Coming from a distinguished career as a pioneer in the strength and conditioning field, Buddy Morris, the new Director of Sports Performance, aims to assist Buffalo in its strive towards becoming one of the premier athletic departments in the country.Having worked most recently with the Cleveland Browns, Morris began his career at the University of Pittsburgh in 1980.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages: Family Weekend is looking to offer something for everyone with cirque performances, a free movie, a standup comedian and more."This event provides an opportunity for families to come visit their students on campus and get a feel for what college life is like," said Jennifer Wantz, assistant director of student activities.A circus tent pre-game party will kick off the festivities before the football game at noon on Saturday at UB Stadium."We're going to give out clown noses and have cotton candy, popcorn, and hot dogs," Wantz said.
An unseasonably early snowstorm hit the greater Buffalo area Thursday night and Friday morning causing power outages, traffic obstructions and school closings across the region.As of press time, the University Heights district was without power, however all on-campus facilities still had electricity except the Commons.Late Thursday night North Tonawanda, Tonawanda, Lancaster and Akron were all in a state of emergency.
In 1999, Donald Blom was the main suspect for the murder of 19-year-old Katie Poirier. Investigators found bone fragments and one lone tooth within a fire-pit located on Blom's property.
To the satisfaction of some faculty and the concern of others, UB is now cracking down on copy-and-paste-happy students.
When it comes to comedy, sometimes the best approach is just to say whatever you're thinking. It's how David Sedaris shaped his career, and his recent reading at UB proves why.
As plagiarism becomes easier with endless resources available online, professors began to use Turnitin, a web-based plagiarism program that references millions of journals and student work to find plagiarizers in the classroom.
Basketball open practice to be heldOn Saturday, Oct. 14 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. both the Buffalo men's and women's basketball teams will hold an open practice at Alumni Arena.Fans will be welcome to come by after the football game and watch both teams begin to practice for their upcoming seasons.Cold Stone donations to go to UB AthleticsDonation proceeds will go to the University at Buffalo Athletics from the ice cream sales at the opening of the new Cold Stone Creamery on Maple Road next to Sweet Home Middle School.The grand opening is on Saturday, Oct.
Tuesday, Student Association club representatives met with local politicians for a round-table discussion regarding the gap between UB and the Buffalo community.
The soft-core Internet porn phenomenon known as the Suicide Girls revealed its scantily clad cabaret of women Tuesday night at the Icon.
A year ago when my then-boyfriend asked me if I would marry him, I readily accepted, naive of the floodgates we'd just let open.
To his friends and teammates he is known as "Lenny," but those who do not know him call him Leonard.
Baseball lost one of its greatest men this past week and most people have probably never heard of him.Buck O'Neil (1911-2006) played for and managed professional ball clubs over the course of four decades.
If the majority of the nation were laughing at our president, it probably wouldn't be a good thing.
It takes about four songs to grasp the sound of Mute Math, and four more to grow tired of it.The group produces polished synth-rock that is technically intriguing, though not groundbreaking by any means.
Although the Buffalo Bills may lose more games than they win, their fans are anything but benchwarmers - they bring the great American tradition of tailgating to a new level.Love them or hate the team, Buffalo has one of the best football fan bases on the eastern coast."I grew up with the Bills," said Jason Strollo, a junior accounting major.
Traveling to Bowling Green and Penn State this weekend, the Buffalo men's soccer team went 1-1. The Bulls picked up another Mid-American Conference win Friday night against Bowling Green, but then fell to a tough Penn State team Sunday afternoon.Buffalo fell behind early 1-0 to the Falcons in Friday night's match, but the Bulls rallied back to score two goals to top Bowling Green by a final score of 2-1.
M. SoccerSunday:Penn State3Buffalo0W. SoccerSunday:Buffalo2Northern Illinois1CrewSunday:At Head of the GeneseeBuffaloNorthern Illinois
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