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By News Desk | Oct. 22, 2018Campus UB Engineers Without Borders to bring clean water to Nicaragua
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Professor collects cigarette butts to bring to President Tripathi
By MAX KALNITZ | Oct. 22, 2018If you walk across campus, it’s no secret that the Smoke Free UB Policy isn’t enforced.
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UB alumni speak at TEDxBuffalo
By SHARON RUDY | Oct. 22, 2018TED, 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.
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UB flu clinics begin
By MAX KALNITZ | Oct. 18, 2018Student 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.
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Police blotter 10/11 - 10/14
By News Desk | Oct. 18, 201810/11 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.
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Students involved in car crash on Augspurger Road
By SHARON RUDY | Oct. 18, 2018A two-car collision on Augspurger Road Wednesday morning resulted in the road’s closure and a 30-minute traffic delay.
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Former student pleads guilty to attempted grand larceny
By MAX KALNITZ | Oct. 18, 2018A 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.
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Fight breaks out in Student Union
By MAX KALNITZ | Oct. 18, 2018Lunchtime turned violent in the Student Union last Wednesday when two males got into a fist fight.
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UB holds informational meeting on broad-based fees
By MAX KALNITZ | Oct. 18, 2018UB 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.
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UB honors distinguished alumni
By MAX KALNITZ | Oct. 15, 2018The 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.
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Student participation in school government continues to decline
By MAX KALNITZ and THOMAS ZAFONTE | Oct. 15, 2018Ninety-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.
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By News Desk | Oct. 14, 2018Campus UB Coalesce unites international scientists for Biological Art research
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UB President Satish Tripathi speaks on Boldly Buffalo, research in State of the University address
By JACKLYN WALTERS and TANVEEN VOHRA | Oct. 14, 2018UB President Satish Tripathi delivered the annual State of the University address on Friday amidst graduate student protests.
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UB President Satish Tripathi speaks about Boldly Buffalo, research in State of the University address
By JACKLYN WALTERS and TANVEEN VOHRA | Oct. 12, 2018UB President Satish Tripathi delivered the annual State of the University address on Friday amidst graduate student protests. Tripathi spoke in front of roughly 200 people, consisting of UB faculty, staff, students and community members in Slee Hall.
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Hurricane Michael leaves catastrophic damage in Florida
By BRENTON J. BLANCHET | Oct. 11, 2018The third strongest storm to ever hit the U.S. left its mark on Florida Wednesday.
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UB has no plans to develop, build on 200 acres of university land
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Oct. 11, 2018A lone sign tells students to enjoy the roughly 200 acres of UB land east of the Millersport Highway. The sign asks students to take “the path to a better quality of life throughout the community.” But North Campus maps don’t lead students to the path, or the hundreds of acres of land the path travels through. The land — about one-sixth of North Campus — is hardly used by UB.
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UB Young Americans for Freedom chapter hosts conservative commentator Ben Shapiro
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET and MAX KALNITZ | Oct. 9, 2018Conservative talk show host, writer and political commentator Ben Shapiro delivered a fact-filled, humorous speech to roughly 670 people on Monday night. Shapiro spoke to a sold-out crowd at Slee Hall and focused his discussion on radical feminism and current viewpoints on marriage, sexual relationships and abortion.
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Kavanaugh confirmation stirs up emotions on campus
By JACKLYN WALTERS | Oct. 8, 2018The Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh into the Supreme Court with a vote of 50-48 on Saturday, and many students are upset.
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Task force to develop plan for on-campus food pantry
By MAX KALNITZ | Oct. 8, 2018A new student and faculty group is developing plans for an on-campus food pantry to combat food insecurity.
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Voting registration ends Friday for midterm elections
By News Desk | Oct. 7, 2018New Yorkers have until Friday to register to vote for the upcoming midterm elections on Nov. 6. Erie County currently has 589,157 voters, which is 64 percent of the district’s population according to a 2017 Census report.
