I am angry. Not just because Bush won the election, or Kerry conceded, or that the right wing agenda is once again being pushed onto the general public or that my rights have been violated for four years and more of my rights as a citizen of this country are going to be erased in the next four.
For the many Americans battling every day just to make a living, societal change won't come until the deeper economic and social issues in our country are better understood - something UB professor Lois Weis has been trying to do for almost 30 years.Weis, a noted author and longtime professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, will signing her latest book, "Class Reunion: The Remaking of an American White Working Class," at Talking Leaves on Main Street this Thursday at 7 p.m.
Mark McKnight, like so many other college students, has a bone to pick with his parents.Sure, the UB wrestler heads into his sophomore season with the Bulls ranked first in the MAC in his 125 pound weight class, and seventh nationally.Sure, wrestling has allowed him opportunities - a shot at qualifying for the Olympic games, a trip to Venezuela for the Junior Pan-American Games - few of his peers have experienced.Sure, McKnight's instant success at the college level is undeniably attributable to the passion for wrestling he developed as a kid growing up in western Pennsylvania, to those long car rides, every weekend, to wrestling tournaments all over the northeast that his parents insisted upon.Sure, Mark McKnight may be sitting happily near the top of the college wrestling world, but just once Mom and Dad, just one Saturday morning, couldn't Mark have stayed in bed and watched "X-Men?""I still give them a hard time about that, we still have some heated discussions," a chuckling McKnight said of the seemingly weekly wrestling tournaments he attended as a kid in lieu of Saturday morning cartoons.
The Riddlin' Kids released their sophomore album, "Stop the World" on Oct. 19. This follows the successful release of their debut album, "Hurry Up and Wait," which garnered them airtime on both radio and television.This album is not as well done as their first offering.
Student residents living in the converted Super 8 Motel are expressing concerns over its safety and quality of life.Residents of the motel on Flint Road say intruders, theft, and relegation of students to second-class status has soured the experience of living in the motel, even with the perks living in a motel provides."You don't need any ID to get in," said Alex Yurenev, a junior photojournalism major and Super 8 Hall Council senator.
I remember the first time that one of my best friends, Anthony Leonelli, told me my favorite joke about a problem we share."How many kids with ADD does it take to screw in a light bulb?""I don't know, how many?""Hey, let's ride bikes."I swore I'd never be the guy to write anything with the phrase, "You don't understand what it's like to (insert something here)," but today I'm eschewing that pledge in the hopes that I may be able to achieve some sort of catharsis in regards to Attention Deficit Disorder.It would be pretty easy to make a joke out of all this and sputter around for 300 or so words before going to my pre-written conclusion.
Students living in the Super 8 Motel on Flint Road have expressed concerns over the quality of their living conditions.
The 1980s were a time of Cold War, recession and, of course, poofy sleeves.While pinned jeans, huge eyeglasses and shoulder pads remain in the fashion graveyard, other '80s styles are being resurrected."Flashdance"-inspired sweatshirts, sweaters and cotton tees worn off one shoulder over spaghetti straps or tank tops - they're all back in a big way."The off-the-shoulder is definitely in style," said freshman undecided major Briana Martinez.
A small and spunky elderly woman stepped up to the podium. Speaking in a gravelly but warm voice broken by a German accent, she began a hopeful tale about surviving the Holocaust.Working off of an idea presented during the introduction to her speech, the woman reflected on her experience in Germany, saying, "I am still myself, despite the baggage that we all carry around, one way or another."Marianne Goldstein, a member of the Speaker's Bureau for the Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo, delivered a powerful tale of survival Tuesday in Room 209 of the Commons as part of a remembrance ceremony for Kristallnacht, or "The Night of Broken Glass," when Germans ravaged local Jewish homes and businesses."'Crystal Night' was invented by Nazis as a term of division," said Goldstein.
The word "bipolar" is generally defined as "having or expressing two contradictory ideas or qualities" and is often used to describe those who suffer from manic-depressive illness.The latest album from the Voodoo Glow Skulls, entitled "Adiccion, Tradicion, y Revolucion," also falls within this definition."Adiccion" is the seventh album released by the ska/punk band from Riverside, Calif.
The University at Buffalo women's swimming and diving team fell short in both of its meets this weekend.Miami of Ohio (1-0 overall, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) continued their 24 straight MAC dual meet victory streak by defeating UB 145-93 on Friday evening at the Corwin Nixon Aquatics Center.The Bulls (2-2, 0-2 MAC) suffered another loss in the same weekend, this time to Ball State (3-0, 2-0 MAC) on Saturday by a score of 193-107.UB dominated the diving events against the RedHawks, but was unable to continue throughout the rest of the meet, as the Bulls lost nine of 11 swimming events.UB's Tracy Hoover took the top spot in the one-meter diving competition with 216.95 points.
The sequel syndrome is a disease originating from Hollywood that consists of a group of actors, producers and corporate execs that attempt to cash in on the monetary successes of the first movie by creating a clone of the original, though void of its predecessor's creativity and integrity.The epidemic takes good movies and gives them bad names.
As the largest university in the Western New York region, UB attracts a number of students to enlist in the Air Force, an experience that not only helps pay for college, but also makes a positive impact by challenging students to test their limits.Noah Thies, a junior psychology major, said he joined the Air Force because he wanted to serve his country, among other things."I joined the Air Force for many reasons," said Thies, an aircraft maintenance worker at the Niagara Falls 914th Air Wing in the Air Force Reserves.
On behalf of the College Democrats at UB, I wish to thank the students for voting in record numbers in this election.
Imagine being toe to toe with a 6'2", 230-pound gladiator who wants to rip you limb from limb. You have no teammates, no timeouts and no help.For most people this would be a nightmare, but for the men of the UB wrestling team it is just another day at the office.Although this year's roster doesn't contain a single senior, confidence is high around the locker room.
The dilemma is common: Go to bed early for an early morning rise, or stay up late to watch a favorite television show.The advent of sophisticated recording devices has made wrestling with such choices obsolete.TiVo has emerged as one of the leading brand names offering digital video recording, commonly known as DVR.
Despite the absence of delegate Thomas Martin and SA President Anthony Burgio, UB secured a seat this weekend on the SUNY Student Association's high-level executive committee, a move that Burgio hopes will help land a UB representative in the president's position next semester."Our objective was to gain a spot on the executive committee because we're not satisfied with the way SUNY SA is being run," Burgio said.Burgio was unable to attend the group's annual fall conference because of other obligations, but said it is not unusual for UB's SA president to not attend.Burgio stressed that his absence would not stop himself or the delegates from getting involved in SUNY SA, which acts as the student voice to the SUNY Board of Trustees.
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