Two prominent black political leaders with starkly different ideologies will hold court at Alumni Arena tonight in this year's fifth Distinguished Speakers Series event.UB will welcome National Association for the Advancement of Colored People President Kweisi Mfume and former Congressman J.C.
A UB graduate with a business plan for an internet-based surveillance company won the 2004 Panasci Entreprenurial Competition awards and walked away with $25,000 in startup capital.The annual Panasci awards, now in their fourth year, provide $25,000 in seed funding to the UB student or alumnus who presents the best plan for a new business in Western New York.
It was a weekend of beginnings and ends, basketball and inebriation, zubaz shorts and potato croquettes, but ultimately, it was a weekend in Cleveland, Ohio for the Mid-American Conference Championships.Good golly, miss Molly!Along with my compatriots, Nick Mendola, Darren Riethmiller and Mike Scott, we ventured to the city that rocks for a weekend that will go down in history as one of the best ever.The UB GameWhat was being played out on the court was surely exciting with the Bulls dueling the Toledo Rockets, but there was a sub plot arising in the Gund Arena with the busloads of "Mighty Maniacs" basically foaming at the mouth throughout the evening.UB's fans dominated the arena, out-chanting the Rocket fans and showing what kind of passion you should expect from fans from the New York State.There was a little controversy surrounding a chant that went something like "F*** You Rockets," and some said that former President William Greiner was genuinely embarrassed.
There were many attractive candidates for Student Association president this year. After careful consideration, The Spectrum endorses Timothy Kelly of the Ascension Party.Elevation Party candidate and current SA Treasurer Anthony Burgio clearly has the most experience relevant to serving as president, and his responses to questions during endorsement interviews with The Spectrum clearly demonstrated his grasp of the issues facing the incoming SA president.
The recently remodeled Career Resource Library in 259 Capen Hall was filled to capacity Tuesday afternoon as the Office of Career Services dedicated the new facility in memory of Brent D.
The UB baseball team (3-13, 0-0 MAC) will look to right themselves today against the Canisius Golden Griffins (0-8) in an all-Buffalo doubleheader at Canisius' Demske Sports Complex.The Bulls will look to best the Golden Griffins, a team against which Buffalo has won five of their last seven meetings, dating back to the 2001 season."If we can win a couple of games we will have a ton of confidence going into our conference opener against Akron," said UB's head coach Bill Breene.UB's second baseman Joe Mihalics, who is currently tops in runs batted in and second on the team with a .417 batting average, is off to a quick start this season, riding an 11-game hitting streak in which he has hit at a .447 clip.Buffalo will also look to their other main source of power for offense in first baseman James Kingsley.
The 2003-2004 UB men's basketball season may have marked the turnaround in Buffalo's history from cellar-dweller to hopeful perennial powerhouse.Buffalo was streaky, to say the least, in the first half of the year, losing its first three games, then winning its next five, and following that with six-straight losses.The Bulls' turnaround, however, was dramatic.
UB's College Republicans staged a bake sale Monday in the Student Union to call attention to what they say are the inequities of affirmative action.The bake sale drew vehement protests from a number of student groups that said the event smacked of racism.Organizers based prices for the baked goods on a customer's race and gender.
Mary, I can say with fond memories, was my first.That voice, husky yet soulful; those words, genuine and truthful; and lest I forget, that long, golden mane of hair.Oh, that hair.Yes, for all intents and purposes, Mary Travers was the first female, besides my mother, with whom I shared a real, human bond.
The candidates of the Elevation Party for SUNY SA - Robert Batdorf, Russell Cox, Emily Johnston and Thomas Martin - have shown that they are well aware of the issues and obligations that are part of being UB's voice in Albany.With the controversy that often surrounds the Student Association president, vice president and treasurer, the duties of the SUNY SA delegates - who bring the concerns and desires of the students to a state-wide level - are overshadowed by these more prominent officials.The Elevation candidates stressed their desire to increase student awareness of campus issues through media such as distributing flyers and through press coverage.
Health officials in the U.S. have launched a war on obesity, encouraging people to develop better eating habits and exercise regularly, and hardly anyone gets more exercise than teenagers and young adults who participate in sports and play on teams.
Even though the UB men's basketball team did not go as deep into the First Energy Mid-American Conference tournament as supporters had hoped, the team did leave Cleveland with a buzz that was still going come tournament's conclusion.MAC Commissioner Rick Chryst took note of what Buffalo had brought to this year's MAC Tournament along the lines of fan support and appreciation and pointed out that UB was the story of the tournament.Chryst notes that Buffalo, along with the help of the 'Mighty Maniacs,' took the atmosphere of the tournament to the next level."I think every year there is a different story line and UB was a great story for this tournament, regular season, the first round atmosphere, and all that is pretty much a part of coming to Cleveland," said Chryst.
BuffaloBaseballWednesday: at Canisius (DH), 2 p.m.TrackWednesday-Saturday: at Florida RelaysSoftballThursday: at Canisius (DH), 2 p.m.Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresWednesday: vs.
Jon Spencer's career in music ended before it had even begun.Soon after making their powerful debut in 2000 with their EP, "Breaking the Dead Stare," the Richmond-based metalcore band Scarlet surprisingly announced its breakup."It was mainly five kids getting out of high school and going on to college.
Nasty weather was not an excuse for UB softball's slow start on the diamond.The weather may have contributed to their slow start, mainly because the team was forced to practice indoors, but the games, however, were played in sunny spots like Arizona and California.Buffalo did have a few bright spots in their slow start.
Seven months of grueling drills, agonizing runs, backbreaking lifting sessions and countless bumps, bruises, aches and cuts all paid off over spring break for the three UB wrestlers who took part in the NCAA Division I Championships, which were held in St.
Despite the Bulls defeat in last night's Mid-Atlantic Conference quarter-final game at the hands of Toledo, the big winner is still the UB community.
CLEVELAND, OHIO- With 12:47 left in the MAC Men's basketball Quarterfinal game between the top-seeded Western Michigan Broncos and eight-seeded Marshall, Thundering Herd junior forward Eric Smith stole the ball and made a full-court dash towards the basket.In a move that was a microcosm of Thursday night's game, Smith cuffed the ball in his left-hand, faked a behind the back pass across the key and let rip a furious attempt at a dunk that would've brought the Herd within 14.Key word: attempt.As the ball rimmed out and rocketed toward half court and the waiting hands of Broncos senior center Anthony Kann, all hope drained for a comeback and the rout was on.
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