It's not often that university administrators like UB President John Simpson get big surprises in their schedules.
PJ Bottoms and Molly's Pub, two local bars notorious for underage drinking, were shut down over winter break after a Dec.
Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it in dew? Cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two?Well, Willy Wonka may make everything he bakes satisfying and delicious, but now even he is getting a run for his money.It looks as if it could be a salon, a spa, or a women's boutique, but Butterwood is none of those things.
A long awaited code of conduct for faculty members took the next big step towards fruition on Wednesday, as the Faculty Senate Executive Committee reviewed a first draft of the document, which will set standards for teacher-student relationships and define a university mission for all professors.The Faculty Senate also amended UB's academic dishonesty policy, allowing accused students to now seek advisement from outside the UB community.The latter part of the meeting was spent reading and discussing the newly developed Faculty Code of Conduct.
Despite the bevy of recent Woody Allen movies that have hit the net, his upcoming film "Match Point" puts some integrity back in his game.Based in the classier locale of London, the film focuses on the personal affairs of Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, "Bend It Like Beckham"), an outsider who is welcomed into British aristocracy but can never fully embrace it.Wilton gets his first taste of the upper class while pursuing a career in tennis.
After a dismal start coming off a disappointing season, UB women's basketball is suddenly one win shy of matching its total from last year.To some, three wins may not be much, but after a thorough defeat of Youngstown State, 53-40, on Wednesday night, the Bulls are riding a three-game win streak and have momentum on their side for the first time in recent memory.The Bulls boosted their record to .500 by pounding the opposition down low.
For drivers using North Campus' Rensch Road entrance, construction will become a regular obstacle early next year as part of an effort to alleviate the dangers from what has historically been an accident-prone intersection.
For many UB athletes who will be competing at the height of their seasons over the course of the next month, there is no "break" in "winter break."As classes come to a close, the athletic teams already in season will continue on their game schedules, while those teams not yet playing, will prepare for opponents that lay ahead.Men's basketballPicking up where they left off last season, the men's basketball team boasts a record of 7-1 and is currently on a five-game winning streak.The Bulls are set to host Rutgers on Saturday at 7 p.m., which will be broadcast on WGR 550-AM radio.
As thousands of UB students prepare for the end of the fall semester and begin to make plans for the upcoming winter holiday, flights are booked and suitcases are packed in anticipation of a much-needed break.
We upperclassmen are familiar by now with the breaks and vacations of the SUNY system campuses being out of sync with each other.
There's an old saying that Buffalo only has two seasons - construction and winter. It can also be said that Hollywood has just two seasons - summer and Oscar.There is no clear-cut date to when the latter starts, but most will agree that it begins around Thanksgiving.
As plane tickets are bought, cars gassed up and trains and buses boarded, students are finding that the cost of traveling home for winter break has increased significantly from last year.Fuel costs have raised the price of not only driving but also other forms of transportation.
In his Dec. 7 article "Religion can go to hell," Ken Ilgunas articulates his disaffection with people he regards as "religious fanatics." His examples of religious intolerance demonstrate the extent to which people impose their personal views on others, an act that is seldom justifiable.Yet in his column, Ilgunas commits the same moral offence he so virulently deplores.
It's going to be a weak holiday season for local concerts, but the semester coming to a close is reason enough to celebrate with a little live music.
UB men's basketball was on fire Tuesday, and the Flames couldn't take the heat.Displaying some of their best defensive hustle of the season, the Bulls left Lynchburg, Va., with a 66-53 win over Liberty University and extended their hot start to 7-1, the best record they've had since the 1958-59 season.Liberty's team was ashes under the Bull's hooves at the Vines Center in UB's fifth consecutive victory."We played in a very adverse environment," said head coach Reggie Witherspoon.
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