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Trump's reputation in Germany
By SYDNEY CAPOTE | Mar. 15, 2018BERLIN — At the January Women’s March in Berlin, one thing was clear: few who showed up liked U.S.
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Students show solidarity against gun violence
By HARUKA KOSUGI and NOAH MOYER | Mar. 15, 2018Roughly 60 students stood in the snowy academic spine to join protesters nationwide for the National School Walkout on Wednesday.
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Man sentenced to 60 days jail for sexually abusing former UB student in dorms
By News Desk | Mar. 12, 2018Jhon Castiblanco, 36, was sentenced to 60 days in jail and 10 years probationary supervision for sexually abusing a UB student in her dorm in 2015, according to The Buffalo News. A spokesperson for the District Attorney’s Office told The Buffalo News the victim had been drinking the night she was assaulted and returned to her dorm alone. She woke to find Castiblanco on top of her.
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University police hold active-shooter training session
By HARUKA KOSUGI | Mar. 12, 2018University police discussed what to do when an active shooter is on campus during two active shooter training sessions held last Wednesday and Friday. UPD began conducting “walk-in” training sessions last year to teach students and faculty how to react in an emergency shooting event. The training, conducted by interim Chief of Police Chris Bartolomei and Officer Scott Marciszewski, went over “Run, Hide, Fight,” active-shooter protocol based on the Department of Homeland Security’s response model.
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GSA votes in support of TA stipends, student anti-gun violence demonstrations
By ANNA SAVCHENKO | Mar. 12, 2018The Graduate Student Association Senate passed a unanimous resolution supporting current and prospective students who wish to participate in anti-gun violence demonstrations.
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Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood charms UB community
By ANNA SAVCHENKO | Mar. 12, 2018Margaret Atwood said she understands why people are concerned about the future of the humanities. Atwood’s sold-out keynote address, “An Evening with Margaret Atwood,” kicked off the “Humanities to the Rescue” weekend on Friday in the Center for the Arts. Her speech was part of a UB’s Humanities Institute project that aims to illuminate the importance of the humanities in the current socio-political climate
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UB officials announce support for students protesting gun violence
By HARUKA KOSUGI | Mar. 7, 2018UB has joined dozens of universities across the country in announcing it will not penalize prospective students who choose to peacefully protest gun violence. Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the site of a mass shooting on Feb.
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Dr. B no longer a UB employee
By MADDY FOWLER | Mar. 7, 2018After being removed from the classroom last semester amid allegations of misbehavior, Dr. Kushal Bhardwaj is no longer a UB employee as of Jan.
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By News Desk | Mar. 7, 2018Campus UB to hold free ‘repair fair’ next Monday in Student Union UB STEM is hosting a free repair fair next Monday from noon to 3 p.m.
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Retired media study professor Roy Roussel dies
By DAVID TUNIS-GARCIA | Mar. 7, 2018Royal Roussel, a retired professor in the media study department, died Saturday, Feb. 24 after a battle with cancer. Roussel came to UB in 1967 as a professor in the English department before switching to media study in 1996.
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More UBF fracking investments revealed
By SARAH CROWLEY | Mar. 7, 2018The UB Foundation has invested in at least six fracking-related firms, according to its most recent tax documents.
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Graffitied hate-speech found in residence halls
By News Desk | Mar. 7, 2018Campus Living reported “racist graffiti” found in both Goodyear and Spaulding residence halls. The racist graffiti in question is a combination of “racial slurs” directed at African Americans and “hate images” like swastikas, said UPD Chief Deputy Joshua Sticht.
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Fossil Free UB students honored at third annual shared governance day
By SARAH CROWLEY | Mar. 7, 2018Students of Fossil Free UB were awarded Tuesday for their commitment to working with faculty and administrators across the university throughout their divestment campaign. For the last two years, the student-led group has pressured the university and specifically the UB Foundation to divest all fossil-fuel related holdings to live up to UB’s sustainability goals.
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Faculty committee recommends changes to current academic integrity policy
By SARAH CROWLEY | Mar. 5, 2018Faculty members proposed creating a new office to handle cases of cheating and academic dishonesty, after a two-year-long study showed most students and faculty find the current academic integrity policy confusing, and the disciplinary process long and overly punitive.
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GSA to vote for immediate action on TA stipends
By ANNA SAVCHENKO | Mar. 5, 2018The Graduate Student Association will vote Wednesday on a proposal to increase stipends for graduate student teaching and research assistants.
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By News Desk | Mar. 5, 2018Campus New partnership provides HIV and hepatitis C research opportunities for UB students UBMD Internal Medicine has partnered with Evergreen Health to serve patients with HIV and hepatitis C, according to UB Now. Students and residents at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will research the diseases, looking at ways to improve patient care and outcomes.
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On-campus food pantry proposal to tackle food insecurity at UB
By ANNA SAVCHENKO | Mar. 1, 2018UB students are partnering with Student Life to create an on-campus food pantry, after a National College Health Assessment report showed 25 percent of UB students experience some degree of food insecurity. Sub-Board I, a non-profit corporation owned by the seven student governments, sent a proposal to Student Life on Feb. 25 to create a university-funded, on-campus food pantry. While the initial budget proposal of the pantry indicates an annual cost of $25,000, SBI officials said it will become self-sustainable in regard to food costs
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State comptroller's report raises questions about UBF spending
By SARAH CROWLEY | Mar. 1, 2018SUNY officials failed to provideadequate financial oversight of the system’s 30 campus foundations –– whose combined assets total more than $2.1 billion –– state watchdogs concluded in a report released Tuesday by New York Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. The report details a number of questionable expenditures at the UB Foundation in particular, including salaries paid to individuals also earning a state salary and contract awards handed out without competitive bidding. Among the comptroller’s findings: SUNY has not audited 16 of the 30 campus foundations –– private, nonprofit entities that control fundraising, property management and other capital investments for the universities –– in at least a decade. The report also found UBF, the largest campus foundation in the SUNY system with more than $1 billion in assets, was one of 10 SUNY foundations operating without an active contract.
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Global gender and sexuality studies becomes independent department
By MADDY FOWLER | Mar. 1, 2018After being folded into the Transnational Studies Department for 10 years, Gender and Sexuality Studies is once again a standalone program. Faculty Senate reinstated the Gender and Sexuality Studies Department’s independent status after a unanimous vote at the senate’s first meeting on Feb.
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International student enrollment declines at UB
By SARAH CROWLEY | Mar. 1, 2018Rising costs in education, gun violence and growing competition from countries like Canada, Australia, Germany and the U.K.
