Three young UB wrestlers had good showings at a major wrestling invitational in Las Vegas over the weekend.Sophomores Mark McKnight and Mark Budd and freshman Nate Rock each finished in the top 12 in their weight class.Mark McKnight led the Bulls with an eighth-place finish in the 125-pound division.
The men's basketball team at UB is playing the most competitive basketball in team history and the student fan base is growing exponentially.
UB boasts an impressively diverse student population, with the far-reaching effects of this diversity making itself apparent in the number of clubs, organizations and cultural celebrations throughout the year.During the holiday season, this diversity of culture and religion comes to the forefront.
After four months of living it up as prodigal college students, winter break is an opportunity for many UB students to find a winter job and earn back some of the money that disappeared so quickly during the semester.Some students, however, have had trouble finding jobs over winter break, though they remain optimistic because of the demand for low-wage labor during the holiday season.Deena Jureller, a senior childhood development major, has two jobs waiting for her when she goes home: one at a dance studio, one at a daycare center.
Looking for its second win of the season, the UB women's basketball team traveled to Lewisburg, Pa.
The year 2004 was a tough year for new releases in the music industry. There certainly were some good ones, even a few great ones, but let's face it, what I'll be listing as this year's 10 best albums are the cream of the crap as well as the cream of the crop.Certain artists fell victim to their album's release dates.
The semester is racing to a close. Many students are moving away from the festive, half-hearted study practices they've become accustomed to, and buckling down to do some serious studying, away from friends and distractions.But even the libraries are not safe.Many students scour the library for out-of-the-way spots, in which to avoid being sucked into extraneous chatter.Those who have found them are leery of giving them up."Sometimes I find myself hiding from people in Capen, so I found a secret hideout.
The SA Assembly approved a proposal last night that members say could go a long way toward solving UB's longtime parking problem.The proposal bans incoming on-campus freshmen from parking near the Academic Spine during the day.First-year residents would be unable to park on North Campus lots closest to the Academic Spine between the hours of 7 a.m.
This week the SUNY Board of Trustees has released redefined guidelines regarding the mandatory student fee referendum.
On the album "Blueprint," Jay-Z dissed Queen's Bridge alum Nas, commenting that the rapper averages one hot album every 10 years.
Despite scoring more points than they have in any game this season, the women's basketball team fell to the Black Bears of Maine Saturday night at Alumni Arena, 69-57.After a tough loss at Northeastern, the Bulls (1-4) played strong in the first half but succumbed to Maine (3-3) right out of the gates in the second half.UB head coach Cheryl Dozier doesn't want the team to focus on the record, but rather on the improvement that the team is showing with every game this season."One of the bigger things I'm trying to tell the team right now, with our experience is that I can't be concerned with the 1-4," she said.
Goodfellow Records has been a springboard to hardcore and metal glory for numerous well-known bands.
I'm not a religious person, but Christmas is significant to me. I don't accept the proclamations of any established religion, but I'm grateful that enough people follow such an ideally giving and forgiving belief system that I can enjoy an entire month of shared goodwill.I'm also grateful for the music that helps enhance that feeling and that experience for me.However, I have a seething hatred that "burns with the intensity of a thousand suns" for music that desecrates and violates the aura that surrounds the sacred month.Christmas music is borderline worthless these days.I imagine there was a time when festive seasonal music had a "cheering" effect on its listeners.
What would drive a band that has been together for over seven years, with an established fan base and experience touring in different areas of the country to change their name?
On a gray afternoon in the first few days of December, Allison Bennett entered the sports office fresh off practice with her brow still damp and her ankle braces still strung tight.But after a strenuous three-hour practice, Bennett's demeanor showed that she was ready for another.Bennett, who is known for her tough-as-nails work ethic, is still adjusting to her role as senior co-captain for the UB Bulls women's basketball team.
With Hanukkah set to start tomorrow night, hundreds of Jewish students at UB will celebrate the Festival of Lights for the next eight days by either going home to family, or lighting candles and swapping presents with friends on campus."I am so excited to go home for Hanukkah," said Jon Goldberg, a junior communications major.
As holidays pass every year, it's interesting to see which films make it to their crucial deadline, and which do not."Seed of Chucky," for example, was obviously intended to come out sometime before Halloween, not in mid-November."Blade: Trinity" can probably be chalked up to similar error.
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