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Deidree Golbourne and Kenny Berrouet facilitated the Buffalo Urban League watch party for the presidential debate Sunday night.

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Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals host second debate watch party

By MADDY FOWLER | Oct. 10, 2016

The Buffalo Urban League hosted the watch party. The event was facilitated by Deidree Golbourne, a senior African American studies major, and Kenny Berrouet, a senior business administration major. Golbourne is a participant in the Buffalo Urban League’s youth employment program and Berrouet is a development and communication intern for the Buffalo Urban League.

UB President Satish Tripathi speaks at the 2015 State of the University Address.

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UB President Satish Tripathi delivers fifth annual State of the University Address

By MADDY FOWLER | Oct. 9, 2016

UB President Satish Tripathi gave his fifth annual State of the University Address on Friday morning in the Student Union Theater.

Amy O’Leary started transitioning from male to female in April 2016. O’Leary, a junior psychology major, experienced emotional distress prior to her transition.

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From fear to freedom: Transgender UB student Amy O’Leary comes to terms with gender identity

By ASHLEY INKUMSAH | Oct. 9, 2016

Amy O’Leary always felt like square peg in a round hole.

Clown incidents have spread nationally since Aug. 20. Stott said clowns are considered creepy because they don’t have a platform in popular culture.

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Vice Provost Andrew Stott and UB police address national clown trend

By HANNAH STEIN | Oct. 9, 2016

Andrew Stott said the chances of encountering a creepy clown are probably not much different from the chances of contraacting Ebola or Zika viruses.

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UB panel says more research needs to be done on medical marijuana

By SARAH CROWLEY | Oct. 9, 2016

R. Lorraine Collins said marijuana is becoming more prevalent and accepted, but not enough people are educated on its medical uses.

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UB police blotter 9/23/16- 9/28/16

By News Desk | Oct. 6, 2016

A UB cleaner reported a suspicious person on the third floor of Capen Library. The report said the woman looks around 60 years old with braids in her hair and is believed to be homeless.

The vice presidential debate took place on Tuesday night. Democratic presidential candidate Tim Kaine (left) and Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence (right) faced off at the debate.

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Vice presidential debate rundown

By MADDY FOWLER | Oct. 6, 2016

Vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence went toe-to-toe on Tuesday night in their only debate of the election season.

Students walking behind Clemens Hall are forced to pass under scaffolding due to construction.

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UB masons turn air intakes into art canvases

By HANNAH STEIN | Oct. 5, 2016

UB masons will take another month to clean, patch and coat air intakes with special paint so students will eventually be able to paint murals directly on them.

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UB faculty discuss university and department concerns at town hall meeting

By ASHLEY INKUMSAH and SARAH CROWLEY | Oct. 5, 2016

Faculty members from social sciences, arts and humanities departments asked President Satish Tripathi and Provost Charles Zukoski questions during two town hall meetings on Wednesday morning in the Center for The Arts.

A firetruck sits outside of Alumni Arena as students and faculty wait outside. The building is currently closed after an electrical transformer on the north end of the building burned out.

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UB Alumni Arena closed after electrical transformer causes small fire

By News Desk | Oct. 5, 2016

Alumni Arena is currently closed after an electrical transformer on the north end of the building burned out. Smoke from the transformer vented out of the celling and set off a fire alarm on Wednesday afternoon.

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News briefs: What you need to know locally, nationally and globally

By News Desk | Oct. 3, 2016

Five people were killed on Niagara Falls Boulevard within the past three years. This road has become the deadliest stretch for pedestrians in Buffalo, according to The Buffalo News.

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UB remembers former faculty members John Ho, Patricia Burns and Kenneth Levy

By HANNAH STEIN | Oct. 2, 2016

Three former UB faculty members – John Ho, Patricia Burns and Kenneth Levy – died last month. Ho, former vice provost for graduate education and dean of the graduate school at UB, died on Sept. 22 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Ho was 74 years old.

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UB Votes Effort releases voter information and Election Day polling locations

By HANNAH STEIN | Oct. 2, 2016

UB Votes Effort, a new initiative on campus, is working on registering students and faculty to vote before the voter registration deadline on Oct. 14. Students are tabling in the Student Union, across campus and are going into classes as requested to register students to vote. Jude Butch, coordinator of UB Votes and assistant director of student engagement, started the initiative.

Students gather outside of Capen Hall preparing to walk to South Campus. Eighty seven students and community members participated in the walk, which looked to raise awareness of the Syrian refugee crisis.

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UB students walk to raise awareness for Syrian refugee crisis

By ASHLEY INKUMSAH | Oct. 2, 2016

MSA and Students for Justice in Palestine held a walk from North Campus to South Campus on Friday to raise awareness on the Syrian refugee crisis. MSA also held a fundraiser during the walk to donate to the crisis. Eighty-seven students and community members participated in the walk, according to Islam.

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Former UB student pleads guilty to charges linked with drug ring

By SARAH CROWLEY | Oct. 2, 2016

A former UB student pleaded guilty to conspiracy to purchase controlled substances, distribution of controlled substances and money laundering conspiracy on Sept. 30, according to The Buffalo News.

Dr. Michael Detty, a professor of chemistry, was awarded the Jacob F. Schoelkepf Medal for his research in chemistry.

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UB professor Michael Detty awarded Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal

By RORY SHARON | Oct. 2, 2016

Michael Detty came to UB to focus on treating cancer. His research ranges from bone marrow transplants to changing how a mammogram works.

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Faculty Senate discuss salary equity, UB campaigns and SUNY policies

By VICTORIA HARTWELL | Oct. 1, 2016

UB Faculty Senate held an executive committee meeting on Wednesday in Capen Hall. A wide range of topics were discussed, including salary equity, the search for the next law school dean and campaigns that are underway.

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Four UB sexual offense investigations occur within last three weeks

By SARAH CROWLEY | Sep. 29, 2016

Within the past three weeks, there have been four sexual investigations reported to UB police. Ellicott Complex has had two cases so far on Sept. 9and on Sept. 14.

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UB climbs in rank among ‘top 50’ public colleges

By MADDY FOWLER | Sep. 29, 2016

The communities of excellence, updated general education requirements and hiring of more UB faculty have made the university a standout school.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton speaking at presidential campaigns. The two presidential candidates kicked off the first debate Monday night.

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Presidential debate rundown

By SARAH CROWLEY | Sep. 27, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump kicked off the first presidential debate on Monday night. NBC Nightly News anchor Lestor Holt moderated the debate, which took place at Hofstra University. Experts projected 100 million viewers would watch the televised debate.