Two Buffalo women's tennis players left the Intercollegiate Tennis Association regional tournament with school records under their belt.This past weekend, the ITA tournament had nine locations throughout the country where regional tournaments took place.
Twenty-two years ago, Boston College was involved in one of the greatest football "miracles" in sports history.
In an effort to speak out against misrepresentation in the media and society, several transgender and intersex artists are joining forces to provide insight to their dispositions.Deviant Bodies 2.0 is a collection of works by artists who strive to magnify their own condition rather than hide it.
Speaking to the dead, surviving without a pulse and the secret of how Houdini escaped bondage under 100 feet of rope were just a few tidbits discussed over lunch at the latest Alumni Association lecture series.D.J.
Halloween is one of the only opportunities to take on a new identity and become someone else - showing off how creative you can be without spending a lot of money is only one of the perks.
UB's Mini Medical School, which provides an opportunity for non-medical students to sit in on a variety of topic lectures, kicked off its lecture series this past Tuesday with a speech devoted to cardiology that included symptoms, treatment and prevention of heart disease.The lecture was the first of four scheduled for every Tuesday through Nov.
Lizaiha Garcia was born to be a volleyball player. It's in her genes. Garcia's parents, Howard and Lizzette, are both natives of Puerto Rica; her father was a professional volleyball player on the Puerto Rican national team.
After half a decade of wrestling with the fact that he can't impress people with his youth anymore, singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonny Lang has changed from a blues wonder-boy into a pseudo-soulful young man.His fourth studio release since breaking through as a teen guitar-throb in 1997, "Turn Around" is almost a 180-degree spin for the artist.The album mixes a little bit of rock with pop and R&B, recycled to sound like the greatest Backstreet Boys CD or the worst Stevie Wonder LP ever.After the debut "Lie to Me" introduced him as a promising young upstart with vast potential, Lang became a highly sought-after collaborator.
Clarke wins two additional awardsSenior forward Andrae Clarke of the men's soccer team picked up additional accolades from his performance in last Friday's 1-0 upset victory over the then 19th nationally ranked Northern Illinois Huskies.Clarke was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week and selected to the Soccer America Team of the Week.
With class size and physical growth the basis for a new comprehensive UB Master Plan, university departments are now addressing the needs of growing enrollment across campus.At a meeting this past Wednesday, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee addressed plans for graduate school admissions as well as recent renovations made to electronic class registration for undergraduate students.
An overweight pasty white kid in serious need of Proactive sits in the corner of the cafeteria flipping through the pages of Alan Moore's "V for Vendetta" comic book, sipping a juice box as he slides his glasses up the bridge of his greasy nose.Comic book fans are often stereotyped in a way that is less than flattering - as the overweight kid with the acne problem or the nerdy, skinny kid who has never had a girlfriend.Charmaine Wheatley, an artist originally from Nova Scotia who recently published her first comic book titled "Beau Fleuve, The Heart of North America," proves wrong the negative label comic book enthusiasts have acquired.
A nation apart but only minutes away, the economic relationship of the U.S. and Buffalo was the focus of an on-campus speech by Michael Wilson, the 22nd Canadian Ambassador to the United States on Wednesday.UB, by its proximity, harbors a close relationship with Canada, according to President John B.
According to the Regional Knowledge Network (RKN), more people die in Erie County from cirrhosis of the liver than motor vehicle-related deaths.
At about 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12 - before the downed trees, power outages and school closings - UB was a picture-perfect scene.
With the Buffalo Sabres undefeated after nine games, the arts season in full swing and city-wide recovery from an unseasonably-early blast of classic Queen City weather all part of the talk of the town, The Spectrum runs down the best the region has to offer.This is not a particularly in-depth or scientific study, but rather the first-response answers of members of The Spectrum staff and guest panelists.
Forty years of teaching at UB has given Claude Welch first-hand knowledge of the university's past, and a unique view of its future.Welch's office reflects his deeply rooted presence at UB with book-lined walls and souvenirs from global travels displayed in every nook and cranny.
'Stay the course' about to meanderBush administration's Iraq plans will see change soonOur troops are seeing the bloodiest violence since the 2003 invasion and causalities are skyrocketing for both sides, but Bush has taken a new step in addressing the urgent dissent in Iraq.
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