Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon" is blaring on a radio while a group of students energetically dance around the Student Union flag room, a few showing off their perfected Charleston as if it were 1920.
At the end of a hallway lined with drawings of naked bodies in charcoal and pastels lies room 218 of the Center for the Arts, where a group of artists young and old gather each Wednesday to perfect drawing the human form.The regulars - mainly local artists and a handful of students - enter the tiny room with spotlights on the ceiling and make a circle around the makeshift stage to wait for the model before the session begins at 7 p.m.
Mix Juxtaposse, Finger Eleven, Guster, Jason Mraz and The Roots and you have the perfect combination for Spring Fest.Following a day of carnival rides, games and free food under a cloudless blue sky, students were treated to an evening of ear candy Sunday at Alumni Arena.
President John B. Simpson recently accepted an honorary degree from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), awarded earlier this month during a welcome ceremony for incoming freshman.
While the commencement of senior year of high school traditionally means moving on to a college or university, one third of the high school students in the United States have chosen a less fortunate path: dropping out.President John B.
There's a long, worn out joke, a favorite among teenage boys, that asks: why are women's feet smaller than men's?
After spending the whole indoor season on the road and the last four meets away from the Queen City, the Buffalo track team had its only home meet of the year this Saturday at the UB Open."It's great to have a weekend where we don't travel," said outdoor track head coach Vicki Mitchell.
The events that unfolded last Monday at Virginia Tech are a reminder that the United States is not immune to violent acts against our innocent populace.There is no doubt that we must each make a conscious effort to prepare for the worst - both mentally and physically.No, Americans shouldn't live in constant fear, but we should think about how we would react if confronted or threatened with violence.Say, for instance, that you are in the middle of a world civilizations class and hear a resonating explosion coming from a source not too far away.
UB Professor Samina Raja, Ph.D. has been awarded $105,000 by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) to study the effect of infrastructure improvements on employees' physical activity.
Friday night, there was a flurry of activity in the Student Union courtyard as the NAACP hosted "The Blackout," a free late night barbecue from 8 p.m.
Born and raised in Naples, Italy, Trevisan always dreamed of one day becoming a physician. Today, as the Dean of the School of Public Health and Health professions and a leading researcher in his field at UB and in Italy, Dr. Maurizio Trevisan can say he achieved that vision.After attending an all boy's military high school called "Nunziatella," Trevisan went on to attend a six year medical program at the University of Naples, graduating in 1977.
MikelParis is a triple threat - a person who is deep hearted, endlessly talented and not to mention sexy.
Whether it's slipping into the spandex Spidey suit or putting on the fangs in Joss Whedon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" television series, Chris Daniels' stunt career has been nothing short of action packed.Daniels offered anecdotes and advice to "Spiderman" fanatics, stuntman-hopefuls, and curious patrons Friday night in the Center for the Arts.
Last week NBA Commissioner David Stern decided he was going to look into putting an NBA franchise in Las Vegas, Nev.
After a pre-game ceremony in which seniors Natalie Dean, Katrin Fischer and Miglena Nenova were honored, it was all business for Buffalo's women's tennis team.The Bulls (15-2, 7-1 Mid-American Conference) captured a 6-1 victory over Northern Illinois (4-11, 0-6 MAC) at the Ellicott Tennis Courts Friday afternoon.
Citizens from around New York State gathered Thursday at the Celebration of Academic Excellence to honor faculty and staff who have shown expertise and outstanding achievement in their respective fields of study.
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