In preparation of the visit to UB by the Dalai Lama in September, "Tibet: Myth and Reality" was added to UB's class schedule this year and has quickly become a popular course."There are nearly 100 students registered for the course and, depending upon the topic and the weather conditions, some 30-50 community members who attend," said Stephen C.
I'd be the first person to tell you that I'm good at sports. I may not be what you would describe as "really" good, but I'm a step above "all right" at a whole host of sporting activities.However, last week I thought my hidden hopes and dreams were crushed forever.When the torch came into the stadium in Torino, Italy, and I wasn't wearing the red, white and blue tracksuit of the 2006 U.S.
"It's powerful pop music and it makes you want to go f***ing crazy," said Daryl Palumbo, lead singer of the rock-electronica group Head Automatica.
It seemed like a forum that should have been held in Washington, D.C., or maybe Manhattan, but Sen.
The University Heights appears to have turned a corner. An area once destined to follow Grant Street's fast track to urban blight is blossoming (albeit slowly) into another Elmwood Avenue.
Amidst the tennis rackets, polo shirts and skillful technique, an unblemished, three-win record traveled with the women's tennis team to Syracuse.
The way I see it, as SUNY faces a possible tuition hike and major financial aid cuts, there are two solutions to New York's money problems for higher education.One, we cut loose all the poor people.
To Leslie Helpert, to be an artist is to be a sponge."Musicians are like really big sponges, and we take in so many things and we choose what to bring to voice," Helpert said in an interview with The Spectrum.Helpert, the leader and sole member of Serpentfly, is a spirited face in the music industry and is coming to Nietzsche's this Thursday.Like sacred animal-derived names found within Native American culture, the name Serpentfly is symbolic to Helpert."I've created my own myth with this nickname.
It's ten at night, and you haven't started your five-page paper that's due the next morning. Maybe you've been working full-time.
Art moguls, parents, stoners, seniors, children and casual thrill-seekers can rarely all enjoy the same entertainment, but with the innovations of Cirque du Soleil, they can all rejoice in the same incredible experience.Audiences were treated to a dazzling synthesis of music, acrobatics and multimedia at the HSBC Arena Monday when Cirque du Soleil presented "Delirium."Delirium" showcases 20 of the internationally renowned performance group's most famous songs remixed by Quebecois producer and musician Francis Collard.At most events, front-row seats are more desirable, but the arrangement of "Delirium" raises the value of the cheap seats.
Breaking Up:Was Valentine's Day not all you dreamed it would be? All the stress of impressing your significant other can sometimes lead to a break up.
Everyone reads the books, sits in the classes and takes the tests.But while UB classes educate, when it comes to getting actual real-world experience in their chosen career fields, it is frequently up to the student to seek out an internship or job.The Leadership and Development Center offers a unique program for students aspiring to one day lead an organization or for those interested in becoming a mastermind in their chosen industry.
Since the birth of the moving picture, each generation of films has inherited the traits of its forefathers."Birth of a Nation" is like "Good Night, and Good Luck's" great-great-grandfather.
In a battle in which two teams desperately searched for a win, the women's basketball team faced the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks on Tuesday night.
Buffalo is going to bounce back in spite of itself.With Byron Brown in as Buffalo mayor, there is new hope, but Buffalo's rejuvenation will have little to do with him.
"Know your audience." It's one of the most important principles for a comedian to follow. If Dave Attell knows anything about UB students, it's that we are perverse, offensive and shameless.Comedian Dave Attell, known as the "Insomniac" for his late-night Comedy Central series, came to the Center for the Arts on Friday with his signature hobo beard, working boots and brash humor.His first half-hour was rock solid, and each delivery of tactless comedy received the house's unanimous laughter.
WrestlingFriday:Kent State21Buffalo13W. TennisFriday:Syracuse6Buffalo1W. SwimmingSaturday:Cornell\t163Buffalo135W.
A lot has changed since Charlotte Cooper, one of the world's first women's tennis players, took home two gold medals at the 1900 Olympics in Paris.
Football financesThe Buffalo News reports that the UB football team has begun changing its direction to be not only a sports team, but a profitable business in the collegiate athletics world as well.UB is reportedly aiming to back out of previously scheduled games against the University of West Virginia and Rutgers University, in order to schedule games against Bowl Championship Series teams.The Bulls are attempting to build a bigger out-of-conference schedule that will field larger paydays.
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