The Department of Parking and Transportation has proposed banning all freshmen from parking near the academic spine from 7 a.m.
Currently, many fans of college basketball complain that they can't point to a collegiate athlete as a role model for younger generations.Turner Battle of the Bulls is a stark contrast to this trend.
The Spectrum argued that the American media has done a bad job of scrutinizing the military's actions in the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq ("Media Ignores Combat Deaths, Reality of War," Nov.
Last season, the Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team brought a few things back to Buffalo that many thought were lost.
The women's basketball team will travel to Connecticut this Friday night to face the defending national champion Huskies in a game that will serve as the season opener for both teams.Despite the daunting challenge of playing UConn, the Bulls say they are not fazed by the task ahead of them."There's a lot of buzz around Buffalo right now about (the game)," said UB head coach Cheryl Dozier.
This week President George W. Bush has chosen to nominate National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice to fill the position vacated by Colin Powell's resignation as Secretary of State.
As part of his plan to take UB from a good school to a great school, President John B. Simpson has developed an eight-part plan and made some major personnel changes on the fifth floor of Capen Hall.In an interview with The Spectrum last week Simpson said UB should be a more accessible school with a strong future vision and a focus on academics first.Echoing the theme of his inauguration speech, Simpson stressed the importance of access to higher education for people of all ethnic and economic backgrounds."Public higher education plays a fundamental role in our society, and I don't want us to ever lose sight of its necessary, critically necessary role in providing access to whoever has the talent," he said.Now 11 months into his tenure at UB, Simpson has outlined eight guidelines to make UB a stronger institution in the world of higher education.
The diverse University at Buffalo campus is a mini-melting pot. Celebrating diversity is a prime consideration at UB, some organizations focus on the preservation of their own culture's past and celebration of the present.The preservation of African culture is major focus of the SANKOFA!
Tall, positive and a natural leader, Nikki Morzenti has all the right components to be a great volleyball player.Though Morzenti is only a sophomore, she has already been thrust into a leadership role on the court for the UB Bulls.Lately, Morzenti has averaged around 11 kills and seven digs per game.
Starting today, graduate students will vote on whether Graduate Student Association fees should be mandatory, and much like the undergraduate vote in September, they will also decide whether to increase the fee for the first time in four years.This year, the Graduate Student Association has proposed a $9 increase that would bring the total fee to $48 per semester.The vote will continue through Friday, with polling places in the GSA office in the Student Union and in Harriman Hall.As set by the SUNY Board of Trustees, the GSA activity fee - which every graduate student pays each semester - must be voted on every four years.
Forget Broadway.The musical "Steel Pier" will be presented by the Department of Theater and Dance at the Center For the Arts Drama Theater, the second time the show will be produced in Buffalo.
Last week I was listening to National Public Radio about the imminent invasion of Falluja. What was interesting about this report from a radio station commonly considered "liberal" was the terminology used when describing the United States' plan of attack.It was said that the United States was going to try to "drive" insurgents from the city.
The rap/rock musical genre is a minefield full of established bands just waiting to blame newcomers for copying their style.Fortunately, the members of Chronic Future skillfully tiptoe around the threat of explosion on their new album "Lines in my Face," the band's fourth release."Time and Time Again," introduces the album with vivacious vocal beats and a lot of splashing cymbals driving the song rather than bass.
The UB volleyball team ended its regular season with a road loss to Bowling Green (16-13, 8-8 MAC) on Saturday night to bring Buffalo's record to 8-21 overall and 1-15 in the Mid-American Conference for the 2004 season.Victory was crucial for Bowling Green to ensure that the first-round of the MAC Tournament would be played in Anderson Arena, BGSU's home court.
Tucked into the bustling Elmwood strip, behind a brick wall and up a flight of stairs, is the best-kept secret in Buffalo.Tru-Teas!, Trudy Stern's upscale Asian-inspired tearoom, is a place so elegant, with food so delicious and service so gracious, it inspires intense loyalty in its customers from the first visit.Worlds away from the loud, nerve-jangling coffee shops found elsewhere on the strip, Tru-Teas!
I have a friend who is incredibly skeptical of the Amish. She loves their work, but saw some at a gas station.
The UB wrestling team opened its season Saturday with a seventh-place finish in a competitive 11-team field at SUNY Brockport.Four Bulls placed sixth or higher at the competition."It's a heck of an opening because you're wrestling Ohio State, you're wrestling Oklahoma, and some of these other teams that aren't necessarily Big 10 or Big 12 teams are very good.
SA President Anthony Burgio is calling for a re-evaluation of UB's medical insurance program, a service of Sub-Board I, because he believes students pay too much for the medical services they receive.UB mandates that all students be covered with some form of medical insurance.
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