Now I won't claim to be an expert in the hip-hop world either, but the "Hip-hop anonymous" (Oct. 31) article doesn't quiet touch on the full spectrum of the hip-hop world.
Animals are magnificent. They make wonderful companions, know the secrets of the universe, and are sometimes rather tasty.
The UB Law School recently received an endowment to create a $323,500 memorial scholarship to honor the memory of the late Carmen P.
Despite continuing student skepticism over how the Student Association uses its fleet of vans, SA officials say they have kept misuse to a minimum.While the occasional student will still see the vans rolling both on and off campus past midnight and wonder what SA is doing at 1 a.m., the office logbooks show nothing out of the ordinary.According to Mark Sorel, SA's administrative director, SA did have problems several years back with abuse of the vans, which were paid for with student funds.
Tucked away in a barren lot off of Union Road in Cheektowaga is Moving Miracles, a dance studio where, like other studios, adults and children go to have fun, learn to dance and express themselves freely.What sets this studio apart is these dance students had never been able to express themselves before.Moving Miracles uses dance and movement to help students with mental, emotional and physical disabilities overcome their limitations to express themselves, a process the studio says helps them in all aspects of their lives."There is something majestic about the power of dance, it allows for people to express themselves without using words," said Sheila Dollas, founder and president of Moving Miracles.Dollas' dance career was curtailed after sustaining injury to her back in a college dance class many years ago.
In Mr. Balter's letter to the editor ("Activist victories were reversed," Oct. 31) he asked, "Why protest when eventually the hard fought victories will be overturned?"The answer is not only in the question, it is the question.
When the death toll of American soldiers killed in Iraq reached 2,000 this week, for the families of soldiers still in the Middle East it was more than just a statistic, more than a story that ends when the TV is turned off.For many of the families of the 160,000-plus troops serving in Iraq, dealing with a parent, sibling or friend overseas makes the listening to news from the war a daily ordeal."It was very tough on my family.
We've all seen them. They're everywhere, after all. Driving down the 190, watching television, sitting at a traffic light downtown, even seeing a movie - wherever you are, it's impossible to escape the flood of "feel-good" advertising now inundating major media outlets from the caring folks at the Foundation for a Better Life.Theirs ads are the ones that display pictures of celebrities and everyday citizens who supposedly illustrate certain admirable values listed next to the pictures such as "Persistence" and "Determination," followed by the exhortation to "pass it on."Pass it on.
Once again, one good half of football wasn't enough on Saturday as the Bulls fell in a conference match to Ohio University by a final score of 34-20.Despite a valiant second-half effort, the UB football team could not overcome a 20-0 Bobcat halftime lead.
Tissues in hand, hundreds wept and cheered for "Miss Saigon" in the Main Stage Theater at the Center for the Arts Saturday and Sunday.The emotionally charged story is timeless and powerful, managing to take each audience member back to a time and place of war, destruction and heartbreak - Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.Larger than most CFA productions, the set of "Miss Saigon" was dazzling, adding to a Broadway caliber performance.Chris, a marine, and his friend John spend one of their last nights in Vietnam before the American withdrawal.
I am an electrical engineering major here at UB. I am aware that the classification of majors, with respect to which majors are harder than others, can be quite difficult.
Re-evaluating general education is a long-standing tradition at universities.At UB, it's a tradition that is getting a jump-start this semester as officials follow through on a decision made last January to review the university's basic gen ed requirements."There's been a movement to assessment of higher education for over 20 years," said Peter Gold, associate dean for general education in the College of Arts and Sciences.
The next time the seniors of the women's soccer team visit UB Stadium, it will be to watch a game in support of their former team.A day to honor the team's seniors didn't get in the way of playing a tough game all the way to the end of double overtime in order to tie the playoff-bound Kent State Golden Flashes (8-8-3 overall, 5-4-2 Mid-American Conference).UB controlled the ball for the majority of the game, totaling six shots on goal.
"Capote" is one of the frontrunners for Oscar glory this year. While it is a standout flick, some of its faults need to be addressed before jumping on the Capote bandwagon.The movie, a screen adaptation of Gerald Clarke's "Capote: A Biography," focuses on screenwriter Truman Capote's journey in creating the famous novel "In Cold Blood."Philip Seymour Hoffman takes on the lead role with authenticity and gusto.
One of the reasons that there is so little activism on campus at UB is because past victories have been overturned ("Atrophied action," Oct.
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