Textbooks with shrink-wrap still intact, mid-September. The owner nonchalantly sits nearby, cruising Facebook for the latest gossip, pouring through profiles of strangers.
While many fans may grab Hot Hot Heat's new album Happiness LTD. for their next dance party, only a handful of songs will be worthy of the bash.Compared to previous albums from the Canadian quartet, Happiness is not nearly as upbeat, accenting the overall heartache mood of the CD.And yet, despite the dimness of the record, the band has clearly matured, and its lyrical content and overall sound reflect it.
Typical student stress levels aren't easily relieved by fatty snack foods or a night of binge drinking.
When Turner Gill took over as head coach after the 2005 season, the football team had been mired in a four-year slump that saw them win a total of five games from the beginning of the 2002 season to the end of 2005, after which former coach Jim Hofher was fired.
Communication Department Chair Frank Tutzauer, Ph.D., is a proud "southern boo" who has combined his educational pursuits of math and debate into one successful career at UB.Born in Greensboro, NC, Tutzauer grew up in New Orleans, where he still considers his home and where his father and siblings still live."It's kind of odd to still consider New Orleans home," Tutzauer said.
How dare anyone out there make fun of O.J. Simpson after all he's been through! He went through a murder trial, he lost his civil suit and now he's going through court battles with the Goldman family.
UB celebrated Constitution Day on Monday by throwing a birthday party for the Constitution in the Student Union Lobby.The event featured red, white and blue frosted cupcakes, Constitution trivia, voter registration and performances by the Buffalo Chips and the Royal Pitches."Every public university in the country is required by law to commemorate Constitution Day," said Dennis Black, vice president of Student Affairs.
After a long wait, fans are finally privy to Jesca Hoop's first full-length album, Kismet. On Sept.
Downtown Buffalo's CEPA Gallery recently hosted an employee soir?
As a freshman last season, running back James Starks was the Buffalo Bulls' leading rusher with 704 yards, the most yards gained by a Bulls running back since 2002.
If you have been to an athletic event on campus you have probably seen the lunatic fans painted blue and white, screaming their hearts out for the school they love.
It's midnight. With chapters left to read, formulas left to memorize and an exam at 9 in the morning, many students are tempted to turn to substance abuse for help in the classroom.
In a presentation held in the Student Union on Sept. 17, representatives from Microsoft introduced a new game development platform that enables anyone with a computer and Internet connection to create and distribute games for PC and Xbox 360.According to Gus Weber, academic relations manager for Microsoft, the platform - called XNA - is free to download and features complete access to an online code database as well as a drag-and-drop interface, one that minimizes the need to write original code."This is a video game development for the masses.
Battling sobriety is never easy. But to do so while simultaneously recording a highly anticipated third full-length album, touring eight months a year, and enduring a breakup is damn near impossible.Motion City Soundtracker and vocalist Justin Pierre had to deal with eerily similar conditions during the recording of their latest record, aptly titled Even If It Kills Me.It's clear that Pierre used all of these trying experiences to create Motion City's mellowest, yet most complete, album to date."Fell in Love Without You," the CD's opener, is a fast-paced track that stands out largely because of Moog (vintage keyboard) player Jesse Johnson.
On Monday, Sept. 17, police at the University of Florida subdued a student by the name of Andrew Meyer with a taser during a discussion forum with Massachusetts Senator John Kerry.According to an article by Kim Wilmath in The Independent Florida Alligator newspaper, Meyer questioned Senator Kerry about his association with a secret society at Yale University.
Black Sabbath, Sepultura, Slayer, Metallica and Machine Head are all masters of legendary metal. They're considered pioneers of the metal and hardcore genres, and are listed as defining influences for drummer Ben Dussault of Throwdown.Dussault reflects back on his earlier days and claims that Master of Puppets destroyed him when he was younger."I remember listening to Vulgar Display of Power (Pantera) when I was 14 years old playing video games with my friends and we would go crazy," he said.
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