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Students started lining up more than three hours before 2015 Fall Fest’s scheduled start time. The ticket policy has changed for this year's Fall Fest and students are unable to wait in line before 4:30 p.m. the day of the show. 
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UB SA announces new ticket policy for Fall Fest

UB students will now have to reserve a Fall Fest ticket online due to the Student Association’s new ticket policy. SA announced last week that tickets will only be given to undergraduate students and no tickets will be sold to the general public for the Sept. 10 concert. 


Sofia, a bar in Berlin, Germany, is one of many bars throughout the city's 12 districts that has found a way to skirt around smoking bans. 
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Berlin bars still smoking, despite bans

Laws enacted in 2007 and 2008 have made smoking illegal in most German bars and restaurants, but – in typical fashion – Berliners have creative ways to skirt the justice system and indulge in their favorite habit. At night, dozens of bars in each of the city’s 12 districts have named themselves “smoking bars.” After 9 p.m., the bars close their curtains, stop serving food and allow customers to smoke inside the bar.


Christa Joo Hyun D'Angelo works at her desk in her Kreuzberg studio. She is currently completing an exhibition focusing on the inhumanity of horse racing, another example of politically-charged work given a platform in Berlin's art scene.
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A look at Berlin's art scene

When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, international artists flocked to Berlin, drawn by its allure as a Nazi stronghold turned Cold War capital and by the availability of hundreds of decrepit and abandoned buildings that make perfect artist colonies. Today, more than 20,000 artists live in the city and more than 6,000 of them have galleries representing them, according to Berlin Visitor Center statistics.


The Peachbeach  duo, designers and illustrators, Attila Szamosi (right) also known as Vidam  and Lars Wunderlich (left) also known as  Look create designs for various urban art projects, illustration, graffiti and design. The duo have transformed their pass graffiti writing and have done projects for Converse, Red Bull, Nike and Universal Music Group.
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Graffiti artists use Berlin as their canvas

Indeed, across Berlin, former law-breaking street artists and taggers are increasingly finding ways to turn their passion to profit. Dozens of new businesses that include graphic design, mural painting and teaching tagging to youth have blossomed in the German capital in the past 15 years. Tour companies offer “graffiti” tours by former taggers and artists and even the city’s senate hires former taggers to lead graffiti workshops as a way to engage disenfranchised youths.


SEFA Celebration Event in Davis Hall

Photograph: Douglas Levere
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UB vice president Dennis Black resigns

Dennis Black, vice president for university life and services, has resigned. President Satish Tripathi did not give a reason for Black’s departure. His resignation is effective July 7 and a search for a vice president will commence in the next weeks, according to the university’s news memo.


The third floor of the Oscar A. Silverman Libraries in Capen Hall has been closed due to construction starting in December 2014. UB will unveil the new space this fall. 
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Third floor of UB's Capen library set to reopen in fall 2016

The library, affectionately dubbed “Club Capen” by students, closed down on Dec. 16, 2014 for renovation. The reopening was originally scheduled for November 2015, but after a few setbacks it was ultimately delayed. These setbacks included construction concerns and asbestos fibers in the vinyl floor tiles of the library in April 2015.


Roughly 60 adjunct professors, full-time professors, teaching assistants and undergraduate students held a rally with United University Professions outside of UB Commons Thursday afternoon.
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UB adjunct faculty hold rally for fair pay

Fertig, along with roughly 60 other adjunct professors, full-time professors, teaching assistants and undergraduate students held a rally with United University Professions outside of UB Commons Thursday afternoon.


Photos from the 2014 ALANA Celebration in Slee Hall, North Campus

Photographer: Steve Morse
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UB to hold various recognition ceremonies for graduation

UB will hold four different recognition ceremonies for graduating students including the Veteran and Military Recognition Ceremony, the ALANA (African-American, Latino, Asian and Native American) Celebration of Achievement, Lavender Reception (LGBT) and the University Honors College celebration. 


Dominic Ong (pictured) said he was humbled after being chosen as a speaker for the College of Arts and Sciences commencement. Ong, who is originally from Singapore, changed a speech he used for school back home to embody his experiences while at UB.
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UB announces student speaker for University Commencement on May 15

Dorminic Ong said he was not expecting to be selected as a speaker for UB’s College of Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony, and when he found out he was chosen, he was humbled. Ong, a senior communication major, is originally from Singapore and has spent his last semester at UB finding different opportunities for himself than what his home country can offer.



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