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Flint Village parking lot opening spaces to public
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 30, 2018UB Parking and Transportation is changing 20 parking spots in the Flint Village parking lot to metered parking.
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Police Blotter
By News Desk | Sep. 27, 20189/14 1:39 a.m.: Two suspicious people were reported to university police in front of Allen Hall. Police issued a SCA issued for underage alcohol consumption and disorderly conduct.
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Faculty Student Association controls $1.5 million from student-funded purchase
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Sep. 27, 2018For three decades, the Faculty Student Association has said it has no idea how much student money went into the $785,500 it used to buy a piece of land in Amherst in 1964. The UB-controlled nonprofit has made that claim in response to efforts by the student-founded organization Sub-Board I to gain control of the money, now worth $1.5 million. SBI says the money belongs to students because the original purchase was made with student fees.
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UB Council of Advocacy and Leadership addresses concerns for fall semester
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 27, 2018Members of the Council of Advocacy and Leadership met Wednesday night to discuss student concerns such as raising graduate students’ stipends, UB’s Breath Free Policy and providing an NFTA pass for students.
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UP holds chief of police search forum
By CIAN GONZALEZ | Sep. 27, 2018The University Police Department is gathering input from faculty members for what qualities they would like to see in a new chief of police.
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SA Referendum Vote and senate election this week
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 27, 2018The Student Association is holding its annual Senate elections and bi-annual Referendum Vote this week. The referendum asks students two questions: whether they want to keep paying the Mandatory Student Activity fee –– currently $104.75 –– and if they support a $4.75 fee increase.
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Students react to UB employee stealing $15,000
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 24, 2018Students said they are shocked and frustrated that another UB employee stole state money from the university after Dennis Black and Andrea Costantino’s arrests last year.
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Former UB Facilities interim director still making same salary
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 23, 2018A former UB Facilities interim director who was reassigned as a hazardous materials technician is making the same salary from his prior title.
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University begins search for new chief of police
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 23, 2018The university has begun its search for a new Chief of Police and is calling on the UB community to give its input.
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UB named number one public university in New York State
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 23, 2018UB is the number one public university in New York State, according to the 2019 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Ranking.
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New York gubernatorial candidate Larry Sharpe speaks at UB
By KIRSTEN DEAN | Sep. 19, 2018New York gubernatorial candidate Larry Sharpe talked about his “no ground rules” approach during his latest campaign stop on Monday. Sharpe, a self-proclaimed businessman, teacher, and veteran, talked to roughly 75 students and community members in Student Union 228 on Monday night. The event, hosted by the Student Association and UB’s Young Americans for Liberty chapter, was billed as a “town hall” stop for the candidate, who is running in the upcoming New York State gubernatorial election on Nov. 6. His running mate for lieutenant governor, Andrew Hollister, was not in attendance.
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Q&A with former S.C. Congressman Bob Inglis
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 17, 2018Former congressman Bob Inglis travels the country trying to convince other conservative lawmakers to believe in climate change. Inglis is the executive director of republicEn, a grassroots community of over 5,800 Americans educating the country about free-enterprise solutions to climate change.
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Outdoor Pursuits fire pit damaged twice in last two weeks
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 17, 2018University police are looking for a suspect who damaged an Outdoor Pursuits fire pit and the surrounding area in between the Student Union and Knox Hall.
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Kristina Johnson inaugurated as the State University of New York’s 13th chancellor
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 17, 2018Kristina Johnson discussed her agenda to help SUNY continue to grow during her inauguration on Friday as the system’s 13th chancellor.
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UB projects manager charged with grand larceny
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 17, 2018James Spratz, project manager for Facilities Design and Construction, was arrested Wednesday for defrauding the state and stealing over $15,000 in wages. He recorded hours for his university job when he wasn’t working, including times when he worked an outside job with private employers.
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UB Counseling Services reports increased use of services
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 17, 2018UB’s Counseling Services department is seeing more students than ever before. From 2012 to 2017, the office had a 20 percent increase in the number of students seeking services, according to Senior Director of Counseling, Health and Wellness Sharon Mitchell.
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UB paid former president John Simpson roughly $60,000 after full-time retirement
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Sep. 16, 2018UB paid former President John Simpson $60,237 for part-time work after he retired from his full-time role in 2011. Simpson was paid from 2012 to 2014 as an “executive officer” for the university, according to UB spokesperson John DellaContrada. The part-time position ensured Simpson compensation for serving “as needed” as a university adviser.
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Faculty Senate Executive Committee discusses budget issues
By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 13, 2018The university’s expenditures will exceed its revenue for the next three years, Provost Charles Zukoski and Laura Hubbard, vice president for finance and administration, said at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting.
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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease spreads at UB
By BRENTON J. BLANCHET | Sep. 13, 2018Student Health Services diagnosed “a cluster” of students with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease on Sept. 4, according to Director Susan Snyder. Snyder could not confirm how many students Health Services diagnosed.
