Reggie WitherspoonIn a not-so-shocking announcement by ESPN, UB Bulls basketball head coach Reggie Witherspoon was named the "Sexiest Man in Sports" for the year of 2004, edging out the likes of Derek Jeter, Chris Webber and Tom Brady.Witherspoon's patented moves, "the jacket rip-off" and "the media table kick" were deemed "too hot to handle" by ESPN's judges.
UB President John Simpson announced Tuesday that after four years of stalled action, construction will begin today on Lee Road and the entire $600 million project will be done by Sunday.The ambitious project, which aims to create a greater college atmosphere on North Campus, calls for the development of Lee Road from the Ellicott Complex to the Student Union.The project's new buildings will not only provide UB with 3,000 additional beds for student housing, but when construction is done on Sunday, UB will also have a new bookstore, visitor's center, faculty club, hotel, TGI Friday's restaurant, mini-supermarket, childcare center, conference center, amphitheatre and quadrangle, florist, music store, clothing store, bike shop, bank, health services facility, "water feature" for winter ice skating, dry cleaners, gift shop and extra parking."I don't see why it can't be done by Sunday," said Simpson, who was the first to put a shovel in the site at Tuesday's groundbreaking ceremony.
For the second time in as many festivals, a performer for one of UB's Fests has cancelled the performance, leaving SA Entertainment with the challenge of replacing an act on short notice.Hoobastank, the band originally scheduled to headline Spring Fest as part of MTV's Campus Invasion Tour, had to cancel the festival due to a payment dispute with SA Entertainment.Bands Ima Robot and LostProphets, which were also scheduled to perform, will not be playing the annual show."It is an unfortunate incident, but SA Entertainment is working hard to reschedule three bands of similar caliber and quality for the enjoyment of the UB students," said SA Entertainment Assistant Director John Haumesser.Though Haumesser would not confirm them as performers, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Hanson and Savage Garden are listed on www.pollstar.com to perform at UB on April 23, the scheduled day of Spring Fest.The concert will be held in either Alumni Arena or Baird Point, dependent on weather conditions, he added."It was an exhaustive search, but we are pleased that we have been able to reschedule such quality bands on such short notice," he added.
In an unprecedented alliance, P.J. Bottoms on Main Street across from South Campus has teamed up with the Ronald McDonald House to provide UB's underage students a safer place to play.Tuesday, the bar unveiled PJ's Play Place, a labyrinth of plastic tubes and giant mesh nets so elaborate it could rival Discovery Zone.When youthful banter and hoo-ha at the bar began to grow out of control this past decade, PJ Bottom's owner, the Honorable Constable Big Mac, knew he had to take action."We had too many patrons trying to climb trees and ride in shopping carts outside our door.
What do Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley all have in common?Each of these three future National Basketball Association hall of famers gave up their senior year of college basketball to make the jump to the NBA.
Kemp, Ferguson, Kelly, Bledsoe...Vick?The Bills' days of immobile pocket passer's came to an end late Tuesday with the epic signing of the leagues hottest young player.
It has come to the UB Department of Athletics' attention that Jim Hofher, coach of the Bulls football squad, has a blemish on his permanent record that could prevent him from ever coaching again, while also leaving question marks on next year's season.Failing to correct this manner would have the Bulls coach walking on thin ice.According to Todd Grimes, Xavier Middle School physical education teacher, Hofher failed 7th grade gym class due to an outstanding number of un-prepared's.
As last summer's fashions begin to smack of old age on college campuses, students are looking for the new hot trend.
In a unilateral move by university officials, the South Campus was dealt a painful double blow on Tuesday, and both sides are still fuming over the debacle.As of 9:62 a.m., the Main Street campus' stapler had been stolen for the eighth consecutive Tuesday.
Following the firing of three community assistants in Flint Village for attending a Halloween party last semester, three more CAs have been fired in Hadley this week for using curse words and engaging in open-mouth kissing.Marc Farmington, Rachel Trops and Will Harvey were let go by Director of University Residence Halls and Apartments John Endicott on Monday."This kind of behavior is not what we expect from our CAs," Endicott said.
Billy goats, hold on to your socks.UB scientists from the Institute for Lasers have bypassed the cloning fad and left Dolly in the dark, using their lasers to create the first-ever fetus with a phone attached to its ear."Well, you see, we used our lasers," said Laser Professor William Hung, head scientist of Fetus-on-a-Phone."It was actually a mistake," Hung said.
Last semester, the Student Association held a contest where students competed to design a fiberglass "bull" in an effort to raise school spirit.
After glancing at the schedule for the Huskies' 2004-05 men's basketball season, UConn head coach Jim Calhoun had to rub his eyes and look again.He took a second look, but what he saw on tap for November 20, 2004 did not disappear as he had hoped."There it was, the Buffalo Bulls visiting the UConn Huskies," said Calhoun.
Legend has it that he got his first job in entertainment by punching out the lead singer of a band he wanted to sing for.
CrewIthaca's Cayuga Lake was the setting for the first crew meet of 2004 for the Buffalo Bulls, and despite the poor weather they endured, the team still managed to snare five of eight races from host Ithaca College and Marist College.The Bulls found great success in both Novice Eight races, as Buffalo was able to come out with the win in each race with Ithaca and Marist going two and three both times.With a concoction of a both varsity and novice rowers, UB's Lightweight Eight squad was able to edge out Ithaca in a one-on-one race for the third victory of the day.Rounding out the contest were the victories of two of Buffalo's three varsity four boats.Track and FieldSteve Esler of the UB track and field team had a standout performance at last week's Florida Relays where he blew a school record out of the water in the decathlon event.Esler's 7,019-point total easily passed the former record of 6,662 points, which was set by Matt Streng in 1999.Despite the fact that Esler only finished first in one of the ten decathlon events, he was able to claim victory overall with the help of five second place finishes.
I'm not one for arguing social politics. A more cool-headed person might mentally gather facts and statistics to rebut her opponent's argument during a debate, but I find myself envisioning brutal ways I can silence my opponent forever and save the world from his or her asinine point-of-view.But while most other forms of corruption seem to be allowed in the political arena, murder is not.
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Timothy Kelly, the Ascension Party's candidate for SA President, came under fire on two fronts this weekend as he was removed from the SA Assembly and scolded by members of the Men's Crew Club for falsely claiming membership in the group.In response, Kelly said he was the victim of a political alliance between Adam Sherlip, the Assembly's speaker and Elevation Party candidate Anthony Burgio's campaign.Sherlip notified Kelly of his removal by e-mail on Friday.
The UB Bulls softball team competed in a three-game series against the Miami of Ohio RedHawks this past weekend, and could only muster one victory out of three games.After Sunday's 1-0 loss to cap the series at the Miami Softball Field, the Bulls are now 10-14 for the season and 1-2 in the Mid-American Conference after winning only one game against their conference in foes in the set.Miami hurled the Bulls a four-hit shutout with the combined efforts of pitching teammates Courtney Salmon and Jackie Poggendorf, putting Miami at 9-16 and 2-1 in the MAC.The third inning was the setting for the lone run in Sunday's contest.
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