Whether you wait with baited breath each week to see who made it on "American Idol," or despise the idea of having to watch snot-nosed children misbehave on "Nanny 911," reality shows are amazing in that they continually push the boundaries of absurdity.
Modern technology has been blamed for rotting our brains. The new horror flick "Stay Alive" takes this concept a step further by proving that videogames can actually result in death.William Brett Bell co-writes and directs his major motion picture debut "Stay Alive." An underappreciated cast consisting of Jon Foster ("The Door in the Floor"), Sophia Bush ("One Tree Hill"), Samaire Armstrong ("The O.C"), and Frankie Muniz ("Malcolm in the Middle") deliver faithful performances that will effectively have viewers putting their Playstations up for auction on eBay."Stay Alive" begins when Hutch (Foster) learns of the homicide of his close friend.
Election time always seems to bring out the worst in everybody. With SA elections only a week away, I am sorry to say that the politics have already begun.
On those days when homesickness hits hard or when patience wears out with a roommate it's hard not to feel envious of those who commute to school from home.
Everywhere in classrooms students are falling asleep, text messaging friends on cell phones and drawing pictures in their barely used notebooks.
Not too much can explain a phenomenon like winning three straight road games, then coming back to Buffalo to lose on home ground.In fact, the road record of 6-2 for the men's tennis team this season outshines its 2-3 home record by a considerable margin.
In response to the "unoriginality" claim of the UB Advocates (Letters to The Editor, March 27), I wanted to clarify a few things.The old initiatives that were referred to such as those concerning extending Capen hours are the work of Viqar Hussain and Leslie Meister.
March is the one time of the year that I see no problem with people jumping on the bandwagon.Usually, it's annoying to see people wearing team apparel and talking a team up just because they're doing well.
Student Association officials confirmed on Tuesday reports that the Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace will take top billing at Spring Fest on April 21.
SA presidential candidate Viqar Hussain might be facing community service hours for breaking election rules regarding the use of e-mail listservs.Hussain, running for the Student Association's top spot under the UB Advocates party, had an official in the athletics department send an open letter Hussain wrote to the listserv for all student-athletes, campaigning for their votes.
When people heard Spike Lee intended to direct a bank robbery film they probably thought, "Spike's too good to be directing that stereotypical crap!" While the bank heist premise might be familiar, Lee takes the formula and turns the robber's motive into a moral crusade."Inside Man" is Denzel Washington and Spike Lee's most recent collaboration since "He Got Game" in 1998.
Congressman Brian Higgins wants commuters on Interstate 190 to keep their quarters in their pockets.In an effort to remove the tolls on I-190, Rep.
Well, it's official. Our Lady Peace will headline Spring Fest, with Robert Randolph on the under card, which promises to be the rock 'n' roll event many on campus have clamored for after the last two fests were hip-hop driven.
After three shutouts last weekend, the softball team hoped to avoid a fourth on Sunday.But in Greenville, N.C., the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers proved to be too much as they pounded out an 8-0 win over Buffalo.
In order to meet students' high printing demands, University Residence Halls & Apartments opened new business centers this semester in the Flint Village, Hadley Village and South Lake Village community buildings.Offering high-speed Internet connections, computer workstations, printing, copying and scanning to any UB apartment resident, the centers are being dubbed a success by officials and students alike."We identified a need of printing that many students have," said Tom Tiberi, senior associate director and general manager for University Apartments.
It's a disgrace that upon discovery of the first series of scoring errors, the College Board was not able to get to the bottom of the problem.
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