Every 17 minutes, someone in the United States commits suicide. Every 43 seconds, a suicide is attempted.Such statistics resonate on a very personal level with Chris Barr, a graduate student who experienced the suicide of his late brother in 2003.
Returning from "One Week" ago, the Barenaked Ladies fix their sights on entertaining listeners once again with their newest album, "The Barenaked Ladies Are Me." The disc contributes to the group's lighthearted and humorous style by continuing the fun.
The small WRUB studio in Fillmore of the Ellicott Complex is surrounded by a swirl of vinyl records and a multicolored wall bursting with CDs.
With thoughts of last week's triple-overtime loss still fresh, the Bulls football team will continue its quest to secure its first Mid-American Conference victory of the season when it travels to Huskie Stadium on Saturday to play Northern Illinois.
With the pressure of improving its winning streak to a school record 10 matches, the Bulls' volleyball team took the court to face local rival Canisius.
Seeing as how TV on the Radio is notorious for their soprano meowing, it wouldn't be surprising to find a slew of alley cats loitering outside of one of their concerts.
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As the world has changed, so have the rules of etiquette associated with it. The emergence of cell phones and barely-there clothing into mainstream culture may leave some wondering where the line between acceptable and rude is.For students in just such a predicament, The Spectrum has outlined a few simple standards of modern etiquette in the college world.Dealing with roommates and neighborsAccording to Honore McDonough Ervin and Lesley Carlin, known by their penname as "the Etiquette grrls," in their book, Things You Need to Be Told, dealing with roommates and neighbors in small spaces can be made easier with some straightforward rules.When living in an apartment complex or dorm room, it is important to be considerate of others, keeping music at a reasonable level and avoiding spontaneous rounds of indoor sports that could cause your neighbors to become alarmed, not to mention falling plaster.
It may be hard for some students to take a news story seriously when it is about a guy named Bucky who broke out of the clink using a can opener.
Many UB students are unaware of the earthquake that shook Ketter Hall this summer. It was not a natural earthquake of course, but rather UB's own earthquake simulator, one of only eleven in the entire world.UB engineers teamed up with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) this summer to conduct a landmark experiment in earthquake engineering.A full-size, two-story townhouse built to code on dual shake tables was the guinea pig for a series of tests to evaluate the behavior of wooden structures in an earthquake.In addition to Colorado State, Cornell, RPI and Texas A&M, UB was awarded part of a research project award funded by the National Science Foundation through its George Brown Jr.
UB's SUNY Delegates were not only successful in accumulating more seats on the assembly's executive committee than any other school this April, they were also able to bring a monthly e-board meeting to the Buffalo area this past weekend.According to Christopher Mendoza, delegate and alternate university center representative, this is the first time any such meeting has occurred in this area for more than five years.
With the NFL season opening this past weekend, the timing is right for the release of Disney's feel good football film, "Invincible." The story follows the improbable true-life journey of Vince Papale, (Mark Wahlberg, "Four Brothers"), a bartender that made the 1976 Philadelphia Eagles.Every now and then, a sports film transcends genres and gets recognized as simply an amazing movie.
When the women's soccer team arrived in California for the Puma Classic, they must have lost their luggage, as the players arrived with two left feet.
This Weeks Theme: My Grandma Has Alzheimer'sHere's a collection of lackluster music to remind us that some things are better forgotten.1.
After a week of student ticket giveaways for next Tuesday's lecture by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, officials say that student turnout has been "surprisingly pleasant." Of the over 10,000 tickets reserved for the general student body, over 9,000 were taken, according to William Regan, director of UB Special Events."There was never any let-up in traffic," he said of ticket lines throughout the week.
Charday Fields, a junior theatre major (left), battles senior media studies and marketing major Aparna Rawal for world domination Tuesday afternoon in the Student Union.
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