At the age of 9-years-old, Erica Mincher's parents gave her a choice between dance classes or soccer."I liked the athleticism and the competition so I chose to play soccer," said Mincher, a senior and now the captain of the UB women's team.
There's more to menopause than just hot flashes, irritability and the discontinuance of one's menstrual cycle.There's also a musical.Menopause - a dirty word to most people - was the theme celebrated by hundreds of women on the Mainstage Theater at the Center for the Arts Wednesday night as they enjoyed "Menopause: the Musical."The seats were filled and there were barely any men to be found.
President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act is often criticized for lack of funding. Now you can add the military's recruitment of high school students to what ails the law, coming perilously close to pseudo-draft legislation.The Buffalo News reported Thursday that freshmen attending Hutch-Tech were automatically enrolled in the school's Junior ROTC program, unless they opted out.
The West Coast, and its distinct culture in film and music, may also be developing its own distinct brand of artwork.To examine whether West Coast art has undergone Californication, the basement of the Center for Arts now features the art show "Pacifications: New West Coast Art," showcasing a number of artists' works from the Golden State.One such piece is of a cryptic horizontal fish-people, featured in Attaboy's "The Fungus Series." The festering eyes of these creatures burn the image into your eyes and suggest an aching presence of overlooked devastation.Attaboy's scrappy ink drawings are muted by messages tucked into the paintings such as "enough small talk" and "my ears droop for you."Although words and images often co-conspire, Attaboy's inclusion of dictum seems to defeat the purpose of representing ideas through drawings.Kirstin Sturdivan, the curator of "Pacifications" and student of fine arts at UB, describes Attaboy's artwork as graffiti-driven."West Coast art is a little looser," she said.
In just his 35th day on the job, Athletic Director Warde Manuel reported to the Faculty Senate on Wednesday that UB needs to rally more pride in our sports teams, increase attendance and gradually enhance team performance.Manuel and the senate's executive committee met to discuss prospective endeavors to expand the reach of UB athletics and its influence on-campus.
An increased sense of responsibility and leadership comes with being awarded the position of team captain.
Whether through procrastination, cheating, or declaring as a communications major, there are a number of ways to coast through college.Chris Morran's "Hardly Working at College: The Overachieving Underperformer's Guide to Graduating without Cracking a Book" is the perfect guide to slack off and still get good grades.Chris Morran is an award-winning playwright, actor, and comic from New York City.
Sunday's road game against Boston University (3-5-1) proved another impressive win for the UB men's soccer team (10-1-0), as the Bulls left the Terriers scoreless and became the nation's first team this season to earn ten wins.Head coach John Astudillo said although the Bulls were victorious against Boston, both teams played a strong game and the Terriers had their chances to grasp the win.
No matter what meal plan, from the basic Flex Plan to the never-go-hungry-again All in One plan, students are helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina by donating unused meals to assist in the relief effort.Having started Monday and running through Oct.
Whether buying books, pizza, or even a toothbrush in a pinch, Campus Cash is often the most convenient option students have when opening up their wallets.
People, by nature, take many things for granted, including an equal chance to vote, a desegregated campus and the equal right to a seat on the UB Stampede.This year, activists and organizers will try to recapture a sense of appreciation as America celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Niagara Movement, a predecessor of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.The Niagara Movement began when W.E.B.
"If you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative at 40, you have no mind."A teacher told me that in high school, and I soon found that many people had heard the theory and ascribed to it.The decisions made over the past few years and some recently established policies of the major political parties seem to indicate something different.
Three years ago, Kathy Curtis envisioned bringing international students and American students at UB together to share each other's unique lives, and to break the cultural barriers between them, creating a uniform, yet diverse campus.Today, what has become known as Eli's Chat Room, is still a growing program and is especially popular among the international students."Eli" is short for the English Language Institute, a UB program designed to help international students with the English language, as well as to pick up on the conversational slang used by American students.
It isn't unusual for students nod off in class or fall asleep buried in a textbook, but when their heads finally hit the pillows after a long day, many can't seem to get a good night's rest.According to the National Institute of Health, individuals require six to eight hours of sleep on average each night, yet many college students spend these hours wide awake.Whether it happens only once in a while, or if it is a chronic problem, insomnia has become a common dilemma for many students.Insomnia is defined by the NIH as an inadequate or poor quality of sleep due to difficulty falling asleep, waking up frequently through the night with difficulty returning to sleep, or waking up too early in the morning and un-refreshing sleep.Stress, environmental noise, extreme temperatures, and side effects from medication can all cause transient insomnia, along with many other factors like an unsteady sleep/wake schedule caused by jet lag.Alexandria Hassan, senior social sciences major, said she has had problems sleeping at least two or three nights a week since she began college."A lot of it has to do with stress," said Hassan.
Running right through their competition, the Bulls stampeded over the Red Flash on Saturday, ousting St.
Ever wake up drunk beyond repair in UB President John Simpson's office?No? Well this kid did.Campus police responded to a unique situation last weekend when a late-night custodian left the door ajar to the president's fifth floor suite in Capen Hall, only to return to find a student passed out in the reception area, according to The Buffalo News.John Grela, director of public safety, told the Buffalo News the student probably was just looking for a place to sleep after returning from a night of drinking.
The matriarch of visual anthropology, Margaret Mead, trekked the globe for decades, exploring divergent cultures and civilizations.
Solutions by The State News
