Two players from the Buffalo men's tennis team took part in the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association regional tournament at the Jadwin Gym in Princeton, NJ this past weekend.
With straight jackets, piles of glass and mind reading, Adult Circus duo Chris Chelko and Michael DuBois entertained a full house in the Student Union Theater this past Tuesday night.The Adult Circus has performed at UB twice in the past year."We did our stage show here a year ago and we did Spring Fest this past spring, and it was really fun," Chelko said.The act began as DuBois ran out onstage and demanded energy from the audience of almost 200 people, asking those present to clap every time he bounced a mini basketball on his head.
Everyone's favorite Snakes on a Plane-related band has struck for the second time in just over a year.
Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that the amount of aid students receive should be based on their career choices, according to the Boston Herald."I would look to see if we can't find a way to link our programs to reward excellence, to reward people that are able to make a contribution to our society in the military or in other ways," Romney said.Romney gave no specifics on which degrees were worth more than others.
It seems like the perfect combination: a motion picture compiled entirely of Beatles music serving as the definitive soundtrack and muse for a generation.
Well, at least Dick Jauron made a decision, right? The word came down from One Bills Drive on Tuesday, and it was made clear on Wednesday: Trent Edwards is the Buffalo Bills starting quarterback.If you talk to anyone about Edwards, there's one word that will absolutely be included in that conversation: poise.
Before I even start, I would like to make one thing clear. Out of about 10 writers and two editors besides myself at Life Desk, I am the only male.
The Intercultural and Diversity Center's Latino Bazaar brought Latin America to UB with cultural festivities that took place in the Student Union this past Wednesday.The bazaar allowed students of all ethnicities to experience the Latino culture firsthand.
Bruised and black-eyed participants of the annual Walk With Me event, organized by Wellness Education Services, attempted to raise awareness about victims of domestic violence on Tuesday.Students began the event by fashioning imitations of injuries and applying large pieces of tape over their mouths to represent the female and male victims of domestic violence whose cases often go unheard.Walk With Me is an annual event at UB that is a part of a larger effort to put a stop to domestic violence.
UB students are no strangers to exiting classrooms and walking through a cloud of smoke. This is enough to irritate many students or send them into a coughing fit.
In past seasons, by the time mid-October came around, most Buffalo Bulls fans had already shifted their focus to the upcoming basketball season.
It's no secret that dorming is an expensive component of college; with the cost increasing every year, more students are looking for alternatives to living on campus.The cost of sharing a small dorm room for eight months would cover the cost for students to live in a house or apartment.
John B. Simpson isn't the only one with a plan for the year 2020. Like the old gag from Conan O'Brien about what happens "In the Year 2000," two decades later, everyone's got some wacky plan about how things will turn out.Barack Obama hopes to have reduced energy consumption by 10 percent in 2020, with at least 30 percent of the federal government's electricity coming from renewable sources.
Author and former child soldier Ishmael Beah visited Alumni Arena on Wednesday night to speak to UB students and community members as part of this year's Distinguished Speaker Series.Composed and dignified, the speaker met with members of the press before the presentation.
The women's tennis team wrapped up its fall season at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regionals on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.
Just before noon on Tuesday, Oct. 23 2007, the NASA shuttle Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
On the road in the Great Lake State, the women's soccer team added both a win and a loss to its Mid-American Conference (MAC) record in matches against Eastern and Central Michigan.On Friday the Bulls (5-9-2, 2-5-1 MAC) traveled to Ypsilanti, MI to take on the Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-5-4, 4-2-2 MAC), but were defeated 7-1.The Bulls scored the first goal of the match in the fourth minute of play.
Ishmael Beah's Oct. 24 speech at Alumni Arena as a part of the Distinguished Speaker series will mark yet another unfortunate situation; like many events planned for the fall semester, students who have classes scheduled at the same time cannot attend.
For those of you who have not noticed, it has been one crazy season in college football. There are unexpected teams at the top of the standings in every conference and in the Bowl Championship Series rankings.Let's start at our own school, the University at Buffalo.
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