There's nothing better than winding down at the end of the day in front of a favorite primetime television show, the celebrities' faces becoming more familiar than those of family and friends.
"Pecha-Kucha" is a Japanese phrase that means "the sound of conversation.""Pecha-Kucha Night" is a series of artistic and architectural showcases taking place in various cities around the world over the next six weeks, with Buffalo having its first Pecha-Kucha Night this past Saturday.Originally, conceived by architects in Tokyo, Pecha-Kucha Night began in three years ago as a simple method for young designers to meet, network, and showcase their works in public, quickly becoming a world phenomenon.Nick Bruscia, one of the organizers of Pecha-Kucha Night Buffalo, said that organizers were determined to allow aspiring area architects to display their work for the community."This showcase is something in which we have been trying to get in Buffalo since its inception in 2003," Bruscia said.Pecha-Kucha Night Buffalo was held in downtown arts venue SOUNDLAB on Pearl St., which was filled to maximum capacity."The setup also allows us to present many artists in a relatively short period of time.
While some local residents cite Buffalo as a wasteland of squandered economics, officials are now looking at UB - and the surrounding region - as a land of infinite opportunity.
Instantaneous exchanges of information. Facts and opinions spreading as fast as they can be typed.
This past Monday, the Korean Folk Art Club brought a tradition that is thousands of years old to the Student Union as part of UB's International Education Week's festivities.
On Tuesday, an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale shook Ketter Hall.Inside, a four-story wooden house rocked violently back and forth for 15 seconds while the crowd held their breath.
Though it's only 15 feet off the ground, there is a small plywood platform nailed into an old pine in Allegany County that seems to be as close as I can get to heaven on this earth.My tree stand is miles from anything, there are no honking horns, police sirens or phone calls.
When a band garnishes their music with spontaneous improvisation during a live concert, one can only hope they
Bustling Geneseo County was sacked by Ben Folds' melodic piano and possible fecal accidents this past Saturday.
In a suspenseful, tryptophan-heavy blind taste test that pitted four turkeys against one another, the perceived underdog held its own.
Graduation is a cruel side-effect of college basketball. With each year's commencement, different players depart their respective institutions and leave holes in lineups, rotations and locker rooms.
Three games in three days is a lot to ask of any sports team. The men's basketball team, however, will do what it can to take them all this weekend at the America's Youth Classic.During the three-day-long event, the Bulls will face the Cleveland State Vikings of the Horizon League, the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coastal Conference and host the Evansville Purple Aces of the Missouri Valley Conference.
The weather forecasters are calling for six to twelve inches of snow on top of the three feet already on the ground, the sharp, icy winds seep through the cracks of everyone's homes and before dinner you head out to shovel the driveway for the second time that day.
It could all be gone. Just. Like. That.My best friend called Tuesday evening. She started with, "Everyone's okay, but..." You know then that the remainder of the conversation isn't going to be filled with rainbows and dancing leprechauns.She continued to tell me that her older sister's house had burned down in the middle of the night.
With a good mix of both Bulls and Golden Griffins fans in attendance at the Koessler Athletic Center on Friday night, the women's basketball team looked to start its season off in a good note against local rival Canisius.The Bulls (0-1) opened up the game with a lay-up by junior Heather Turner to take a 2-0 lead.
Epsilon Zeta at Northwestern Florida University is still reeling from a significant amount of trouble.
After months of training, hard work and facing various opponents throughout the country, the Bulls' hopes of making an impact boiled down to its seventh and final race of the season.The cross-country team competed this past weekend at the NCAA Regional meet.
As the lights dimmed and the first notes of Beethoven's "Quartet in D Major" rang out, Lippes Concert Hall became a symposium of strings melting in complete harmony.
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