For many years, potential pharmacy, architecture and nursing students have received acceptance letters to UB based on intended majors, yet were never sure if they would actually ever get those degrees.
Watching the fat get sucked out of an character's butt and pumped into a container marked "mayo" doesn't exactly make for a romantic movie.The filmmakers of "Date Movie," Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, attempted to make a movie on which couples could compromise by combining raunchy with romance.In addition to cutting and pasting scenes from classic chick flicks, it also contains over 20 different movie references from contemporary cinema.
For students applying to UB for a selective program like architecture, nursing or pharmacy, reforms under discussion in the admissions process may better ensure that those accepted to the university end up in their desired fields.In the past, large numbers of students have been accepted into programs based on admissions rates rather than a set quota.
It might still be winter in Western New York, but Buffalo's boys of summer are ready to start their season.
In a society where bigger is better and where what you've done establishes the amount of respect you receive, sometimes you have to tell little white lies just to keep up.
For a decade now, the African Bazaar has annually descended on the Student Union, each year searching for a different theme, a new way to present a familiar event.On Wednesday, students and clubs celebrated the 10th anniversary of the February bazaar focusing on the theme "Oral Traditions," giving participants the chance to share stories, proverbs, art and traditional African food with both each other and the UB community.The centerpiece event was the "Proverbial" Open Mic, where students had a chance to read an African proverb to passersby and those gathered for the bazaar."Suffering and happiness are twins," read one student, who was greeted by applause.
A $335.25 receipt for books isn't usually cause for an epiphany, but for students whose parents didn't pick up the tab, lazy visions of weekends playing Xbox and going to the bars vanished like the hard-earned dough in their pockets.
With their debut album, "On Top of Our Game," Dem Franchize Boyz chuck themselves to the bottom of the rap barrel.In the tradition of Kris Kross and J-Kwon, Jermaine Dupri introduces us to yet another commercial, bubble-gum pop group of talentless rappers.Hailing from Atlanta, Parlae, Pimpin, Jizzal Man and Buddie attempt to follow in the recent success of Atlanta rappers T.I.
The image of a plastic baby doll's head being blown up like a balloon on the verge of popping is just something that stays with you.Set in a small town in the Midwest, "Bubble" focuses on the lives of three people that work at a doll factory.
In what is expected to be the final match of Slippery Rock wrestling history, the Rock grapplers came out as hungry underdogs and gave the Bulls more than they could handle.The Rock wrestling team is one of seven programs that the school is planning on cutting at the end of the year as a result of lack of funding.
As students deal with test deadlines and paper due dates, one dreaded deadline approaches that any student who works winces in anticipation: April 15, the income tax filing deadline.The idea of tabulating refunds, claims and deductions is daunting for every major, from English to physics.
Who would have thought that the squeaky-voiced Karen on "Will & Grace" could actually sing?Megan Mullally, actress, singer, dancer, producer, writer, and soon-to-be talk-show host, will be performing with her band, "The Supreme Music Program," on Saturday, Feb.
When I read Jeremy Burton's column on Wednesday, ("Understanding the Bulldozer," Feb. 1) I was disheartened to find that for a guy whose writing is usually so on-point, the piece completely missed the boat in terms of its political implications.
Citing an industry-wide need for advanced drug research and qualified pharmacy graduates, Pfizer Inc. will be providing the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences with a five-year grant of up to $7.5 million.The grant -- $1.5 million per year for three years with a possible two-year extension -- will be used to fund research and development in the areas of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics by hiring new faculty, buying new equipment and allotting more slots for students to attend the school."The money's being used to grow the program," said Wayne Anderson, dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
It's that time of the year for vaginas again. No, not the monthly menstrual cycle that females suffer through, but a yearly performance put on by UB students.As part of a global campaign to stop violence against women and girls, over 1,150 colleges and communities will be staging V-day performances of "The Vagina Monologues."Senior communication major Christina A.
The new alliance between UB and Pfizer Inc., one of the nation's biggest makers of pharmaceuticals, is beneficial to both organizations.
When someone does something like that they don't think about other people's feelings and faith and they are probably just thinking about themselves.
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