Remember when a river in Cleveland caught fire and cars got eight miles to the gallon? Remember when small pieces of iron rained down on parts of Buffalo, and toxic chemicals were buried in a canal in Niagara Falls?
The number of minority faculty members at UB is failing to keep pace with the growing percentage of minority students, according to a report from the UB Affirmative Action Committee to the Faculty Senate on Wednesday.According to committee chair Mattie Rhodes, 50 percent of university students nationwide will be minority students by the year 2015, which is vastly disproportional to the percentage of minority faculty at UB."American universities are educating a larger and more diverse group of students than ever before," Rhodes said.
In a few short weeks graduating seniors will leave the University at Buffalo and propel themselves into the real world, where parties and homework no longer hold top priority.Graduating can mean a variety of things to the class of 2005, whether it's embarking on a new job or beginning graduate school.
Who said rock 'n' roll has to be serious?The Forty-Fives, a Georgia-based quartet, are bringing back the carefree, classic rock style that has long been absent from the modern music scene."We're not very mainstream," said Bryan Malone, lead singer and guitarist.
A sold-out show; a line out the door, down the street, and all the way through the opening band's set.It takes just three Brits to make Buffalo rock.
"It's the remix to ignition, hot and fresh out the kitchen." - R.Kelly***Can someone please hire Bill Maher already?
"This is not Poetry 101," Mayda Del Valle told her audience. "It's more like church, really."An accomplished slam poet with two national poetry championships and four appearances on HBO, Del Valle had one request of her audience: forget everything they thought they knew about poetry.
On paper, it looked like a perfect opportunity for the UB softball team to make its mark on the Mid-American Conference - a doubleheader against the number one team in the MAC, the Central Michigan Chippewas.The Bulls had an auspicious start to the day, defeating CMU 2-0, but the second game did not turn out quite the same way.The Chippewas (20-10 overall, 10-2 MAC) are perennial favorites to win the MAC and were even able to beat one of the premier teams in the NCAA when they beat the University of Michigan Wolverines on Apr.
Baseball(6 innings)Wednesday:St. Bonaventure6Buffalo1Softball(6 innings)Wednesday:Buffalo2Central Michigan0
After nearly a month of almost no progress, the Election and Credentials committee will definitely make a ruling before the summer on charges of bribery in last month's Student Association election, according to committee chair Joe Varghese.Varghese said the case has stalled mostly because of scheduling conflicts.
On a night out with friends at a local bar, someone attractive catches your eye from across the room.
On a sunny, brisk day that gave hope to students that winter might finally be over, the UB community showed its appreciation for Mother Nature on Thursday by celebrating Earth Day at the Student Union with rock climbing, nature walks, petitions and environmental demonstrations.Earth Day on North Campus - sponsored by UB Green Office, Outdoor Adventure Club, UB Environmental Network and UB Environmental Task Force Support - was intended to motivate students to become more environmentally aware both on and off campus, according to UB Green officials."Each year, UB consumes over 120,000 reams of copier and printer paper," said Jim Simon, vice president of UB Environmental Network and student assistant to UB Green.
This letter is in response to George Zornick's April 20 column "Affirming the need to overcome."While affirmative action in and by itself may have been a good idea when it was instituted back in the early 1960s, it has become nothing more than an aberration of its former self.
Blue swirls of energy, rainbow-colored tree leaves and a midnight sunset are all impossibly wonderful scenes.These images and others were displayed at the fifth and final installment of "Music is Art," a Center for the Arts series that organizers say will appear again in the fall semester.The free event showcases the talents of local artists, both visual and musical, in the main lobby of the CFA.
The Earth Day tree planting event will be Friday, not Thursday, as reported on April 18.
The Spectrum congratulates Peter Rizzo, the sophomore SUNY SA delegate who just won a seat on the SUNY SA Executive Committee.
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