M. BasketballSaturday:Buffalo72Akron56W. BasketballSaturday:Buffalo46EMU7M. SwimmingWeekend:At MAC Championships - fifth out of five schoolsWrestlingWeekend:At MAC Championships - sixth out of six schools
Regarding George Zornick's column on Ann Coulter ("Coulter shock," March 2), I must admit that his opening statement did not lead me to expect much reason out of his opinion piece, as most "college liberals" are yet-to-fully-mature and sometimes hopeless and delusional parrots when it comes to politics.As it is probably safe to assume that a great number of readers agreed with Zornick, here are a few reasons as to why he and many others should be excited about having one of the most prominent conservatives in America on this campus next week.One important thing to remember above all is that much of Ann Coulter's most criticized statements are examples of her intellectual and dry sense of humor.
As the floor in Broadway Joe's became more and more packed with eager fans on Friday night for the sixth anniversary celebration of Baby Steps hip-hop, the general energy level continuously skyrocketed.The Queen City's underground hip-hop scene is one of its many thriving artistic cultures, unfortunately widely overlooked by UB students.
For a lesson in how to be humble and how to stay focused on your goals, spend a few minutes talking to Buffalo Bulls' head coach, Reggie Witherspoon.Witherspoon, who is nearing the end of his sixth year as a head coach here at UB, has brought the school to the national stage a few times, and has become something of a local celebrity.He wouldn't know the difference, though, because Witherspoon is far too focused on the job at hand."I guess I never really stop to think about that, I just come in here every day, try to work as hard as I can," he said.
For two years, UB Students Against Sweatshops has rallied and protested while meeting with UB officials and pushing the university to join a labor rights organization.This week, they'll get their wish.Dennis Black, vice president for Student Affairs, said later this week President John Simpson will receive a finalized report recommending that UB affiliate with both the Worker Rights Consortium and the Fair Labor Association.The affiliation will go into effect next fall, Black said, but UB will start taking the steps right away to reflect a policy of affiliation.Before affiliating, UB needs "to form a new code of conduct for the campus, establish responsibility for affiliation, develop charge for committee and develop an appointment process for future members," Black stated in an e-mail.
I often find myself lamenting the position and expectations of women in the United States and the Caribbean.
In terms of art culture, Buffalo's neighbor, Niagara Falls, is like the shady and culturally deprived next-door-neighbor who never leaves his basement.
It's winter days like these in Buffalo that one needs something a little livelier to keep going until the ground thaws.Enter Hot Hot Heat, an eclectic, quite dance-able rock act set to play Sunday at The Icon.Despite being signed to Warner Bros.
"Be Cool" is the byproduct of the efforts of an all-star cast. With its pedigree and "prequel," be prepared for a roller coaster of different reactions.The film's roots lie in its predecessor, "Get Shorty." "Be Cool" follows along the lines of a sequel, to some extent.
For wrestling head coach Jim Beichner, the 2004-2005 season has been all about the big picture.While fielding a roster that contains no seniors and only two juniors, Beichner's goal all season long has been to prepare his young Bulls for the Mid-American Conference Championships.
As I read George Zornick's "Coulter Shock" article ("Coulter shock," March 2), one word just kept popping into my head to describe his writing: jackass-ness.
For the thousands of people who enter campus each day from Sweet Home Road, the intersection at Rensch Entrance is an accident waiting to happen.Since January 2001, there have been 50 reported accidents at the intersection.Help is on the way, however, according to local officials; a state construction project is currently planned to redesign the intersection.Enzio Villalta, a captain in the Amherst Police Department, said there have already been four accidents at the intersection this year and 15 in both 2003 and 2004.Physics professor Richard Gonsalves, who lives near the intersection and often walks to work, has seen the problem firsthand."That intersection continues to be the scene of numerous accidents, the most recent a couple of weeks ago in the evening," Gonsalves said.
The nerve, Mr. Zornick, you had to strike that nerve again ("Coulter shock," March 2).As Ann Coulter will testify, as a young, female conservative with unwavering and uncompromising points of view, nobody would publish her work for almost a decade until she began writing her books.
We're all familiar with classic fairy tales and nursery rhymes, those little songs and enchanted stories that we were more than willing to learn and repeat in our youth.
Awards for BattleTurner Battle of the men's basketball team was named a 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American for the first time.The College Sports Information Directors of America named Battle to the second team Academic All-American team.Also receiving these honors are Erik Benzel of Denver, Craig Forth from Syracuse, Dan Grunfeld of Stanford and Neil Plankk of Illinois State.
Strengthening ties between UB and the City of Buffalo will be one of Joseph Glorioso's chief objectives if he is chosen for UB's top research position, Glorioso said at an open forum on Thursday.Glorioso, chair of the department of molecular genetics and biochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine, was the third of four candidates to visit UB for the position of vice president for research.
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