The UB Softball team will pack up their weathered mitts and head west in search of sunnier skies and - hopefully - some softball.After two consecutive postponements, Buffalo (10-14 overall, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) isn't looking for anything special when they face the Akron Zips (13-14, 1-5 MAC) this weekend.
Following a sweep by the Elevation party in this spring's Student Association elections, next year's Executive Board members say they are looking forward to another sweep next fall - a sweep to clean up the affairs of the organization.President-elect Anthony Burgio said next year's staff will also work to strengthen relationships within the community, achieve their goals with greater efficiency, and build long-term plans for SA."The biggest thing will be changing the relationships with the environment around us - relationships with the Residence Hall Association, the faculty on campus, our new administration and ultimately the relationship with our student body, the undergraduates," Burgio said.As vice president-elect, Dela Yador said his focus is on working to strengthen the UB community through bolstering SA clubs and Student Union events."I want to get to know the people who go straight home from school, who walk right past the events in the Student Union, so I can help get them more involved in the community," said Yador.Burgio emphasized the importance of creating a closer-knit UB environment."One thing I hope that SA can foster next year is a larger sense of community," he said.
At a time when sickness prevailed, survival was difficult and heroes were fighters of the frontier, Americans fought for ownership of land and thrived on their desire for expansion and domination."The Alamo" commemorates the loss of American soldiers in pursuit of Texan liberation from Mexico.
Already dubbed one of the most wired campuses in the country, UB has taken further steps this year to leave pens and paper in the dust.Advances in technology at UB this year are putting several processes that were once done manually - like class evaluations and student elections - online.UB officials said the switch to conducting certain things online will not only allow students easier access, but will also make it easier for administrators and organizers to run the elections and evaluations more smoothly.Jennifer Wantz, student activities associate and student government liaison for Student Life, which held the UB Council election online for the first time this year, said online operations are generally the cheapest route."The cost factor was a big part of our decision to do elections this way," said Wantz.
Medical student David Brooks was announced Thursday as the winner of the UB Council election, which was held online from Monday to Wednesday.Brooks won the council's sole student representative spot with 32.3 percent of the vote.
Every person who has ever played baseball has the same dream. It doesn't matter if it's Aaron Boone hitting a monster home run in the American League Championship series, or Johnny Little League playing on a Saturday morning - a game-winning home run is about as good as it gets.Late Wednesday afternoon at Buffalo's home stadium, Audubon Field, Al Barbato got to experience just how good a game winner feels.In the bottom of the ninth in game two of Wednesday's double-header against Niagara, Barbato stepped up to the plate in hopes of making up for getting picked off first base in the seventh.Barbato made up for it in a big way."I had to redeem myself with that poor base running," said Barbato.
It's baseball season again, and you know what that means. It's time for high hopes, high standards and everyone to complain about the New York Yankees' payroll.I won't complain though, because George Steinbrenner, the New York Yankees and their nearly $200 million payroll are all good for baseball.What's bad for baseball are all these so-called "small market" teams claiming that they are unable to compete with the "evil empire" in New York City.
Over 20,000 students commute to UB every day, and according to American Automobile Association, gas prices in Buffalo peaked Wednesday at $1.85.
Honestly, he's a sick man.Canada native and alt-country crooner Richard Buckner sits on stage with a couple of guitars, an assortment of pedals and his deep, beautiful voice and uses all of the above to reopen old wounds and put his fingers inside them.
Hazing is the only rite of passage into manhood left to the boys of America short of joining the military.
With the eye-widening success that Aerosmith has seen in their day, no one would never guess that they sing the blues.In an effort to get in touch with their roots, the band covers classic blues artists in "Honkin' on Bobo," all of whom have influenced the band's rock and roll greatness.
Yesterday just two percent of UB's student population took part in a decision that will affect 100 percent of the student body.
Matches? Check. Bug repellant? Check. Canteens? Check. Rock and Roll? Check.Camping supplies are expected to be onboard when the Boy Scouts go out of town, but there are no boys making this trip to Toledo.
"Tank, I need a pilot program for a B-212 helicopter."Trinity's eyes flutter and years of knowledge are pressed into her brain from the world of The Matrix.How far away from this are we?
She told you she was twenty-two years old, when in fact she was only sixteen. You believed her. Otherwise, you never would have taken her home.
Concept albums can "make or break" a band, but Coheed and Cambria pull it off with such seamlessness and craft that one can almost forget "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3" is one.The New York City-based quartet, playing at the Sphere tonight with Rainer Maria and Funeral For A Friend, center their music on a storyline involving two lovers - none other than Coheed and Cambria - and their adventures in what drummer Josh Eppard describes as "a dark, post-apocalyptic world."The storyline, however, takes a backseat to the frenetic, stylish music.
Fifty years ago, a third-grader changed the course of America's race relations. Linda Brown walked a mile every day to school despite living near a closer school.
The anxiety of staring into the batter's beady eyes, gripping the ball with palms moistened in sweat, and having the weight of the game rest in your mitt could be enough to rattle even the strongest willed players.Time and time again, Stacey Evans has stepped onto the pitcher's mound and proven that even the greatest of pressure cannot break her.
BuffaloBaseball(Double Header)Wednesday: vs. Niagara, 3 p.m.Friday: vs. Bowling Green, 3 p.m.W. TennisFriday: vs.
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