Buffalo is cold. It's windy and gray for more than half of the academic year. For potential Division I athletes, that would be reason enough to find somewhere outside of the brutal Queen City to spend four years of their life.But for Greg Gamble, Heather Turner and Kyle Cerminara, there were plenty of important reasons to stick around.
It's always good to see musicians step away from the ultimate goal of fame and riches to help raise awareness and support charities.The various artists who compose what's left of Buffalo's local music scene have come together to help benefit children with autism and other developmental disorders in an album titled "Music is Hope," which was released on Oct.
Last year, Roderick Middleton's ESPN-highlight block against Fresno State marked the turning point of the Bulls' season.With that image still dancing in their fans' heads, the men's basketball team trounced the Bulldogs 85-69 on Wednesday, never trailing in a victory that saw the only tie of the game in the first 21 seconds, when the score was knotted at zero.The Bulls (5-1 overall) scored the first 11 points of the game until Fresno State guard Dwight O'Neil finally hit a three pointer almost four minutes after tip off.
The legal notices UB receives alleging copyright infringement have declined the past two years, but many students are still downloading and keeping large music files despite the risk, according to Harvey Axlerod, UB's computer discipline officer.Though no lawsuits have been filed against UB students, the university has received takedown letters from the MPAA and other companies representing the movie, music and software industries.UB officials expect to handle an estimated 100 takedown notices this year, the same as last year, Axlerod said.
President Bush's Wednesday speech pertaining to U.S. war efforts in Iraq was notable for his acknowledgment of what's been obvious for a long time: the war isn't going as advertised.
They aren't like the neon-buzzing lights found outside cheap motels off the interstate, but there are vacancy signs hanging in Alumni Arena.UB's search for a new football coach is in full swing and will soon go national.
M. BasketballWednesday:Buffalo85Fresno State69W. BasketballWednesday:Buffalo65Lafayatte56
'Tis the season for kissing under mistletoe, baking cookies and building snowmen, sitting on Santa's lap, and taking sleigh rides through a beautiful winter wonderland.Well, in an ideal world anyway.
The fully immersive world and dramatic visuals aren't the only things to be excited about with Square-Enix's "Dragon Quest VIII." The game delivers on all levels, and proves to be one of the most engaging experiences on the Playstation 2 this year."Dragon Quest," one of Japan's most popular videogame series, attempts to become a household name in the United States with the new release.
More than 8,500 National Grid customers lost power Monday evening when an underground cable beneath Kenmore Avenue broke, according to National Grid spokesman Tom Corbett.The power outage started at 5:15 p.m., initially affecting about 4,000 customers.
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There is no doubt that students have a lot on their proverbial plates. But add a tray, a bus bin and a hot plate, and it's obvious the many students who pay for both school and their social lives by waiting tables or serving buffets have a little bit more.
Despite my love for anarchy and a never-ending childhood, I've always had some conventional idea of the future tucked away in my mind.
Controversies surrounding the Solomon Amendment will come to a head soon, but while private colleges have been able to stand up to the legislation, public schools like UB are at a loss with how to keep their students' privacy at a premium.Should a Supreme Court decision allow universities to not turn student databases over to military recruiters without the threat of losing funding, UB should take the moral high ground and withhold that information.
Business here stinks, downtown is a ghost town, the city's population flight couldn't be stopped if the mayor were giving away iPods, and now, it seems, The Buffalo News is shriveling up too.Buffalo's only major newspaper-which is read in 10 counties-isn't in danger of folding, but recent events may have us soon wondering if its best days as a publication of importance are already far behind it.For readers, the most noticeable changes will come as The News closes two of its three suburban bureaus to relocate them downtown and will probably cut its evening editions.
The long-promised goal of an online course syllabi program from the Student Association is finally coming to fruition, with a preliminary program currently in place and the large-scale MyUB version scheduled to debut in January.There are currently 40 to 50 syllabi available online through MyUB.
After being contacted early in the semester by a military recruiter at his UB e-mail address, Chase Banna decided to reply.
The Student Association is on pace to spend roughly half its entertainment budget this semester and half in the spring, a stark contrast to just two years ago when 75 percent of SA Entertainment's budget was spent on Fall Fest alone.This year's Fall Fest, which featured Kanye West and was largely considered a success, cost SA almost 30 percent of its entertainment budget, totaling $232,754 after ticket revenue.$162,000 of the net cost went towards West and his Touch the Sky Tour, which included Keyshia Cole and Fantasia.
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