Fleeting moments of compassion
By JENNIFER GILLAN | Oct. 19, 2005Incessant name-calling, ferocious booing, and constant heckling are the norms of a sporting event.
Incessant name-calling, ferocious booing, and constant heckling are the norms of a sporting event.
Despite the distance between Buffalo and the hurricane damage that swept New Orleans and the surrounding area, UB has truly made an effort to respond to their need for help.
Since my freshman year, I've had disdain for both my generation and humanity as a whole. Upon entering college it seemed like everything good and pure was sucked out of this world, never to be embraced again.
As hard as it is to play on the road against conference opponents, the absence of six starters makes the task exponentially harder.The UB women's soccer team faced the challenge of losing veteran players and was unable to overcome Bowling Green State University on Sunday in a short-handed 4-0 defeat.Coming off of a 3-0 fall to Toledo on Friday, UB (4-10-1 overall, 2-6 Mid-American Conference) put the ball in its own net for the first goal in the contest and for the second time in as many games.
Model Domino Harvey has ditched the bustier and resigned the runway act. Instead of parading around in Gucci she's wearing camo and pumping bullets into notorious fugitives.
All I wanted to do was watch the White Sox.Between innings, the makers of the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck issued me a direct challenge, the likes of which I haven't heard since my playground days.
Sheralyn Briggs grew up in a town where rowing was a big time sport. When she found out she was too small to row she had to find a different way to get on the boat.Her solution?
You can slow down the giant, but you still have to score.Bowling Green quarterback and Heisman trophy candidate Omar Jacobs was intercepted twice for the first time in his career on Saturday at UB Stadium, but Jacobs and the Falcons still managed to defeat the Bulls 27-7.The UB defense was a formidable force that kept Jacobs in check all game, even though some sportswriters predicted Bowling Green would pin as many as 60 points on the Bulls (0-6 overall, 0-3 Mid-American Conference).Sophomore safety Jesse Imes made a great break on the ball and came away with an interception on Bowling Green's second drive of the game.
The differences between the two games of the UB volleyball team this weekend contrast as starkly as night and day.After a brutal 3-0 defeat at the hands of the nationally ranked Ohio Bobcats on Friday night, UB responded the following evening with a 3-1 victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes to secure its first MAC victory on the season.Ohio's shutout started with a 30-20 win in game one which actually saw UB hold the lead 12-8 at one point.
Current: "The Brown Bunny" (2003)Vincent Gallo plays Bud Clay, a motorcycle racer who takes to the open road in a trip across country.
UB's chemistry majors are out to prove this week that no one plays around like chemistry students do.With "The Joy of Toys," the theme for this year's National Chemistry Week, UB students are hoping to inspire a few future chemistry majors of their own, giving demonstrations of magic writing, making slime, and sailing soap-powered boats at local schools, community centers and scout troops throughout the week.As experts bemoan declining interest in the sciences in the United States, events like chemistry week are trying to recapture that spark.
When the Student Association was looking for new office space this summer, it didn't have many options.The Student Union already was - and still is - tight on space, and there were no vacant buildings on North Campus that would be suitable for student offices.
Joshua Erizer's first day interning with the American Red Cross was not what he expected. Before he even knew where the bathroom was, Erizer was thrown into a chaotic relief effort to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina.The Greater Buffalo Chapter of the American Red Cross is made up largely of UB students, from employees to interns and volunteers.
Recently I went through what many students refer to as "hell week" - four exams in as many days.After hours of cramming only to know that I'd forget the information within 48 hours, I braved the first exam.
If he wanted to, former Secretary of State Colin Powell probably could be president. Much like Sen.
"K-I-C-K-A-S-S. That's the way we spell success," chanted the synchronic crowd to the lyrics of Matt Good's song "Giant" in hopes of conjuring the band back for one last song.The band busted out, hammering away at guitars and drums to the tune of "Giant" at their enamored fans' request.It was only the start of the encore, but for those in the audience, the concert was already an unforgettable experience.Western New Yorkers reap in many fruits of Canadian industries.
W. SoccerFriday:Toledo3Buffalo0Sunday:BGSU4Buffalo0VolleyballFriday:Ohio3Buffalo0Saturday:Buffalo3Kent State1M.
While much of the country hotly debates evolution versus intelligent design, and whether the latter should be taught to children in schools, Buffalo's public schools seem to have opted out of the discussion.
Parties and college students are killing University Heights.At least that is what Friday's Buffalo News seemed to imply.Somehow the fall of University Heights, once a vibrant neighborhood, is being blamed on UB students, the very people who are the reason it's not completely dead and may even be its salvation.