Joe Biden walked out to a standing ovation at Alumni Arena Thursday night, just hours after becoming a target in a list of nationwide political bomb threats. The former vice president, who started the speech by shouting out UB’s successful football team, quickly shifted the tone and addressed the pressing news of the day.
Joe Biden served as a U.S. senator for 36 years before becoming one of country’s most recognizable public figures as the 47th vice president. The former VP sat down with Spectrum editors for an exclusive interview Thursday afternoon ahead of his sold-out Alumni Arena lecture as part of UB’s 32nd Annual Distinguished Speakers Series. The former VP, orange Gatorade in hand, shared personal memories, his political heroes and lines from his favorite works of poetry, all while extending the allotted interview time.
Pipe bombs addressed to former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, former president Barack Obama and CNN’s offices in New York City, were intercepted by the U.S. Secret Service Wednesday, according to The New York Times.
An employee found an unconscious colleague in a North Campus lab on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m.
For the past decade, Bangladeshi Student Association has prepared for cricket tournaments, International Fiesta and Biryani nights.
Students and community members held a moment of silence Wednesday night in the Student Union lobby. They came together to speak out against sexual violence and work together to address issues pertaining to sexual violence.
It’s a Saturday afternoon and Ninghui Jin is doing his weekly shopping at Asia Food Market on Niagara Falls Boulevard.
For the last 30 minutes of Wednesday’s Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting, professor Jessica Kruger and seven of her students presented data on the 1,400 littered cigarette butts they collected across North and South Campus.
Campus UB Engineers Without Borders to bring clean water to Nicaragua
If you walk across campus, it’s no secret that the Smoke Free UB Policy isn’t enforced.
TED, the nonprofit organization bringing industry leaders to its world-famous stage, is making its mark in Buffalo one speaker at a time. Buffalo’s eighth TEDx event –– “x” standing for an independently organized event sponsored by the parent company –– attracted fans of all ages Thursday night at Asbury Hall in Babeville.
Student Health Services is partnering with the School of Nursing and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to provide flu shots for students for the next month.
10/11 1:51 a.m.: While on patrol, University Police found an individual passed out on a bench in front of the Jacobs Management Center. The subject was transferred to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital.
A two-car collision on Augspurger Road Wednesday morning resulted in the road’s closure and a 30-minute traffic delay.
A former UB student accused of using other people’s credit cards to buy nearly $29,000 worth of train and bus tickets has plead guilty to one count of attempted grand larceny in Erie County Court, according to the county District Attorney’s Office on Monday.
Lunchtime turned violent in the Student Union last Wednesday when two males got into a fist fight.
UB held an informational meeting on broad-based fees Wednesday evening so students could discuss service enhancements or programmatic ideas that are funded by university fees.
The university honored 12 distinguished alumni Friday at its annual Alumni Association Achievement Awards ceremony at the Center for the Arts. The ceremony recognizes alumni who made positive impacts on society and the UB community.
Ninety-three out of every 100 students likely won’t walk into the Student Union Theater and vote on who controls their money, according to SA election statistics.
Campus UB Coalesce unites international scientists for Biological Art research
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