President John Simpson's vision for the future is ambitious, increasing the student body by at least 5,000 students while adding an additional 250 faculty members.
This weekend Buffalo will celebrate one of its tastiest traditions: the chicken wing. Dunn Tire Park will play home to the fourth annual Buffalo Wing Festival as tens of thousands gather downtown to enjoy one of the most delicious junk foods ever created.Not only will patrons be able to taste wings from countless vendors, but a number of activities are scheduled over the course of the weekend.On Friday, Danny and Melinda from MTV's "Real World: Austin" will be celebrity guests while Strictly Hip, a Tragically Hip tribute band, play live music.
Sufjan Stevens' newest work "Illinois" continues his quest to create an album for every state in America.
It's a chilly night and you decide that ten pounds of homework just isn't going to happen tonight.
Nearly three months after SUNY Chancellor Robert King resigned, a search committee is still working to find a suitable replacement.According to David Henahan, SUNY spokesman, the Board of Trustees held a two-day public retreat on July 14 and 15 to begin the process of searching for a permanent chancellor."There have been a number of presentations made to members of the board by outside experts including campus presidents and various other campus constituencies," Henahan said.At the end of the two days, the beginnings of the search committee - 14 members who are actively involved in the SUNY system - were formed and a timeline for completing the search was laid out.According to the SUNY Web site, it is anticipated that a new chancellor will be selected in time to take office either on or close to next July 2006.King's tenure, though largely successful, was marred by criticism regarding SUNY's large tuition increase as well as his ill-advised request for a sabbatical.The search for a new chancellor began in June, when King abruptly withdrew his sabbatical request and submitted his resignation after holding the position for six years.
She's sitting by South Lake on a cloudless spring day, the iconic UB pillars rising behind her. She's reading a book, her world right now is perfect, and she couldn't be prouder to be a UB student."Be unique," another poster says.
This letter is regarding the article, "Popular Professor Denied Tenure." (Aug. 31) and the Provost's comments on the denial of tenure and the process of the decision, specifically when he said the process essentially involves, "looking at the record of the people and making decisions." ? Professors Lynne Kurdziel-Formato and Tressa Gorman Crehan were hired for extensive internal duties, entailing 50 to 60 hour weeks.
Poverty in the United States is a complex issue, and should not be considered a simple problem with a simple solution.
Just when you thought you wouldn't be able to take yet another teen pop singer clogging up the radio, sweet-sounding Australian pop singer Missy Higgins hit the United States with her debut album "The Sound of White."The 21 year-old starlet from Melbourne broke through the Australian market in 2001 with her hit single "All for Believing." In 2005, this song and 11 others make the cut for her U.S.
Last December, President Simpson publicly acknowledged what everyone in the UB community has known for a long time; our Athletic Department needs help.By hiring Gene Corrigan to assess our athletic program, Simpson took a pivotal step for UB Athletics.
A new semester has not only brought new faces to UB, but also a new face to the Student Union. Renovations have given the building's focus point a new look and features that officials say should improve its ability to be a campus hub.
A pair of home-invasion-style robberies in the University Heights has left students on edge and police on guard as the search for the suspect continues.An unknown assailant robbed students living in two apartments at knifepoint in the past week, according to Buffalo Police.
It always hurts when a top ranked athlete leaves your program for greener pastures. This summer the UB wrestling team felt the good and the bad of top high profile transfers as they lost junior Mark McKnight while gaining Burt's Ryan Needle from Ohio State University."There is a lot of reasons I transferred," said Needle.
Who would have ever imagined a small city of less than 15,000 inhabitants would launch one of Interscope Records' newest pop sensations?Kaci Brown, pop vocalist extraordinaire, began her career as a teenager in Sulphur Springs, Texas, 80 miles east of Dallas.
Here we go again.UB football suffered another inauspicious opening Thursday night, losing 38-0 to the University of Connecticut Huskies in front of a sell-out crowd in Hartford.Much like the way the season ended when the two teams met last year, the Huskies put on a home field spectacle, thoroughly trouncing the Bulls both on offense and defense."We didn't create enough first downs in the drives and we weren't consistent in our running game," said head coach Jim Hofher.
Coldplay is almost too good to be true. In just 5 years they've climbed to the top of the rock world with overwhelming success.
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