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.
When deep baby-sleep halts to sneering replication tickers - every bureaucratic bicker - all the rubbish tasks I'm going to have to clean up in days to come, I begin tossing and turning around the bed whose sudden crash in comfort level is leading my red eyes toward nausea.This is when the adrenal stress pool is joined by the task of writing a newspaper column.
In a move the Democrats decry as "cold and heartless," President Bush has vetoed a domestic spending bill meant to cover poor, uninsured children.
In lieu of all the stress and confusion associated with upcoming exams and the plethora of events for Spirit Week, many students' hearts were lightened on Friday as Craig Ferguson of CBS's Late Late Show entertained his audience with a hilarious and high-energy evening of comedy.Ferguson's stage presence was in full gear at the Center for the Arts' Mainstage Theatre, where he was dripping with energy and enthusiasm (or was that sweat?).His constant movement and mannerisms were reminiscent of the hyperactive greats like Jim Breuer or Robin Williams, but perhaps slightly less drug-induced.Ferguson was unashamed to recount his life story before the audience in his own funny fashion; from an early childhood spent with his crazy mother, to his experiences in rehab due to alcoholism, to his goal of becoming an American citizen, the brunt of Ferguson's critical and sometimes-contradictory humor was most often directed at himself.
W. SoccerFriday:Buffalo2Western Michigan2VolleyballFriday:Miami (OH)3Buffalo0FootballSaturday:Buffalo31Miami (OH)10M.
Slow first halves never seem to be a problem for the men's soccer team, as it somehow always finds a way to come back late in games.Down by one with eight seconds left in the second half, senior midfielder Dan Stevens capped a furious Buffalo rally, which saw the Bulls score two goals in the final five minutes.
Drew Carey's "OHIO!" must be ringing through the ears of the Bulls volleyball team after their weekend trip through the Buckeye State, as the girls lost both of their matches to Miami (OH) and Bowling Green on Friday and Saturday, respectively.On Friday evening, the Bulls (2-20, 1-5 Mid-American Conference) visited the Miami RedHawks (7-7, 4-1 MAC) in a match with a much-needed conference win on the line.
As a good Jewish boy, I have learned the dangers of the kanuhura. That is why I am proceeding with care from here on out.With the Bulls halfway through their 2007 schedule, it is time to figure out who this team is.
Students and faculty filled the newly renovated 235 Student Union - formerly a commuter lounge - for the grand opening of the Center for Student Leadership and Community Engagement.According to Andrea Costantino, director of Student Life, the new center will enhance UB's ability to reach out to the community."Part of the University's mission is connecting our campus to the local community...(the office) will service the Buffalo and the Amherst community," Costantino said.
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