The Board of Education's decision to allow busing of all elementary and middle school students in Buffalo is an innovative solution to solve competitive woes, but does nothing to address the actual problems of public education in the city.
Filling the line-up with mostly new wrestlers and keeping errors to a minimum were the ingredients that propelled the University at Buffalo's wrestling team to a 24-13 victory over Binghamton University on Tuesday night in Alumni Arena at their opening dual meet.UB freshman Mark McKnight started the meet for the Bulls as he pinned his opponent, Victor Destefano in a time of 4:03, during the 125-pound match.
With a win this weekend, the Buffalo Bulls football team has the chance to avoid a second straight season in the cellar of the Mid-American Conference East Division.A Bulls (1-10, 1-6 MAC) win combined with Ohio losing out (against Miami of Ohio and Marshall), would mean that Buffalo would finish ahead of the Bobcats in the standingsBut, to do so the Bulls will have to battle and defeat a tough, underrated Kent State (4-7, 3-4 MAC) squad led by dual threat quarterback Joshua Cribbs on Saturday.Buffalo head coach Jim Hofher noted the difficulties of defending such a versatile player like Cribbs."It's extremely challenging for the greatest of defenses because he is elusive as a runner.
Take a teacup of heavy bass jazz, throw in a pound of juicy slide blues, mix in a pinch of reggae and fatback Southern rock, drizzle in some South African peace and soul, and bring it all to a boil in a big melting pot.
Lights are shining, the cameras are rolling and tonight will be the time for the Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team to step up to the spotlight.The bar will be raised this year since UB posted an 18-11 record last season, before bowing out in the second round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.
The beating of drums and the sound of tribal songs enticed passers-by to stop at a Native American bazaar Wednesday in the Student Union.According to the Native American People's Alliance, the midday bazaar was held in an effort to increase cultural awareness.The group sponsors Latino, Asian and African bazaars throughout the year, according to senior biological sciences major Rebekah Stormm, NAPA treasurer.
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Hundreds of people gathered at The Steer on Main Street Wednesday night to pledge their donations, support and compassion to Kevin Pitra, a second year graduate student in the School of Education who is undergoing treatment for cancer.
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A $3 million challenge grant has been donated to UB by a 1939 alumnus of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Studies in order to establish a world-class vision research and care institution.Dr. Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted has dedicated the Ira G.
Feeding off of the anticipation of the season opener against the Canisius Golden Griffins, the atmosphere may feel a little like March Madness inside of Alumni Arena tonight.Well, maybe it will not be that crazy, but it's a start for UB athletics.The UB Bulls men's basketball team will kick off their 2003-04 campaign tonight at 8 p.m.
Finally. The long, empty summer endured by the Mighty Maniacs is finally over, as the UB basketball teams tip off their seasons Friday night against Canisius College.
Upon hearing the premise of director Billy Ray's "Shattered Glass" - a promising, young journalist climbs the ranks at a distinguished publication, then falls into an endless pool of lies and plagiarism - common sense would immediately bring to mind Jayson Blair.Blair, the former New York Times writer, was exposed earlier this year for fabricating many articles, bringing to the attention of the nation's most discriminating readers the systemic loopholes lying beneath the surface of legit journalism.But Ray's intriguing retelling of the film's true-to-life story is, while equally troubling and fascinatingly disturbing, not about Blair at all.Hayden Christiansen, star of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, is Stephen Glass, the young Penn State graduate who became an associate editor at The New Republic magazine in the late 1990s.
Another disappointing season will come to an end for the Bulls (1-10, 1-6 Mid-American Conference) on Saturday when they travel to Dix Field to take on the Kent State Golden Flashes.
By the time I reached pop-cultural consciousness, there were already a lot of jokes about Michael Jackson.In the second grade at the Olmsted School in Buffalo, the most popular one was that he "grabbed himself." Doing an impression of Jacko in concert was a quick way to get one letter erased from your name on the board (if you had that kind of teacher).Nevertheless, Jackson was a superhero.From the funky hits of the Jackson 5 to the bass line in "Billie Jean," his music was great.
The Sharpest PointThe Sharpest Point will resume on the Wednesday after Thanksgiving Break. John Norman and Jim Byrne will be competing in The Sharpest Point Super Bowl featuring a very special guest judge.VolleyballAlthough the Bulls got the better of the Northern Illinois Huskies in a 3-2 comeback victory two weeks ago, NIU wasted no time in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in throttling UB 3-0 on Tuesday .The Huskies pounded UB early and often, winning the first game 30-27, the second 30-23 and the third 30-23 as well."We were just trying to stay focused and not let anything get in the way of getting this match done," Huskie head coach Ray Gooden stated in a press release.
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