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.
Student debt, the environment and political corruption were some of the issues students wanted local New York State Senate candidates to address.
7:06 a.m. - A student reported someone tried to gain entry into his residence in Hadley Village. The suspect was described as 5’9” with a full beard, wearing a gray hoodie and black pants, heading toward Flint Road. Police attempted to track with K9, but were unable to continue due to rain.
UB’s 19th annual Gender Week will be held Oct. 24 to 28 with “Cultural Transformations” as the theme, according to a UB news release. There will be a Welcome Reception by College of Arts and Sciences Dean Robin Schulze on Oct. 24 in 120 Clemens Hall from 6 to 8 p.m.
This week, the second-annual weeklong discussion series called DifCon will provide the campus with an opportunity to talk about issues such as police violence, LGBTQ prejudice and the Flint water crisis. The Intercultural and Diversity Center and the Office of the Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion are co-sponsoring the series.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump doubled down on remarks he made during the last presidential debate, stating he might not accept the election results.
Akansha Kataria was prohibited from getting on the Stampede bus with her service dog three times. Kataria, a junior health and human services major, said she was accused of lying about having a service dog, Bonzo, several times by Stampede drivers.
Faculty Senate Chair Philip Glick is seeking transparency from the UB Foundation (UBF), but was “very disappointed” when the foundation rejected his request to add members to the foundation’s board of trustees.
Former UB Vice President Dennis Black is under investigation for hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenditures during his time at UB, according to The Buffalo News.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito thinks Buffalo’s resurgence is proof that the “American Dream” is still alive. Alito spoke at Shea’s Performing Art’s Center on Oct. 20. UB Law School and law firm Hodgson Russ hosted the exclusive question-and-answer session. Interim Law School Dean James Gardner and Hodgson Russ Chairman Daniel C. Oliverio moderated the conversation with Alito.
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