Copenhagen, Denmark, 1941: Two of the world's great physicists meet to discuss friendship, politics - and, most importantly - the atom bomb.
The Monkey King, Green Dragon, Heavenly Maiden and other celestial beings descended upon the Center for the Arts Friday night as the Beijing Opera Monkey Troupe presented "The Monkey Knows No Walls.""The Monkey Knows No Walls" revolves around the adventures of the Monkey King, the mischievous hero of the popular Chinese legend "Journey to the West." In conjunction with the "Chinese Maximalism" exhibition - the first exhibition of Chinese contemporary art in Buffalo - the function of the two events is to bring Chinese art forms that are often overlooked by the majority of the American public into the limelight."Let us introduce you to a very beautiful art form," said Ghaffar Pourazar, artistic director and performer at the Beijing Opera Monkey Troupe, in a brilliant yellow costume decorated with intricate embroidery while also sporting the exaggerated face paint of a monkey.
X-CountryAt the Tribe Open hosted by the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., the men's and women's cross country teams swept individual honors this past Saturday.Andy Wigton took home first place the 8K with a time of 25:22:57 ahead of 107 runners while Jenny Koeppel took the women's race with a time 21:50:25, more than 30 seconds ahead of the second place runner in the field of 82 runners.Overall for the event, the UB women's cross country team finished in third place, 78 points behind first-place holder Virginia (34 points) with host school William and Mary taking second place with 47 points.
Armed with snow boots and a big blue shovel -- gifts from President William R. Greiner and fellow administrators -- Dr. John Barclay Simpson began preparing at Friday's news conference to take the reigns of what Greiner has called "SUNY's flagship university."Everything seems to converge and suggest to me that this is the opportunity of a lifetime," Simpson said Friday.
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After months of assessment from the Presidential Search Committee and wondering from the Buffalo and UB community, the university finally has a new president.
As John B. Simpson prepares to move from his house in Santa Cruz to the presidential mansion on Lebrun Road in Amherst, UB students are discussing what the transition of power will mean for the university.Some said the university's flaws -- many of which, they say, are quality of life issues -- will challenge Simpson.But for the most part, undergraduates and graduate students expressed optimism about the new president.
Glow stick battles, cage dancing and cross-dressers on swings marked the second installment of the Student Association Club Party series Saturday night at The Sphere Entertainment Complex in downtown Buffalo.For six hours, club-goers bumped and bopped to the pulse of three different artists: DJ Keri, DJ Encore and DJ Sammy.Kiss 98.5's DJ Anthony was also at The Sphere to bring the club sounds to listeners across Western New York."DJ Sammy and DJ Encore are good vibe DJs," Anthony said.
Anthony Braxton has received numerous awards as a distinguished composer, conductor and teacher, for his intricate arrangement of quirky jazz melodies.
Am I a little bit racist? This was the question I found myself asking after a friend had me listen to a song by a group parodying various children's songs.
Coming into Sunday's match with Ball State, the reigning Mid-American Conference champions, the UB volleyball team (8-13, 2-5 MAC) was prepared to make a statement and move up the ladder in the ever-so-competitive conference after dropping a match to Akron on Friday night.However, Ball State would not let that happen, as the Bulls extended their losing streak to two matches after playing the Cardinals Sunday afternoon in Alumni Arena.
As football fans clad in Bulls apparel walked towards UB Stadium for Saturday's Homecoming football game against Marshall, the advocacy group UB Students Against Sweatshops gathered in a nearby parking lot to protest the university's sweatshop policy.Members of the anti-sweatshop group dispersed information about the University's alleged relationship with manufacturers who employ men, women and children to work in sweatshop conditions.Group members said they targeted the homecoming game because they wanted to reach a large number of students.
Respect is something that the Buffalo Bulls (0-8, 0-4 Mid-American Conference) football team has been hard pressed to earn during its short, yet tumultuous existence in Division I-A.With that said, a victory is what they would have died for Saturday in UB Stadium against the storied Marshall Thundering Herd, but in the end respect, and deservedly so, was all they left with in a shocking and heartbreaking 26-16 loss to the Herd (4-3, 2-1 MAC)."Today was a hard-fought, almost valiant effort by our kids against a very good football team that in some ways is the gold standard of the Mid-American Conference," said UB head coach Jim Hofher.
Entering the second half of the season, the top dogs in the Mid-American Conference were prepared for a series of contests against games that could be considered road bumps if overlooked.
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While some students have trouble leaving home and moving across the state to go to college, goalkeeper Anna-Lesa Calvert of the UB women's soccer team remained modestly unfazed by her cross-country commute.Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Calvert was simply looking "to go somewhere different, just for the experience.""When coach (Tassy) called, I figured I would look at the school, but I didn't really think I would end up at UB," she said.
The struggle for equal opportunities in education has come a long way since the first colleges were integrated.
Last week, UB celebrated Coming Out Day, a celebration full of events that promoted tolerance and awareness, while combating ignorance and bigotry.
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