Amid stacks of papers, boxes full of documents and books on sexuality, Ellen Christensen's cheery face and smile have welcomed visitors to her UB office since 1974.In over three decades as the director of Health Education and Human Services, Christensen's sunny and supportive character has helped countless students struggle thorough personal issues and problems.
The smell of smoke and soot has lingered in the air of O'Brian Hall days after a fire on the second floor caused almost $200,000 in damage and cancelled classes for the first two days back from spring break.During the cleanup for the Saturday morning fire, the building was closed for five days, reopening on Wednesday.
It is quite apparent that despite Mr. Vigliotti's numerous "high school sporting or academic trophies" that he has no security whatsoever ("Campus taking sides on homosexuality," March 11). If that were true, he would not need to so vehemently lash out at the gay community the way he did.
With a title like "The Massacre" on his sophomore Shady/Aftermath effort, no one can rightfully accuse 50 Cent of lack of ambition.Sadly, three years after the Queens native's debut album, "Get Rich or Die Trying," 50 can be accused of spending too much of his time marketing mineral water and videogames and not enough focusing on what got him rich in the first place: writing rhymes."The Massacre" is a solid record, both lyrically and in terms of production and will doubtlessly be appreciated by many, though others will be irked that "The Massacre" is a watered-down facsimile of "Get Rich." "The Massacre" sticks to the traditional rap equation, a few ultra-violent, gun-toting anthems, a few about seducing women, some about partying and a couple more about gun toting.
After seven seasons with UB, Cheryl Dozier has been dismissed from her position as head coach of the women's basketball team.Dozier was fired on the heels of the team's poor showing this past year.
A consulting firm playing a key role in UB's long-term planning process has raised concerns among some faculty and staff, who are questioning the company's history and current role at the university.AVCOR Consulting, a California firm, was contracted by the university to play a key role in the UB2020 process.
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The SUNY SA Executive Committee, which includes UB delegate Robert Batdorf, met in Rochester earlier this month to address the upcoming election for SUNY SA president.The current president, Stephanie Gross, has held the position for the last two years and will step down upon graduation in May.
I read Steve Vigliotti's response to the "Out Loud and Proud" event and was saddened. UB does not endorse sexuality anymore than it endorses any ethnic groups.
Students who choose to make a trip to Israel with Hillel of Buffalo, courtesy of Birthright Israel, will spend a portion of their summer in something of a cultural classroom.Hillel offers all Jewish students an opportunity to take advantage of the Birthright Israel program, which gives them the chance to visit Israel at least once in their lifetime.
I have studied at UB for three years. There is a language requirement in order to get my B.A. I wanted to take Portuguese because my parents are both from Portugal.
Ben Cady and his high school economics teacher have ignored several crucial points in their analysis of the budget deficit ("Life and debt," March 9). Yes, it is fixable.
As Americans, we're tempted to lay claim to anything before anyone else, at any cost. Of course, we have every right to - just think of all the things we found before anyone else: rock 'n' roll, the full-court press, nightly news, America.Oh, about that.We're the kings of Bandwagonland.
If you've ever heard of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai, Tortoise, or Pinback, you can thank a band that broke up in 1991.After Slint's demise, they were labeled a seminal force in rock music, with only two albums and 15 songs in their entire repertoire.
Fresh off a spring break trip that included visits to both the east coast and the west coast of Florida, the UB softball team will kick-off the 2005 MAC season and begin its quest for a first-ever MAC tournament appearance this weekend at Marshall.The Bulls are 4-17 heading into the MAC portion of their schedule, and the team is looking for some momentum to turn its young season around.Offensive production has prohibited the Bulls from winning games so far in 2005.
Impending tuition increases and potential aid cuts have put things in perspective for most UB students.
The scars of apartheid are visible everywhere in South Africa. Driving from the airport into the affluent center of Cape Town, one encounters the ugly reality of the poverty left behind by decades of repression.
Thousands of UB fans made the trek to Cleveland's Gund Arena for the 2005 Mid-American Conference Tournament to support the UB men's basketball team in its bid for a MAC title as well as an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.Victorious in their first two games of the Tournament in games against Toledo and Western Michigan, and after advancing further than any other team in the history of the program, the Bulls fell in the championship to Ohio University.After three days of superb basketball beginning on Thursday, March 10 and continuing through Saturday, March 12, coinciding with any chance of an automatic bid to the "Big Dance" spoiled by the Bobcats, the Bulls were left to the mercy of the NCAA Tournament committee, with the possibility of an at-large berth looming the following day, Selection Sunday.March 12 - Ohio 80, UB 79With 0.5 seconds left on the clock, Leon Williams tipped in Jeremy Fears' missed lay-up, and the Ohio University Bobcats narrowly defeated the Bulls in overtime of the championship game of the MAC Tournament."It was a hard-fought game, Ohio played well and we played well," said UB head coach Reggie Witherspoon.
I believe homosexuals stage pride parades and other such events because they have been shunned for centuries.
As far as horror sequels go, "The Ring Two" is decent. It has its moments of suspense, impressive special effects, and a relatively intriguing storyline that elaborates on 2002's "The Ring." However, the dreary mood and the suspenseful mystique that made the first movie effective are absent from this new release.The story picks up a year after the infamous videotape first made its horrifying rounds in Washington, inexplicably killing anyone who watched it.
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