Niagara, Detroit and St. Bonaventure could not stop the women's tennis team from being almost flawless this weekend.
The last time the Bulls stood on the turf of UB Stadium, they were surrounded by hundreds of students and Buffalo was undefeated for the first time since 1997.
The era of cyber hook-ups, speed dating and online services are the new love connection, and there are more ways than ever to find Mr. or Mrs. Right.Last Thursday evening, 120 UB students took a chance on meeting someone new at an evening of speed dating, with a twist - students of all sexual preferences participated."We saw that other campuses were doing it and what a success it was, and then movies like 'Hitch' came out and were a hit.
It was a rollercoaster weekend for the women's soccer team as it beat the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Friday, 3-2, and then fell to the Central Michigan Chippewas on Sunday, 1-0.The Bulls (4-7, 1-3 MAC) were forced to come back against EMU (4-5-2, 1-3 MAC) in order to record its first Mid-American Conference win of the season.
The smell of fall in the chilly air and the appearance of students trickling back and forth in front of the Student Union made for a typical quiet afternoon last Friday - sans the student panhandlers.Instead of heading for home as dusk began to spread its inky fingers over the horizon, over 25 students held their ground and braved the night as part of UB's annual Night Out, planned and hosted by the student organization Community Action Corps (CAC) to benefit Friends of the Night.Armed with cardboard boxes ranging in size from shoes to washing machines, students bundled up in layers of warm hoodies and fleeces, sporting hats, gloves, blankets and sleeping bags.
It was a bittersweet weekend for the Bulls as they notched their first Mid-American Conference win, broke multiple records and also faced defeat.
Since I was 15, most of my mornings have started the same way. Wake up, shower, eat breakfast and smoke the day's first cigarette.
While freshman standout Naaman Roosevelt may put his pants on the same way as the 18,165 other undergraduates at the University at Buffalo, a gift separates the kick returner and wide receiver from the masses.Roosevelt is fast.
In light of proposals for a local casino, the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling (NCLAG) will hold their regional conference in downtown Buffalo at the Adam's Mark Hotel this weekend.
Hay bales and horses were not out of place at the Center for the Arts when The Wreckers pushed the boundaries of country music on stage Saturday night.
UB alumnus and Pulitzer Prizewinning political cartoonist Tom Toles returned home to Buffalo this past Saturday for a conference on censorship in the media.
Beginning Mid-American Conference play on Friday night, Buffalo came out firing shots like bullets against Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Ani DiFranco almost defies classification. Her music gains inspiration from folk, jazz and the blues, but her music feels more organic, grown from an emotion or particular moment instead of a genre.
If it weren't for the strobe lights and amps, the American Legion Post 264 could have been mistaken for a daycare.
The UB Athletics Department will be honoring two of its top teams of the past before the homecoming game on Saturday against Ball State.
Taking the field and the court during the football and basketball games is a group of classy, motivated ladies who are known to amaze their audiences, the UB Dazzlers.Often calling themselves "The Bullettes," the UB Dazzlers are an athletic group who show spirit and support for the Bulls.
Athletes of the Week namedSenior Brian Knapp of the men's soccer team and senior Nikki Morzenti of the volleyball team were both picked as Athletes of the Week for their stand out play.Knapp scored the game-winning goal for the Bulls in the 85th minute against IPFW on Friday.
On Monday, the Bush administration proposed a school violence summit to be held next week to address the sudden escalate of shootings.
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