Urban Renewal looks to renovate Buffalo community
By CHRISSY CASILIO | Oct. 10, 2007Students from all over the country were touched by the disaster of Hurricane Katrina, and many decided to take action.
Students from all over the country were touched by the disaster of Hurricane Katrina, and many decided to take action.
It all started back in '97, when drummer Matt McGinely met the promising young MC Travis McCoy. Together in gym class, they recognized their talent and love for music, and dun dun dun - they started the infamous Gym Class Heroes (GCH).On Monday, Oct.
This past Monday, a panel of three experts from the UB Geology Department described the worldly sights they saw, the indigenous people they met and the frozen samples they and UB undergraduates collected during their field research at the Artic Circle.
Twelve senators were appointed to the Student Association Senate for the 2007 - 2008 school year, though no election was held.This year's Student Association Senate election, which was to be held September 25 - 27, was cancelled due to the fact that only one candidate for each position of SA Senate petitioned to run in the race.Several of the appointed senators were members of the SA senate for the 2006 - 2007 term and remained in their positions for this academic year.Nick DellaNeve, an off-campus Senator, claimed that they were put into the position due to circumstances beyond their control."It's unfortunate that we didn't have an election.
Going on a long road trip is never an easy thing for a sports team; usually the team just wants to get their games over with so they can return to the friendly confines of their own home field.The women's soccer team was competitive on their weekend road trip before heading back home, but failed to win their first Mid-American Conference game.
Imagine sitting in a little cube-sized hole with nothing to eat, drink or wear. Then you are repeatedly tortured with various cruel and unusual methods - forced to confess a crime not committed, all because of a last name.
For those of you reading this in print, what were you thinking? You went out of your way to grab a paper off the stands or dig through dusty archives when you could have just as easily found this pretentious thing on our Web site.This is an exciting time for news media.
A few weeks ago, a video of the Oregon Ducks mascot beating up the Houston Cougar was all over sports news reports because it was announced that the Duck had been suspended for one game.
Twelve senators were appointed to the Student Association Senate for the 2007-2008 school year, though no election was held.This year's Student Association Senate election, which was to be held September 25th-27th, was cancelled due to the fact that only one candidate for each position of SA Senate petitioned to run in the race.Several of the appointed senators were members of SA senate for the 2006-2007 term and remained in their positions for this academic year.Nick DellaNeve, an off-campus SA Senator claimed that they were put into the position due to circumstances beyond their control."It's unfortunate that we didn't have an election.
Walking through the newer, more beautiful side of our campus, past Baird Point and Lake LaSalle, past the South Lake Apartments and down Saint Ritas Lane, I came to a place where the road was blocked off.
For those of you who think Michael Moore is not American, consider this:Approximately 25 percent of Americans obtain a Bachelors degree; therefore, if you graduate from UB with a 4-year degree you are on paper or degree more educated than 75 percent of Americans.
UB students were able to let their inner child free this past Friday as the homecoming carnival made up for a less-than-enthusiastic Spirit Week.The carnival was held outdoors on Parcel lot B near the bookstore.
Pushovers no more, the Buffalo football team is showing the rest of the Mid-American Conference that it is a team to be reckoned with after defeating defending conference champion Ohio 31-10 on homecoming day.With the victory came many firsts in school history.
UB students, faculty and alumni got rough with balls on Friday as part of the second annual DodgeBull Tournament - the biggest dodgeball game on campus.The double elimination competition, organized by the University Student Alumni Board, featured 29 teams this year, including last year's champions, "Balls Deep.""Nickle for our Pickle," who placed second last year, returned to take first place in this year's competition.
Imagine sitting in a little cube-sized hole with nothing to eat, drink or wear. Then you are repeatedly tortured with various cruel and unusual methods - forced to confess a crime not committed, all because of a last name.
The psychology department at the University at Buffalo is one of the most popular for undergraduate students, with over 1700 enrolled in the major.