American jobs, from Nike to the automotive industry, have been shipped overseas for cheap labor in increasing numbers over the past several decades.
With one semester down and one to go, SA President Dela Yador, Vice President Sonia Kang and Treasurer Mazin Kased think they have accomplished a lot, and they'd probably be right.
Upon first listen, We Are Scientists' album "With Love and Squalor" sounds like an undefined mixture of pop punk and '80s-imitation bands such as Franz Ferdinand, Hot Hot Heat or The Strokes.Fortunately for the band, described by lead singer Keith Murray on their Web site as "a flight from New York to L.A.
From "Robinson Crusoe" to "Castaway," and from "The Heart of Darkness" to "Aguirre, the Wrath of God," we've been fascinated with stories of discovery and survival for centuries.Directors and authors create storylines in which characters are reduced to the basic essentials of mankind, thus chiseling off the thick coating of civilization that impairs us from recognizing our own human nature.
Buffalo's reign as road warriors came to a halt on Saturday.The Bulls headed to Kent State with a 5-1 record away from Alumni Arena, but were greeted with a blowout loss to the Golden Flashes, 73-56.Buffalo didn't trail the whole way, leading with just over 14 minutes left in the second half at 35-34.
With a $359,090 grant through the Department of Housing and Urban Development, UB will be among several groups taking aim over the next three years at developing and revitalizing Buffalo's poverty-stricken East Side.UB was awarded the grant in late December to fund programs with HUD's Community Outreach Partnership Centers, which help colleges work with community groups to redevelop struggling neighborhoods and aid them in tackling deep-seated issues such as poverty and poor health.
There's no doubt that the closure of two popular local watering holes, PJ Bottom's and Molly's Pub, has caused quite the stir among a large portion of UB students.
A month of intense physical conditioning paid off for both Buffalo swimming and diving teams on Wednesday as the men downed Niagara University 107-73 and the women also handily beat the Purple Eagles 120-82."We just came off from four hard weeks of Christmas break training," said men's head coach Budd Termin.
For R&B fans who like the dirty sensuality of Jamie Foxx or Cory Chesnutt, another spoonful of lovin' is on the way.Jersey-based singer and songwriter Tony Hussle recently made his debut in the music business with his "Sexy, Freaky, Electric" EP, released Dec.
The departure of acclaimed research scientist Jeffrey Skolnick from Buffalo represents the problem blurring the reputation of UB's bioinformatics program.
A one-man band often brings to mind a sweaty street circus musician caged within a garbage heap of instruments.Keller Williams, contrary to the squeezebox-pumping, monkey-on-shoulder stereotype, is able to manipulate as many as eight instruments without becoming light-headed or doused in perspiration.The artist, set to perform this Saturday at the Center for the Arts, creates an audio ruckus by nonchalantly fusing together beat boxing, finger picking, folk, lounge, techno music, and other varieties of sound that the average music snob would not be able to name.Keller Williams' guitar playing is reminiscent of Tim Reynolds' babbling style with B?
Free Fridays at the Albright-Knox are the rage these days with Buffalo's art lovers, and those new to the art scene.
The Dalai Lama's visit to UB, originally scheduled for Sept. 21-23, has been rescheduled for Sept.
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