Basketball game hereNational considerationIt may be only one vote, but when that vote is for the Associated Press Men's Basketball Top 25 poll, it's huge for a school many feel failed to get the national attention it deserved last year.The UB men's basketball team received its first vote in school history on Monday in the national poll voted on by members of the AP.
Imagine you are given the opportunity to change a life, to become a stabilizing influence and role model for a child from a broken home, struggling in school and facing a bleak future.
In a tournament filled with personal bests and signs of improvement, the UB women's swimming and diving team came up short in team points as it finished in last place over the weekend at the SummaCare Invitational.The Bulls squared off against some tough competition this weekend in Akron, Ohio, scoring 937 points in 20 events."We held our own in the meet, especially considering we had half the number of swimmers some of the other teams had," said head coach Scott Vanderzell.UB freshman Rachel Sorg led the team with a first-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 58.62, a career best.
Why is it always the greats that have to leave us? From Sandy Koufax to Barry Sanders to Jay-Z, legends of their respective professions have loved to retire in the midst of their prime, whether it is for personal reasons or in hopes of attaining legendary status.Once again, the American public faces such a tragedy with the retirement of arguably one of the greatest rappers of all time, Marshall Mathers, a.k.a.
Armed with a relentless will and a jump shot that's as cool as the other side of the pillow, Calvin Cage has spent the last three years teaching Bulls fans that size doesn't always matter.Seven games into the season, the 6-foot, 170-pound guard is leading the Bulls in scoring with over 17 points per outing, and after his recent 22-point effort at Niagara on Saturday, Cage is showing no signs of slowing down.Cage, a senior, uses a skill set that includes a ferocious handle and a rainbow jumper to disprove critics that say he is simply not big enough to fill Turner Battle's shoes.Cage is not just another jump-shooting guard, though.
One of the perks of living off campus is being truly on your own: no parents, no RAs, no UB rules.
It's a familiar setup for a movie: in 2011 a virus wipes out 99 percent of the human population. A utopian society flourishes 400 years later, but a corrupt government is keeping the population under control and sacrificing security for freedom."?
I've been told that I was going to hell more times than I can remember.Usually when someone uses the phrase, it's in a jocular manner, or is a rash retort to an offense committed.
Cassidy Lynch of the men's swimming and diving team is breaking records early.Lynch, a freshman, set UB and pool records this weekend at the SummaCare Invitational that was hosted by the University of Akron, where the Bulls finished last out of six teams.Lynch began his assault on the record books at the Ocasek Natatorium on Friday.
Citizens, veterans and town officials will gather Wednesday for memorials to remember the servicemen lost 64 years ago at Pearl Harbor, though logistics appear to be preventing a UB campus event.Events will be held at nearby Hamburg's town hall at 10 a.m.
The Paul Robeson Theatre is holding a spectacular version of the birth of Jesus Christ this season, told through the eyes of Langston Hughes.
Situated at the end of the second-floor bridge between the Student Union and The Commons, the offices of The Bridge Campus Ministry are a literal translation of what the group hopes to accomplish for their student members: create a bridge between students' academic lives and their religious beliefsThe Bridge is a non-denominational on-campus Christian organization based on the ideals of biblical truths and God's love, but officials say its main purpose is assisting students in finding their life's purpose."In union with the Church of Christ we do our best to be as honest as possible," said Andrew Hill, founder of The Bridge.
UB Students Against Sweatshops is targeting an issue in its latest campaign that many in the UB community see on a daily basis, though rarely recognize.After a successful push to affiliate the university with a sweatshop watchdog, the group says there are other injustices right here against UB's behind-the-scene employees: the janitors and custodians who keep campus buildings clean.At "Justice for Janitors" on Thursday night, UBSAS members unveiled their next campaign, talking to students and community members about the importance of raising the pay for all of UB's custodial staff to that which they define as a "living wage," or $10.75 per hour, accompanied by benefits.Unionized state employees make up some of the custodial staff at UB, but a great deal of staff is contracted by private companies, namely OneSource and ABM.According to UBSAS, these private companies offer very little in the way of compensation to their employees.
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While their efforts weren't as cheeky as fashion designer Kenneth Cole's "We all have AIDS" t-shirt campaign, UB groups tried to engage the college as best they could on Wednesday's World AIDS Day.The AIDS Coalition, a division of Sub-Board I, did what it could to bring the UB community together for World AIDS Day in the Student Union.
With end-of-the-semester papers due soon, many students find Internet resources invaluable when conducting research.
From Phil Collins to Wyclef Jean, many artists who felt they could make a bigger impact on the music world by going solo have been successful in bringing good, if not better music to the public compared to their time in a group.
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