Buffalo wings, bars open until 4 a.m. and easy access to Canada: good. Brutal winters, a lack of employment opportunities and a declining economy: bad.While Buffalo may have its fair share of problems, the Queen City possesses an equal number of great qualities that make it unique and appealing.
Anyone watching the news over the past few years would think the U.S. economy and its job market are in the dumps.But according to a recent Reuters' report, students have little to worry about.
Since its inception in 2000, MyUB has become the electronic hub for most students' academic lives.
Many say that each student who enters collegiate life gains the "freshman 15." UB gained much more than that this year with the addition of over 110 freshman athletes to its 18 rosters.Now two seasons have closed the stat books, so here are the top seven winter freshmen.
Pop punk and punk revival, including hardcore punk, both have their positive sides, but when it comes down to the tenacity of punk music, pop punk will always lose in a fistfight.
"Inside Man"AMC Maple, Regal Elmwood, Market ArcadeOpens Friday, March 24Spike Lee's new film stars Denzel Washington as Detective Keith Frazier, a NYPD hostage negotiator.
Mid-'90s female alternative music was supposed to have faded out. It certainly seemed to have been shelved among all the random music we recognize from childhood.
Jenna Chrisphonte, a graduate law student, captured almost 51 percent of the vote in this week's UB Council election, winning in a landslide over junior Peter Rizzo and fellow law student Todd Chard.Starting next semester, Chrisphonte will join some of Buffalo's most prominent community members on the high-profile advisory board as its lone student representative.
From UB to CBS, NBC and FOX, alumna Ellen Fleysher will speak Saturday about her journey from Buffalo undergrad to media powerhouse.
Parking a fire truck in front of a fire hydrant seems pretty harmless, but look at the above truck's windshield.
In light of our nation's ever-growing implementation of standardized testing by the No Child Left Behind Act, the escalating number of SAT errors exposed is even more disturbing.
When 57 UB students went to New Orleans, they weren't there to save lives -- they were there to help the city rebuild.
The Buffalo baseball team didn't return from spring break with sun burns, hangovers and empty wallets, but the Bulls did come back with eight losses, just one win, and the desire for some much-needed rest.Buffalo dropped three games against Southern Mississippi, another three to New Orleans, and one apiece to Alcorn State and Southeastern Louisiana.
Ragusa and Hurst make the gradeSophomore wrestler Mike Ragusa and senior swimmer Jeff Hurst were named to their respective All-Academic Mid-American Conference teams, announced by the conference.Ragusa, a communication major with a 3.288 GPA, was one of seven Buffalo wrestlers to record 20 wins on the season.
Though revenge may be sweet, "Vendetta" is a bittersweet comic book movie that is highly disappointing, mind-numbing and fails to reach its potential.Imagine a world in which all culture is banned.
Any English major or lover of literature can attest to the necessity of literary aids such as Sparknotes or CliffsNotes.
Just next week, the largest Student Association elections since 2003 will be taking place. Poll booths will open in the Student Union and elsewhere on campus, from March 28-30, for students to cast their votes for the new Student Association executive board and SUNY delegate positions.
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