Sweeps week is coming, and as the major networks prepare to battle it out for that elusive three hours of television the average American takes in daily, viewers can expect programming that pushes the limits in a search for high ratings by any means necessary.Because the nightly reality show parade has become pass?
The other day my six-year-old niece asked me ... the question. You know, the question all kids eventually ask and all adults squirm over answering."Uncle Jeremy, where does..." she said as I tensed up.
I would like to take this time to extend my deepest gratitude to those renegades who decorated the Academic Spine with feministic phrases, truths and questions.
The setting could not be more appropriate: an old warehouse with a dirt parking lot and a 25-foot ceiling.Inside the 110-year-old building, which in its lifetime has been a brewery and a textile factory, now lies an assortment of wooden ramps and half pipes.Since December, the warehouse at 356 Hertel Ave.
The Amherst Planning Board has been asked by private developer American Campus Communities to rezone a 10-acre area on which to build more student housing.
When it comes to fashion, people look to the stars for guidance: judging from the looks of the fun, colorful, shapely handbags on the arms of celebrities this season, handbags are the accessories to be emphasized."I am not a huge spender on clothes, but I spend a lot on bags," said Leah Paszkiewicz, sophomore marketing major.While the amount of money one considers "a lot" is relative, it might be safe to say that the average college student might not find herself on the waiting list for a Birkin bag any time soon.
Gang violence is always a problem that deserves attention. It is bred out of poverty, eats up the lives of youths and then threatens the quality of life in many cities, including Buffalo.
I know that the title "Sports Editor" means that my column should be about sports. But let's face it, this isn't exactly the best time of the year for a sports writer.
There are many faces scattered throughout the meandering hallways, windows and stairways of the topmost floors of Buffalo's historic City Hall.
The cream of UB's academic crop received some good news last week - announcement of their induction into UB's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest academic honor society.The liberal arts honors society, which many consider the most prestigious in the United States, will hold official inductions May 7 at Slee Concert Hall.Only the best and brightest of UB's students are elected into the honor society, according to Barbara Bono, president of UB's chapter."Phi Beta Kappa typically inducts seniors, and we offer selective advanced admittance to very qualified juniors," said Bono.
In the concluding chapter to the two-part "Kill Bill" series, director Quentin Tarantino tries to convince his audience that he still has the Midas touch behind the camera.After watching the movie, one would imagine someone had kidnapped the genius who conceived "Pulp Fiction" and "Reservoir Dogs," shot him in the head, dumped him in the trunk and brought him to Bonnie's house for storage.As the title suggests, the plot is very simple.
After 10 years of public familiarity with search engines, the popular roles are being expanded to include a series of new functions that may have widespread appeal.An emerging trend is the act of self-Googling, or typing one's name into a search engine, usually the popular search engine Google, and using the results of the search as a form of cyber mirror.Daniel Ohanlon, a junior urban planning and public policy major, said a good way to pass the time is to roll the Google dice and see what it produces."I search my name in Google.
For celebrated activist/filmmaker Judith Helfand, exposure to toxins has not only altered her personal life forever, but her film career as well.Showing tonight at 7 p.m.
Let me voice few words about the recent "coming out" disagreement, in which the College Republicans promoted a "Coming Out Conservative Day," which drew an emotional protest from some campus gays, lesbians and their supporters.I know a thing or two about "coming out." Last Oct.
BuffaloFootballFriday: at Blue and White Scrimmage, 1 p.m. (at the Ralph Wilson Fieldhouse)BaseballFriday: at Miami of Ohio, 3 p.m.Saturday: at Miami of Ohio, 1 p.m.Saturday: at Miami of Ohio, 1 p.m.SoftballSaturday: at Ohio (DH), 1 p.m.Saturday: at Ohio, 1 p.m.W.
What do the New York Yankees and the UB Bulls have in common? Both teams - despite having no shortage of talent - are currently having plenty of trouble posting wins on the baseball diamond this season.The Bulls (7-20, 1-4 Mid-American Conference) will try to get their season back on track as they host the Miami of Ohio RedHawks (20-11, 4-1 MAC) this weekend at the Amherst Pepsi Center.The RedHawks, the MAC's top ranked team, have won nine of their last 12 games and should be in top form, coming off a 14-3 dismantling of Wright State Wednesday and a series last weekend against the No.
With winter finally out the door, this year's Buffalo Bulls softball team is heating up, and it could not have come at a better time.After taking two of three from Akron last weekend, Buffalo hoped to take that momentum into yesterday's doubleheader against the resurgent Bowling Green Falcons (18-21, 5-5 Mid-American Conference).Buffalo (13-15, 4-4 MAC) took the opener 1-0 behind a solid performance by junior hurler Stacey Evans who was backed up by an impressive defense.
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