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Students pass by an emergency blue light located outside the Student Union. Many students feel mostly safe on campus but said there can be more blue emergency lights.
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UPD addresses safety on UB campuses

Jessica Reznik feels it can be “really creepy” walking on North Campus at night. Reznik, a senior communication major, was closely followed by a male while walking to Capen library last month.


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Political news briefs: This week in the election

UN Rights Chief says Trump presidency would be a global danger Zeid Raad al-Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said at a news briefing in Geneva, the U.S. electing Trump would pose a global danger. Trump has advocated for increased water boarding and torture on terror suspects.


Zachary Shapiro, a senior business administration major, chooses to attend his classes on Jewish holidays. Shapiro said he still wishes he could be with his family during the holidays.
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UB students feel pressure to attend class on Jewish high holy days

Andrew Meyer said Jewish students are a large minority group on campus and make up 10 percent of the student population at UB. But he wants his voice to be heard. “We [Jewish students] have certain needs that a regular student may not,” Meyer, president of the Jewish Student Union (JSU) and a junior business administration major, said.


UB announced on Monday Jaekyung Lee, dean of the Graduate School of Education, will step down. Lee served as GSE dean since 2013.
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UB Graduate School of Education Dean Jaekyung Lee steps down

Jaekyung Lee, Dean of UB’s Graduate School of Education, is stepping down at the end of the 2016-17 academic year. Lee is resigning for “family reasons,” according to a letter from Provost Charles Zukoski sent to UB faculty. Lee was the eighth GSE dean. He served as the interim GSE dean since 2012 and was appointed to permanent dean status in 2013. Lee will return to full-time status as a professor of “counseling, school and educational psychology,” according to the release.


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News briefs - 10/10

National backlash against the observance of Columbus Day caused Buffalonians to hold a rally for “a call to action” Monday morning, according to The Buffalo News. The rally and news conference was held at 11 a.m. in front of the Army Corps of Engineers’ Buffalo office at 1776 Niagara St.


Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton faced off for the second time during Sunday night's presidential debate.
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Second presidential debate rundown

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump faced off for the second time in the second presidential debate on Sunday night.


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

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.


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

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.


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