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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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Worst Main Street bar

If the house parties stop at Main Street and Lisbon Avenue, so should the bars. Although Broadway Joe's promises its devotion to the Buffalo music scene, it falls flat.


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Worst place to study

Commonly dubbed 'Club Capen,' the bottom floor of Capen Undergraduate Library is absolutely the worst place to study.


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Best transportation

There's always debate, especially on the weekends, about the most cost-effective way to travel around Buffalo. And to put it plainly, the best way to travel is in a friend's car.


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Worst politician

Byron Brown's reign at City Hall began with him balancing Buffalo's books. That single positive has since been outweighed by the negativity associated with his poorly planned actions since obtaining the post.


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Worst local band

Pop punk bands generally aren't the most original, but there are those that can put their own twist on the catchy lyrics and bouncy music that defines the genre and be able to call themselves a good band.


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