In its first year organizing the UB Council election, the Office of Student Life was hoping to break a trend of uncontested elections.Nearly 2,000 petition signatures later, six candidates are on the ballot to replace Jennifer Tuttle as the sole student representative on the Council.The candidates come from a variety of academic programs and backgrounds.
For every March in the last 16 years, Nietzsche's has hosted an evening of acoustic guitar, endless denim and longhaired, bearded musicians - all in the name of one man.The gathering, which was held again Wednesday night, was for the bar's annual Bob Dylan Imitator's Contest.
UB FootballA major change in the Buffalo Bulls' football schedule has been made to accommodate a request from ESPN, leading to two national television exposures for UB and its men's basketball and football teams.Buffalo was originally slated for a game in Philadelphia on Sept.
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I was raised a football guy, through and through. I grew up playing football, watching football and idolizing the gridiron heroes of the early 90s Buffalo Bills.In high school, I lettered four years in football and baseball, and never really followed any other sports besides NCAA football, NFL and MLB.Turning 22 in May, with organized athletics well in my past, my competitive thirst is quenched by another sport these days, undoubtedly the easiest to organize and participate with friends - the one that simply calls for a pair of sneakers, a ball, and a hoop.And not only has my love for basketball blossomed into contentious afternoons at local courts with a few pals, but I've become an avid fan of watching the game I once labeled pretentious, with its intermittent episodes of freaks defying gravity - a gift that 5-foot, 10-inch white boys like myself just can't relate to.Dr. James Naismith, I apologize.The bottom line is that basketball players comprise some of the most gifted athletes in the world.
View Counterpoint Article:Vibrant Campus NeededIf someone asked me to list the qualities that describe me, before I'd go into descriptions of my appearance or religious beliefs, I'd proudly say, "I'm a Buffalonian."And I'd mean it.True, there's enough about our city that would make anyone want to leave.
Looking to keep the brooms from coming out again this year, UB softball will match up with Kent State University this weekend at home in a three-game series.In last year's series between the two teams, the Golden Flashes swept the Bulls (10-14, 1-2 Mid-American Conference).The Bulls will be playing Kent State (10-12, 2-1 MAC) this Sunday at Nan Harvey Field.In this season's rematch, the Bulls will rely heavily on the right arm of pitcher Stacey Evans.
They may not be out to save a Catholic orphanage, but like the comedic Blues Brothers, the local indie-rock band League is on a mission to get their once broken-up band back together.Lacking the black suits, smooth shades and soulful hats, the four rockers of League may not have the same apparel and music as the big screen rockers, but they do have the same heart and drive."We are so focused on getting the band back together," said guitarist Dave Raymond.
The future of the Lee Road development project, which aims to connect the Ellicott residence halls to the academic spine with a string of retail stores and residential facilities, is unclear after the change in UB's leadership, according to officials.
To enter a match on your home court against a ranked conference opponent would be a daunting task for any tennis team, especially the UB women's tennis team who have lost 29 straight Mid-American Conference matches.UB will take on the defending MAC champions and current MAC leader, the Marshall Thundering Herd, in the Bulls' home opener on Friday."Playing at home can be especially nice for our team because half of the team is from around the Western N.Y.
As a junior editor in Buffalo in the 1960s, I took an interest in the effort to locate the new UB campus in the site of the Niagara Urban Renewal Project.
Conference games are the deciding factor when it comes to rankings for post-season play.The UB men's tennis team will travel to face three Mid-American Conference opponents this weekend.
It was obvious when Andre Agassi appeared on "The Simpsons" and introduced himself to Homer. "Hi Homer, I'm Andre Agassi." Homer then replied, "the wrestler?"Tennis does not get the attention it deserves, and that certainly applies to UB men's tennis player Randy Rocchio.Rocchio, a 20-year old geography major, is a Buffalo native, growing up in East Amherst where he has cultivated his game since he first picked up a racquet at age six.By the age of ten, Rocchio knew he wanted to begin seriously training for tennis and has not looked back since.
BuffaloBaseballFriday: at Akron, 3 p.m.Saturday: at Akron, 1 p.m.Sunday: at Akron, 1 p.m.SoftballSaturday: at Kent State (DH), 1 p.m.Sunday: at Kent State, 1 p.m.M.
Comic book enthusiasts are the harshest critics when it comes to reviewing films of their fort?
UB bus driver Mike Girdlestone radioed a fellow driver Wednesday in hopes of locating UB student Samantha Avrutine's missing sociology book.She had left it on a seat of the bus and came to Girdlestone for help.
Timothy Kelly, the Ascension Party presidential candidate who was removed from the Student Association Assembly Friday for attendance problems, was reinstated to the Assembly Wednesday at a meeting of the Rules Committee.Kelly said he was happy to be reinstated into the committee, and added that Assembly speaker Adam Sherlip is considering a change to the SA Constitution's attendance policy."Sherlip is trying to increase the policy to three absences," Kelly said.Sherlip agreed that Kelly's reinstatement was a good decision."I think there's no problem," Sherlp said.
Led by its presidential nominee Anthony Burgio, the Elevation Party swept the Student Association elections Wednesday night with landslide numbers.Burgio, Vice presidential candidate Dela Yador and Treasurer candidate Jessica Dangler will occupy the executive board offices in 350 Student Union next year."It wasn't a win - it was a mandate by the students," said Burgio, who received 1,311 of 2,246 total votes, more than twice his closest competition, the Ascension Party ticket of Timothy Kelly and Chad Williams, who received 586."I won't let you down," said Burgio in a short victory speech to his cheering party members and supporters.
Renowned author and professor Joyce Carol Oates came to the Center for the Arts Tuesday and taught a special, one-hour workshop on the art of sewing oats and other various grains to fabric."The craft of sewing oats is vastly under-appreciated among academics these days," Oates said.Oates began the seminar by sewing 300 oats from a packet of instant oatmeal into a cashmere sweater."The key to this garment is not wearing it outdoors near any birds, especially crows," Oates said.Jimbo Jones, a sophomore English major, said he greatly enjoyed Oates' oats seminar."Mostly I've been taking English classes, which I like - especially the one on how to write headlines for newspapers - but her seminar is making me seriously consider a career in arts and crafts," Jones said.Oates also attached wheat grain to a winter jacket and sewed barley to a scarf."Sewing oats has always been an obsession of mine," Oates said.
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