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3/04 12:02 a.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle crash in Hadley Village. No injuries occurred. Patrol arrived on the scene and filed a report. A second caller later reported their vehicle was part of the crash.


Black Student Union Vice President Daniel Edwards addresses the room during a BSU meeting Wednesday. Club members and students shared their opinions on the amount of black faculty on campus and more.
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Students continue to advocate for more black faculty

Black Student Union members discussed systemic racism, representation in faculty and  UB’s treatment of the African and African American Studies program at its general body meeting Wednesday. BSU members and students talked throughout the meeting about the current state and future of the AAS program. Roughly 40 club members and students attended to voice concerns over the number of black faculty and AAS classes offered in the UB curriculum.


Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn speaks at the press conference Friday morning after former UB student Hannah Christensen's second arraignment. Christensen faces felony charges.
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Former UB student Hannah Christensen arraigned Friday morning

Erie County Supreme Court released former UB student Hannah Christensen from her second arraignment Friday morning before State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns. Christensen is being charged on one count of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, which resulted in a serious physical injury, a class “E” Felony, according to Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn.


Students demonstrated in the Student Union Friday afternoon and demanded UB change the name of buildings named after Millard Fillmore, increase black faculty and provide funding for EOP.  
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Protesters demand support for UB’s African and African American Studies program

Students protested for the African and African American Studies Program Friday afternoon in the Student Union.  Over 50 students and faculty members gathered to join or watch the demonstration, as students demanded UB administration increase funding and resources toward the Educational Opportunity Program and the AAS program. The students also demanded structures named after 13th U.S. president and UB founder Millard Fillmore be renamed to honor activist Frederick Douglass. The students chanted phrases like “more money for EOP, more black faculty” and held signs that read “end white supremacy,” “more funding for EOP” and “from Millard Fillmore to Frederick Douglass.”


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