between.


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Best place to get the 'munchies'

It doesn't matter if you just caught a train to Poughkeepsie or you're just looking for a place to grab something better than the dining hall 'food,' Lake Effect Diner has something for everyone's craving.


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Worst coffee on campus

If you've got a few dollars to waste and you don't actually want coffee, hit up the Maxwell House vending machine on the second floor of the Student Union.


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Best burger joint

Tucked away on the banks of the Erie Canal in the Northtowns lies a small, dirty burger joint with a big secret – they sell possibly the best burgers in Western New York.


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Nduka not enough

Lightning lit up the skies on Saturday at UB Stadium and sent a charge into a Bulls running game that had been missing in action since Buffalo's season-opening win over Texas-El Paso.


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