Political scientist and Harvard University professor Theda Skocpol will deliver the keynote address for UB’s fourth annual “Critical Conversations” on Nov. 17 at 3:30 p.m. in the Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall.
1:24 p.m. - A student reported his car had been keyed on the driver side door while it was parked in Jarvis B lot on Nov. 11.
In roughly one week, thousands of students will be heading home for Thanksgiving break. The UB Express Bus Home could be a convenient option for students still searching for transportation.
Adrianna Ragland stood on the monument in Niagara Circle and began to chant to an audience of hundreds, “No Trump, no KKK, no racist USA.” Ragland, a graduate student in UB’s school of social work, wanted to stand up and take action against President-elect Donald Trump. She was part of a protest that took place Sunday at the Niagara Circle where approximately 300 people gathered to voice their concern about Trump’s impending presidency. People of all ages held signs, played instruments and spoke in front of the crowd in unison. Those who spoke discussed racial justice, LGBTQ+ rights and immigration.
Jacob Kathman said the 2016 presidential campaign is the most “disgusting” campaign he has ever seen.
UB students gathered on Wednesday to build a “wall of hate.” Students wrote, “End Transphobia” and “We’re all equal” on cardboard boxes and stacked them on top of one of another to create this five-foot wall.
UB Students for Trump installed campaign signs and drew messages on sidewalks near the academic spine Monday night. After the club’s Monday night meeting, members of the UB Students for Trump group wrote “Trump 2016” and “#LockHerUp” in chalk around Flint Loop. These messages along with the installation of campaign signs, made some students concerned.
FBI Director James Comey wrote to Congress on Sunday informing members that after examining the emails found during the Anthony Weiner sexual investigation, they found no new relevant emails to change their July decision which found no cause for criminal charge against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, according to CNN. The FBI had to review approximately 650,000 emails, which raised concerns they would not announce new information before the election, and thus influence the results.
Students and faculty can currently dine together every Monday and Tuesday. The Office of the Vice Provost of Equity and Inclusion and Campus Living launched the pilot “Dine Together” program, which allows students and faculty to eat together in a small setting. On Mondays from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. students can eat with faculty in The Tiffin Room.
Elizabeth Berman, a UB student tour guide gets in “an incredibly awkward situation” when parents and prospective students ask her about UB’s smoke-free policy.
One week ago, James Holmes, an economics professor, was “Never Trump.” Holmes planned to vote for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton despite his status as a registered Republican.
UB students can vote at a number of polling locations on Nov. 8., depending on where they live.
Alexandra Furtzaig thinks this year’s presidential election has played out like a reality show.
As a first-time voter, Maddie King found the upcoming presidential election to be much more intense than she had expected it to be. She feels it has come down to voting for the candidate who is the “lesser of two evils.”
Political science professor James Battista thinks local elections have a bigger impact on most people’s daily lives than the presidential election.
Katie Pavlich thinks a common myth about concealed guns is that they create a “wild, wild, west” atmosphere. Pavlich, New York Times best-selling author and news editor for Town Magazine, spoke about students’ right to carry guns and sexual assault on college campuses in the Student Union Theater on Oct. 27. UB College Republicans and Young America’s Foundation (YAF) co-hosted the event “It’s funny how university officials tell all of you that you’re the best and the brightest and you should come to their university and pay them lots of money because you’re responsible adults who can handle the college experience,” Pavlich said.
Kari Winter, director of UB’s Gender Institute, said it’s more important than ever to have a conversation about misogyny.
UB has been awarded a $2.9 million grant by National Science Foundation (NSF) to transform a traditional lab into an automated computer laboratory, according to a UB news release. The lab will introduce the tools of machine intelligence, conduct simulations and large-scale materials modeling.
Randi Zuckerberg wanted to sing on Broadway. Little did she know that she would move on to become one of the most successful female entrepreneurs with a hand in the development of Facebook, her own production company and an author of three books. “I didn’t take engineering classes, I didn’t know how to code,” Zuckerberg said. “I wouldn’t call myself a hacker. All it took was putting myself in a culture where I wasn’t afraid to fail.” Zuckerberg spoke at the Distinguished Speaker Series Wednesday night at Alumni Arena. The businesswoman spoke about her experience with Facebook, the mobile workplace and how technology has become a staple in people’s lives to a fault.
UB faculty members Brenda Haughey, Albert Ermanovics, Harold R. Ortman recently passed away.
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