War was something that growing up we thought our nation would never endure again. Sadly as we matured into adults we found this was not the case.Contrary to what is thought by many, the war in Iraq is not over - and worse, it's a along way from over.
Now considered by the Princeton Review as one of the most diverse schools in the country, UB owes its successes to a special committee created 14 years ago that still plays an important role, campus officials said.Comprised of faculty, staff and students who represent a broad range of campus constituencies, the Diversity Committee develops university-wide workshops, conferences, and film series focusing on specific topics relevant to issues of tolerance and diversity.Ellen Christensen, a Sub-Board official who is a member of the committee, said she believes it is important to understand and accept people's differences."Some students choose UB because of its diversity," said Christensen, director of Health Education and Human Services.
I am writing in regards to your evaluation of the Student Association Executive Board ("Student Association: Five-month Report Card," Oct.
As an active member of the Democratic Party, and former Newstead Democratic Committee Treasurer, it pains me to read a statement given by the College Democrats President Justin Martin on Monday ("College Dems Hope to Build on Liberal Momentum," Oct.
I understand that many in this country do not have the same views as I on domestic or economic issues.
I am writing in response to the letter about the fee increase ("Wasteful Student Association Did Not Deserve Fee Increase," Oct.
Following a 2003-2004 season in which the UB men's basketball team won 17 games, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that two of their top players were recently named to the Preseason All-MAC team, voted on by members of the Mid-American Conference News Media Association.Yassin Idbihi and Turner Battle were honored with preseason accolades as they were named to the preseason all-MAC team this past week.The players recognize the respect the awards convey with regards to their individual talents, as well as the talent of the team as a whole."If one of us gets preseason all-MAC, the whole team gets it," said sophomore forward Yassin Idbihi.
President John Simpson and junior Michael Graber chow down Thursday afternoon in the Student Union.
Jimmy Fallon has thrown away what could have been an impressive leading man debut. If only Fallon had waited to find a good script and not just jumped at the first one that came into his hands, he might be on his way to being the next Will Farrell, Chris Farley or Adam Sandler.He has, however made it clear he is much funnier on television, when received in small doses.
Credit card representatives seem to be as much a fixture at UB as the tall, white columns at Baird Point.
Borderline indie legend Walter Schreifels has been around the music scene block so many times, he'd be forgiven if he took a break to rest.
If there's a Godspeed You! Black Emperor fan who has ever pondered what the band would sound like if they applied vocal melodies to their song structures - and Lord knows there ought to be - Hope of the States bears the answer to that quandary.This mysterioso chamber-rock sextet from the UK bears many similarities to Godspeed, their more classically oriented counterpart.
Multiply the weirdest movie you've ever seen by three and you'll get "The Brown Bunny."Filmmaker and Buffalo native Vincent Gallo stars in "Brown Bunny," his second stab at direction.
Secretly Canadian recording artist Damien Jurado is on the road with Richard Buckner and Dolorean and will be hitting Buffalo this Saturday at the Icon for an 8pm show.
In response to your editorial ("Hazing Must Be Taken Seriously," Oct. 4), there always will be hazing as long as you have organizations.
Having knocked the proverbial monkey off of their back with a 48-20 stomping of Central Florida last week, the UB Bulls (1-4, 1-2 MAC) will hit the road this weekend in search of their first winning streak since 2001.The Bulls will carry their newfound positive momentum westward, to Akron, where they'll go into battle against the high-powered Zips (1-4, 1-1 MAC) this Saturday night at 6 p.m.Although 1-4 may seem like rarified ground to the casual UB football fan, the Bulls, though pleased with the win, are focused on what lies ahead, refusing to revel too much following the big win over UCF."Yeah it was nice while it happened, but the next day all we think about is Akron," said UB offensive lineman Eric Zeppuhar.Still, there's no denying the impact cracking the win column has on the team's confidence and work ethic."We've proven to ourselves that we're capable of winning," said Bulls' defensive end Aaron Sanders.
The African Methodist Episcopal Campus Ministry is giving back to the Buffalo community this semester by giving less fortunate children a chance to better their education through Project HOPE.Project HOPE - which stands for Helping Our People Excel - exists to "construct bridges of hope by effectively mentoring one life at a time," according to the group's mission statement.Reverend Pedro Castro, Jr., founder of Project HOPE, said 12,000 students were enrolled in failing public schools in the Buffalo area last year, and only 5 percent were receiving the academic assistance they needed.Castro said that's exactly why he and the Cora P.
Nestled among Rizzo's banquet halls, off busy North French Road, is a little piece of Italy.Caf?
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