The recent release of the U.S. News and World Report's college rankings was met with arched eyebrows in the hallways of the UB, as the university was nowhere to be found among the 127 ranked schools, including all other SUNY centers.
The Recording Industry Association of America is taking steps to prevent the illegal distribution of music,and is targeting college students in particular.
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This letter is in regard to the article "SBI Remains Intact After Intense Negotiations" by George Zornick, managing editor, and the article "SBI, Student Association Compromise" in the opinion section.
The Buffalo Bulls football team has the opportunity to do something that they have never done since their inception into Division I-A football; start the year 1-0.To do so the Bulls will have to have a repeat performance of their blowout victory against the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers from a season ago.
While some would argue that Godsmack, Busta Rhymes and Lil' Kim are some of the hottest faces in the music scene, the recently announced eclectic lineup for Fallfest drew mixed reactions from UB's student population.Some would rather see a different kind of variety, while others say they would rather stay home.
"There's no 'I' in Soccer, not even a 'me', but there is a 'core'," said eighth year UB women's soccer coach Jean-A Tassy (68-49-11).In a game where goals are harder to come by than a sober person at PJ's, there is one goal that Tassy has on the agenda for his team."To play 'til December and win the conference championship," said Tassy.
Academy Award-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton stepped into the light Tuesday in an appearance at The Continental, trading the lights of the silver screen for the lights of the nightclub stage.Thornton is currently on tour promoting his Sept.
The summer of 2003 was a busy one for the gay rights movement in North America. From the overturning of anti-sodomy laws to the Canadian ruling that said Ontario's recognition of heterosexual marriage was illegally discriminatory, the issue of same-sex marriage was at the forefront of public debate.Democratic presidential candidates, including former Vermont governor Howard B.
With the start of a new semester, returning students can always look forward to a few familiar faces: The same people are preparing sandwiches at Putnam's, working at The Spectrum and driving the buses.
Visitors, prospective students, and the student and faculty at UB have all been witness to the construction that has been taking place for the last two years near the front of North Campus, next to the faculty parking lot near the Student Union.
As in many universities across the country, the Blaster Worm and several other new viruses have crippled UB's computer network, compromising machines and clogging network access.
Three generations of a family sit comfortably at a cozy wooden table outside the Elmwood Avenue M&T Bank.
Unlike the 1980's and early 1990's, the American Football Conference has a legitimate shot at taking home the coveted Vince Lombardi trophy this year.
Being named MAC Freshman of the Year is not a bad thing to accomplish. To Aaron Leeper, it is just one of many accomplishments.
Is this the year that someone finally ends Marshall's streak of six Mid-American Conference Championship game appearances?
This year's line-up for Fallfest is official. The unnatural trifecta of Lil' Kim, Busta Rhymes, and Godsmack will be taking the stage on Friday, Sept.
A flood of freshmen and transfer students has forced UB officials to house 155 students in two local motels and a South Campus office building for the fall semester, until space is found in the residence halls.Students are living in the Super 8 Motel on Flint Road in Amherst and the Microtel on Hospitality Center Way in Tonawanda.UB officials also converted three floors of Michael Hall on South Campus, which houses the student medical center, to residential housing.Joe Krakowiak, director of UB Residence Halls and Apartments, could not confirm a date by which students would move out of the hotels.
Years of practice and putting engineering skills to work will culminate in a laundry competition for the UB Robotics Club when they head to Knoxville, Tenn., on Sept 8 to face opposing robotics clubs.In Tennessee the club will take part in a television competition that will schedule teams of three, each representing a college, against one another in a fourteen-team tournament.
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