Using his naked body as an artistic medium, contemporary Chinese artist Zhang Huan gave UB students some insight into how he interprets the world during a lecture Monday night.As part of the Visual Studies Speakers Series, co-sponsored by the departments of media study and art, Zhang lectured to students using video, live performance, photography slides and sculpture.
A different coast. A chillier climate. A larger school.And a position -- chief of New York's largest public university -- that will place John B.
On the heels of their most competitive performance to date, the UB Bulls (0-8, 0-4 Mid-American Conference) play host to an injury ridden Ohio University (2-5, 1-2 MAC) squad this Saturday at UB stadium.The Bobcats, who will limp into Western New York, epitomize a late October team victimized by the injury bug.
The sound of dancing feet and the scents of popcorn, cotton candy and spicy food wafted through the Student Union lobby on Wednesday at the eighth annual Latino Bazaar.The theme of the event changes from year to year and has its origins in students' desire to increase cultural awareness around campus, according to Student Life Coordinator Vicki Sapp.
Students found no easy answers Tuesday on the issue of loan and housing discrimination when Alpha Beta Sigma Sorority and the Minority Management Society presented a discussion entitled "Color Coding a Nation" in the Student Union.Redlining - the practice of denying home loans to people in certain urban neighborhoods - and racial prejudice in corporate America were discussed by a lively group of mostly minority students.Khadijah Tillman, Alpha Beta Sigma's vice president, detailed how redlining resulted from a program designed to make securing a mortgage and home ownership easier during the Great Depression.The federal government under President Franklin D.
BuffaloFootballSaturday: vs. Ohio, 1 p.m.M. SoccerFriday: at Kentucky, 7 p.m.Sunday: at Northern Illinois, 2:30 p.m.W.
Dear Dr. Simpson,On behalf of my fellow students, welcome to Buffalo. We're glad to have you as our new president.But honestly, you don't know what you're in for.Have you checked the forecast lately?
It has always been said that revenge is a dish best served cold.The Bulls (0-8, 0-4 MAC) will take the field Saturday, looking to avenge last year's heartbreaking loss to the Ohio University Bobcats.
The New York State Board of Regents has yet another idea to alter the high school Regents testing system.
Adjusting to university life can be a challenge for new students, and even seasoned upper-classmen may sometimes find themselves overwhelmed by schoolwork or personal problems.
Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi will soon be leaving her position after three-and-a half years to take the job of State University of New York Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff at state university headquarters in Albany.Capaldi will, however, remain at UB as provost during the transition from outgoing President William R.
Dennis Black, UB's vice president for student affairs, praised the university's new president, John B.
I'm writing to correct two things Thomas Burkman, director of the Asian Studies program, mentioned in Andrew Hyzy's article in The Spectrum's Oct.
Eat it Cubs and Red Sox fans.I'm not a Yankee fan, as I have not been paying close attention to baseball long enough to have a team affiliation.
Standardized tests are great at measuring students' ability - that is, their ability to buy a review book and attend a class.
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