Some of Buffalo's finest in hip-hop joined legendary MC Kool G Rap on Thursday night in the first of a series of hip-hop shows known as the Throwback Series.The series, presented by Black and Blue Arts Entertainment, premiered at The Icon downtown.
No matter how many pages we have in a given issue, it never seems like enough. There's always one more story we wish we could add.
Abdel Wright won't make you "get up, stand up," like Bob Marley, but he will soothe your soul with sweet guitar-playing and airy vocals.
WBFO 88.7, a UB-funded public radio station, has received a $70,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to pay for resources to allow WBFO to switch from traditional analog service to digital broadcasts.WBFO, Western New York's only FM National Public Radio station, will be using the money to buy the necessary equipment to make the conversion to digital in its studios in Allen Hall on South Campus."Digital is the future of broadcasting, and the future is here," said Patricia Harrison, CPB president and CEO of WBFO.
A functioning free press reports on wrongdoing throughout our society, from big bad business and corrupt bureaucrats to drug dealers and domestic abusers.
Talent? Good looks? Old favorites? Shiny colors? What variables factor into your judgment of a new book, movie or album?I think it's safe to say that the selling points that send consumers reaching for their wallets are similar for all aspects of the entertainment industry, be it a New York Times bestseller, a blockbuster movie or a Billboard single.At the preteen stage, and often later in life, sex appeal translates into commercial success.
On Friday night, as most people were eating dinner or getting ready to go out partying, one brave group of students spent the night sleeping in rough cardboard boxes on campus in order to raise money and awareness to fight homelessness, an issue deeply felt in Buffalo.The Community Action Corps' annual "Night Out" event was met with the usual chilly weather and biting winds, as it also aimed to provide students with volunteer opportunities for working in schools, homeless shelters and hospitals.Karen Maker, executive director of CAC, said homelessness is not something that necessarily directly affects most students, but is a very visible part of most cities.
I was pretending to do work the other day and like so many other times before, I decided to "take a break" and satisfy my budding Internet addiction by surfing for hotties on Facebook.I'm one of the many students that uses this Web site to find that hottie from last night's party, scam last week's notes from someone in my class or just look for attractive like-minded students to lust after.I hadn't updated my profile pretty much since I signed up for Facebook, so I was going through the different sections and came across the "personal info" section.
In his Sept. 26 letter ("Anti-Zionism comes from anti-Semitism"), Bryan Saltz says it is anti-Semitic to condemn Israel when other nations are guilty of far worse human rights violations.
If the typical college student were asked what they knew of Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Secada, most would, at best, be able to recall the light radio favorite "Just Another Day" from the early '90s.That could account for the dismal advertising on campus and primarily middle-aged audience at Secada's concert-"An Evening with the Stars"-at the Center for the Arts Saturday night.Although the lax setting of the show created a pleasant ambiance to the Mainstage Theater at the CFA, it lacked a certain je ne sais quoi that would create true entertainment.
When most of the world wakes up on Tuesday, it will still be the year 2005. But for Jews across the globe, it's time to get a new calendar for the year 5766.Monday marks the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and for Jewish students and faculty at UB it means a celebration with religious services and traditional meals with friends and family.For non-Jewish students the holiday, which starts at sundown Monday, also carries significance because it means classes are cancelled on Tuesday.
Alex Kotlowitz, author, journalist and opening lecturer for the 19th Annual Distinguished Speaker series, delivered a powerful message Thursday night about poverty, race and violence in America.Kotlowitz began his discussion with stories of survival from New Orleans.
It seems somewhat unusual to see middle schoolers running around a college campus with their Snack Packs and Trapper Keepers.
"I said to the court before I was jailed that I did not believe I was above the law, and that I would have to go to jail because of my principles."-- New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who testified Friday in a CIA investigation after serving three months in jail for refusing to reveal a confidential source.
In the hysterical movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," King Arthur rides through the land gathering knights to join him at Camelot.
Some teams can only dream of debuting new facilities with a dominating performance. For the UB men's tennis team, that dream was a reality as the Bulls broke in their new blue-and-white court with a shutout of the St.
Sibling rivalries oftentimes get violent, and Friday night's fight between the princes of the Queen City was no exception.
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