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Nostalgia Marks Senior Breakfast

A semester-long string of events for graduating seniors culminated Wednesday morning as the Office of Student Life and the Office of Student Affairs held the annual Senior Breakfast.About 400 seniors accepted the invitation to the free event, which was held in the Student Union lobby.A DJ from WRUB radio played music during the breakfast and there was a slideshow of pictures from events throughout the year.

Tripathi Named Provost

UB's new provost is Satish Tripathi, formerly the dean of the Bourne College of Engineering at the University of California at Riverside.

What You'll Miss In Our Absence (Besides Us)

We're leaving you. Well, maybe not leaving you like the Rembrandts, because we'll be back in August.

"So Many Words, So Little Time"

I'm graduating in about two weeks. I've heard its fashionable to spend your last column reminiscing and giving advice.

Little Love for the Big Man

With the school year almost over, I still can't get one thing off of my mind: basketball.It's not because the NBA playoffs are currently being played.It is because the UB men's basketball team had such an amazing season, advancing into the second round of the Mid-American Conference playoffs.This season for the team was nothing short of remarkable.

New York State of Mind

The UB softball team can always count on pitcher Stacey Evans to give them an opportunity to win.In the first game of the Bulls' (17-19, 5-6 Mid-American Conference) double-header against the Columbia Lions, Evans continued her complete domination over anyone who steps into the batter's box against her in the Bulls 1-0 win on Wednesday afternoon in New York City.Evans had yet another outstanding game in the top half of the doubleheader, throwing a one hit shutout against the Lions (19-24). She was also able to extend her consecutive innings pitched without an earned run scored to 69.0.

Nobody Wants To Be 30

Awkward adolescents dream to be mature and confident "grown-ups." Weary adults long to be naive and free of worry.In 1988's "Big," Tom Hanks played the adult version of a young boy whose only wish was to be an adult.

The Amazing Race

A crowd of screaming UB students ran like the wind as they began their race to the finish in the Verizon Wireless Urban Challenge scavenger hunt, held Thursday on the field between Clemens Hall and The Commons.The Student Association's Community Action Core and Boxing Club were beneficiaries of the fundraiser, which, according to the Urban Challenge's National Race Director Geoff Yaw, is the first free activity Verizon has sponsored on a college campus.The two campus groups received funds from the company for helping out with the event."This is a mass participation event that we've been having around the country for the past three years," said Yaw.

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Bangladesh Night Livens Up the Union with Comedy and Music

Dozens of participants clad in traditional Bangladeshi garb and dress performed at the first ever Bangladesh Night at the Student Union yesterday.

My Big Fat Greek Restaurant

Although Putnam's receives the lion's share of UB's lunch hour business, Pistachio's, the luxury dining experience on campus has recently undergone some fresh changes to capture a new hungry crowd of students.Colorful boards with newly added features to boast an array of newly added Mediterranean selections.

Ranting and Bonding on the UB Forum

If this web forum were a bar, it would be like Cheers.Only, instead of hearing everyone yell, "Norm!" when a regular walks in, it might be more like, "Watermelonpatty!"The Unofficial UB network forum is like an electronic Student Union.

UB Engineers Ride into France

A group of engineering students and their custom-built moped will be heading to France this May to perform in a high-tech bicycle race.Eleven of the 20 engineering students who make up UB Solex, a Student Association club recently formed by engineering students, will design and customize a motorized bicycle that they will ride in circles for hours on end in two marathon races in France this May.

Better Than Stick Figures: 4.23.04

Filling Society's Holes with Donuts

It can be said that humanity, though divided by race, religion, gender and unfinished roadways, has a common thread that ties all beings into the Great Circle of Life.

"On Earth Day, UB Shows Love For Planet"

While students across campus stopped to celebrate 4/20 on Tuesday, not nearly as many could say they made plans for Earth Day on 4/22.This is exactly why Jim Simon thought this year was time to do something different and turn some heads for Mother Earth.The president of the UB Environmental Network, Simon and his club teamed up with the UB Green Office, the Office of Student Affairs, the Geology Club and the Outdoor Adventure Club Thursday afternoon in order to increase awareness of the earth's needs and celebrate Earth Day outside the Student Union."This is the first time we have ever done something of this nature," said Simon, a junior environmental studies and sociology major.

Meet the Bulls: Steve Esler

\tEvery athlete fears a career-ending injury. For Steve Esler, a senior multi-event athlete on the UB track and field team, that nightmare nearly became a reality.During his sophomore season of 2002, Esler suffered an injury to his back that he just couldn't kick.

UB Meets the Press

Old ties were strengthened when Buffalo native Tim Russert delivered a charismatic and timely speech to a packed audience Wednesday night in Alumni Arena.Russert, senior vice president of NBC News, was the final guest of this year's Distinguished Speaker Series.Russert's face was familiar to many from his famous Sunday morning news show "Meet the Press," which he produces and moderates.

'Some Offensive Comments'

"Some offensive comments."These were the words printed out in bold on the poster of Tracy Morgan's performance at the Center for the Arts Thursday night.

A Message Through Silence

Members of UB's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance took a vow of silence Wednesday to highlight their opposition to discrimination, homophobia and violence.From 9 a.m.