Three rows ahead of me sits a young woman. The seat to her right is occupied by an oversized backpack while the seat to her left is taken up by a purse and other personal belongings.
Farming methods and modified cells have become a hot-button issue in an agricultural world where plant life is patented on a regular basis.It may sound like a line from a cheesy science fiction movie, but these food issues are becoming more of a concern every day."The Future of Food," a documentary directed by Deborah Koons Garcia, is the final installment of the Margaret Mead Traveling Film Festival.
The Bush regime's "endless war on terror" would fall on its face in the U.S. if there weren't a huge continuing campaign to try to keep up our fear of being attacked.
While the national debate on whether to teach intelligent design in science classes rages on, a prominent ID backer made his case for the idea at UB on Thursday.Kirk Durston, national director of New Scholars Society and Ph.D.
A child harmlessly turns the key and watches as his speedometer rings up four million space miles.
To study and conduct research on the cutting edge of sub-atomic string theory, it takes a very smart person.
You'd think the latest public-relations campaign emanating from the White House addressing critics of the Iraq war would be grounded in fact.
To say Sunday's Mid-American Conference championship game was dramatic would be an understatement.A defensive game in which UB men's soccer played 110 scoreless minutes, including two overtime periods, against the nationally ranked No.
A new federal law will make it easier for law enforcement to track Internet communications, but the technology needed to meet the law requires an overhaul so expensive, colleges and universities are campaigning to have the it changed.The Communication Assistance for Law Enforcement Act has been in place since 1994, but a new order, passed on Oct.
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If nice guys finish last, Dan McKenna must be one of the meanest guys around.McKenna earned honors at the Northeast regional on Saturday with a 19th-place finish in a pool of 232.
I think the ratemyprofessor.com can potentially be a good Web site, if the students rate their professors with thoughtfulness and honesty ("Professor evaluations get a tech upgrade before students weigh in," Nov.
It's a difficult task balancing humor, political skepticism and symbolism with an accessible script.
Senior Kyle Cerminara dominated the mat Saturday at the Oklahoma Gold Classic at SUNY Brockport, taking the title in the 197-pound division for the second time in as many tournaments while improving his overall record to an undefeated 8-0.The UB wrestling team finished fifth of 11 teams and placed seven wrestlers.
Most people envision a suicide bomber as a cackling schizoid maniac with nothing to lose, strapped head to toe with dynamite.Best friends Said and Khaled hardly fit the profile of the stereotypical Palestinian suicide bombers in "Paradise Now," a film directed by Hany Abu-Assad.Said repairs cars, living with his mother and younger siblings.
It only took 10 straight losses, 26 Mid-American Conference road defeats, and the firing of the team's head coach for UB football to pull out a win at Kent State.UB's 10-6 victory over the Golden Flashes on Saturday not only went down as the first victory of the season, but it also was the team's first conference road win in its seven-season MAC history."It's been a long time coming," junior safety Ramon Guzman said of the win, which came days after head coach Jim Hofher was dismissed but allowed to coach the last two games.
In the weeks to come, undergraduates at UB will have a rare opportunity to have their voices heard by signing a very important petition.
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