For the first time next fall, anyone applying to be a graduate student at UB will now have to meet a minimum GPA requirement, officials from the UB Graduate School reported to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee on Wednesday.Bruce McCombe, vice provost for graduate education, said the changes are being made in an attempt to improve the program.
Anyone who likes Kanye West will be able to get plenty of him Friday night as Fall Fest, sans Common, comes to UB.
Colin Powell must be planning a run for president.How else to explain the lackluster stand-up comedy routine presented to UB Wednesday night?
The hottest salsa on campus Wednesday wasn't bought in a store. Rather, it could be found with its spicy dance counterpart, merengue, in the rhythms and movements of students at this year's annual Latino Bazaar in the Student Union.That isn't to say there wasn't food.The purpose of the event, said coordinator Mitchell Chavez, is to expose students to different culture, art, dances, and of course, the ever-popular Latino food."(The event) is going well, we have a lot of students, and participation has been great.
If a homosexual wants to room with someone of the opposite gender on campus, he or she should be allowed to.UB's Residence Halls and Apartments is ignoring a big issue by prohibiting male and female students from sharing a dorm or apartment.With the exception of married or domestically partnered couples, chicks and dudes must sleep separated by at least one wall.
Imagine living in a country where you were not free. In hopes of a better life, you leave all you have ever known behind -- career, family and home -- and travel across sea to a completely foreign land, where the language and customs are drastically different, and where there is no guarantee you will find success in starting a new life.
I heard Colin Powell speak at the Alumni Wednesday evening. No, I didn't buy a ticket; nor, did I obtain a freebie at the Student Association.
As a member of the UB men's varsity track and field team, I couldn't help getting a little frustrated by your short column debating whose home is UB Stadium ("Whose home is UB Stadium?" Oct.
In a music world full of pathetic teen pop singers like Ryan Cabrera, we sometimes need to look to our elders to teach us a lesson about good rock n' roll.As the Music is Art series continues at the Center for the Arts, middle-aged Buffalo area bands Nancyscandy and Anatara rocked to a different beat Tuesday night.
UB was an uncharacteristically politically active campus on Wednesday. Sophomore Matthew Hickey (above) took a swing at Bush at the UB College Democrat
I am an older student in her last senior semester at UB. And when I mean older, I mean older. I am upset about the fact that I have to pay a mandatory student activity fee of $400.00+. I know what it is forbut I also know that none of the activities on campus are gearedtowards older students.
History seems to be repeating itself.For the second time in three years, UB football is off to a 0-6 start and will look to make some offensive changes as it hopes to notch a few in the win column against the rest of its scrappy conference foes.This Saturday the Bulls head to Toledo where they will face the surprising Rockets (5-1, 3-0 Mid-American Conference). Last week the Bulls' defense lined up against the Bowling Green with its bulls-eye on star quarterback Omar Jacobs, who UB held to minimal damage in a 27-7 loss.UB (0-6 overall, 0-3 MAC) was able to mostly contain Jacobs, allowing the junior just 184 yards on 18 completions while forcing two interceptions.
When presented with the concept of a Chinese art exhibit entitled "The Wall," most people would visualize The Great Wall.
I have seen the most absolutely colossal waste of money on campus. It is a new electronic sign, the scrolling marquis type, built into the side of a campus shuttle.
I just wanted to say that I liked your article called, "The holy rollers" (Nicole Coleman, Oct. 10) I've not had the same trouble with those super religious types, but I'm sure if I had, I'd probably become a hateful person, which is why I'm glad I've not gotten too many of those weirdoes.It was a well-written piece and makes me think of the writings of a friend of mine whose writing also makes it worth being literate for me.
Though many assume in a joking way that France is only known for cheese, snails and the Eiffel Tower, some at UB are trying to show next month that there is much more to this historic country.From Nov.
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