The Office of Greek Affairs has started a campaign this semester to educate students and steer them clear from illegitimate organizations operating as off-campus fraternities.Effective as of last fall, it is now a violation of the UB Student Code of Conduct to affiliate with unrecognized groups, including those fraudulently portraying themselves as fraternities.
With the nationwide poker craze having already swept through UB's dorms and apartments, students got to gamble in the heart of North Campus last Thursday as almost 300 students cashed in at UB's first annual Texas Hold 'Em tournament in the Student Union lobby.Over a dozen poker tables set up in the lobby were completely filled throughout the afternoon with eight students and one dealer at each table.
Many people cry out in pain when they stub their toe, get a paper cut or burn their tongue. Some would just give up and wallow in self-pity until someone gave them a pretty band-aid for the shallow slice or offered pretzels as an appetizer at the pity party.Brooke Meunier doesn't throw pity parties.
A $600 tuition increase next year and predictable increases in the future will allow UB and other SUNY schools to plan for the future and achieve a degree of autonomy from state government, according to UB President John B.
No performer has ever sold out an event at UB as quickly as Dane Cook. As the lucky 1,783 ticket holders herded into the CFA on Friday, scalpers outside despondently called out for extra tickets, with hobo-like desperation in their eyes.
It's hard to endorse a tuition increase. But there are no alternatives, at least in the short-term future - tuition hikes in New York are as inevitable as death and taxes.
The Spectrum's editorial last Wednesday criticized the donations from the United States to the tsunami relief effort, saying that since the United States has the economic means it should extend more aid ("Bush's tepid tsunami response," Jan.
It began as a scheme to get free drinks. When you're 20 years old and operating sans good ID, a good scheme to get free alcohol is an enticing proposition.Our original plan for the evening was to see the director's cut of "Donnie Darko" at the Amherst Theatre, but that all-too-important revelation that the show could possibly sell out came too late.
A legend in Western New York volleyball circles, Sally Kus stepped down from her position as the University at Buffalo head volleyball coach on Jan.
Your editorial, "Bush's tepid tsunami response," makes a fatal mistake - it all but ignores the giving on the part of private citizens, and evaluates the generosity of the American people based on the relief given by the government.Consider: how many of us gave privately to tsunami relief?
Members of the UB community gathered for memorial services Wednesday and Thursday in remembrance of the devastating tragedy that struck South Asia just one month ago.Speakers at the services, which were held Wednesday in Harriman Hall and Thursday in the Student Union Theater, encouraged those in attendance to maintain hope while mourning the lives lost."It's a time for reflection, grief and sadness, but also a time for hope," said Mary Clare Fahey, community service coordinator for the Leadership Development Center.
While Tuesday night's snow made driving treacherous, those who fought the weather to attend the final round of Merlin's Battle of the Bands were rewarded.
A plan to assess the strengths and weaknesses of UB's general education program was passed by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee at their meeting Wednesday in Capen Hall.The committee also listened to President John Simpson talk about the latest SUNY tuition plan, and its members welcomed Peter Nickerson for another two-year term as chair.The goal of the general education review is to let teachers know whether they are sufficiently addressing educational goals developed by SUNY, said Michael Ryan, UB's new vice provost for undergraduate education."Though (the process) may be tedious, it provides a mechanism for us to have meaningful feedback and to make improvements in the instruction of undergraduates," Ryan said.Next fall, UB's assessment office will begin randomly sampling test results from students in general education classes and comparing those results to the educational goals.Courses in information management, natural sciences, social sciences, and World Civilizations will be evaluated next year, according to the draft plan of the General Education Assessment Review group.The process will not be a burden on teachers, said Carol Tutzauer, assistant director of assessment for undergraduate education.
Just over a week ago, our newly reelected president issued his second inaugural address. Though I am a liberal, I will not go on one of those all-too popular, "Not MY president" tirades, even though I really want to.No, I will support my Constitution and acknowledge that this man is, in fact, my president by virtue of a plurality vote in the Electoral College.However, that does not mean I will ever support his fiscal actions.At a time when jobs are scarce, money is tight and morale is down, President George W.
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The Simpson administration has faced some tough decisions over the past year. Administration reorganization, focusing UB's academic reputation, and hiring a new athletic director are all require in-depth analysis to get it right.UB recently made the noble decision to consider affiliating with a sweatshop-monitoring group.
Hoping to increase student awareness of President John Simpson's coming decision to affiliate UB with a workers rights group, student activists carried signs, delivered speeches and chained themselves to sewing machines in front of Capen Hall Thursday afternoon."The goal of this rally is to try and get UB affiliated with the Worker Rights Consortium," said Students Against Sweatshop member Kelly Miller, freshman environmental engineering major.The Worker Rights Consortium is an independent monitoring board that investigates labor conditions for over 130 colleges and universities that sell clothing products.Since the start of the school year, Students Against Sweatshops members have lobbied for UB administrators to sign with the Worker Rights Consortium rather than the Fair Labor Association, which group members say is not as effective as the WRC.Dennis Black, vice president for Student Affairs, will be making his recommendation on the issue to President Simpson sometime next week.According to Black, Simpson has shown an interest in affiliating with a labor group, but "UB had made no decision."Over 30 people gathered for the half-hour rally, where patches were distributed to show their support for joining the Worker Rights Consortium.
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