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Windows and furniture have been vandalized in Goodyear Hall on UB's South Campus. A monetary amount is likely to be charged to each Goodyear Hall resident’s bill if no students come forward.
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UB Goodyear Hall marked with vandalism

By HANNAH STEIN | Apr. 19, 2016

University Police are currently investigating vandalism in Goodyear Hall that will exceed $10,000 in repairs. Campus Living sent out an email to residents living in South Campus’ Goodyear Hall on April 15 stating that lights, ceiling tiles, windows and furniture that is “no longer usable” have been vandalized. The email stated a monetary amount is likely to be charged to each Goodyear Hall resident’s bill if no students come forward.

(From left to right) Dominique Case, Nicole O’Heron, Emily Snyder, Brian De Guzman, Julia Schoonover, and Courtney Miller plant trees in the University Heights Saturday as a part of ReTree the District in the spring of 2015. 
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‘ReTree the District’ phase four

By James MacDavid | Apr. 17, 2016

Kenney, along with other students, professors and community members, joined the University Heights Collaborative and University District Common Council Saturday to “ReTree the District,” an initiative to plant 1,000 trees in the University Heights neighborhood off South Campus. The initiative has been going on since 2014 and has separate phases, with this past Saturday being the fourth.

Donald Trump is holding a rally at First Niagara Center the day before the New York Presidential primary elections. Thousands of supporters and protesters are expected to descend on downtown Buffalo this Monday.
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Protests planned for Donald Trump’s Buffalo visit

By Evan Schneider | Apr. 17, 2016

Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination for president, is holding a rally at the First Niagara Center in downtown Buffalo Monday. Trump has caused controversy with his comments on topics like immigrants, Islam and abortion throughout his campaign, which has lead some Buffalo residents, including some UB students, to plan protests. Sityar attended a peaceful march started at Bidwell Park in Buffalo Sunday that was organized by a small group of people not tied to any anti-Trump organization. One of the group’s organizers, Ben Caldwell, said the protest is a proactive one and isn’t a response to anything other than Trump’s arrival in Buffalo.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Tom Toles speaks to the audience. Toles, a UB and Spectrum alumnus, visited UB Thursday as part of UB's fourth annual Signature Series.
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Tom Toles, Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist and UB alum, comes to UB

By HANNAH STEIN | Apr. 15, 2016

Toles, a Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist and Spectrum alumnus, came to UB Thursday as the honored guest in UB’s fourth annual Signature Series. He held a gallery presentation of his work in Capen Hall Thursday afternoon and held what he called an “informal discussion,” called “Talking Toles,” in Slee Hall Thursday night, in which he touched on his cartoons, career and political commentary.

Bernie Sanders looks out at his supporters during his "A Future to Believe In" rally in Alumni Arena Monday night. More than 11,000 people came out to the rally, with more than 8,000 getting inside and another 3,000 outside. 
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Bernie Sanders brings supporters in huge numbers to UB

By TORI ROSEMAN | Apr. 13, 2016

Sanders’ rally made North Campus a crowded and hectic scene throughout the entire day, with a line forming outside Alumni Arena as early as 8 a.m. and eventually wrapping all the way behind UB Stadium. Those who didn’t make it inside watched Sanders’ speech on a video board outside the arena.

Satish Tripathi (front), UB president and Allen Greene, UB Athletic Director (back) discuss UB’s recently launched branding initiative, which looks to unite all of UB’s schools and units around the “University at Buffalo” name.
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UB branding initiative looks to align university under one name

By ASHLEY INKUMSAH | Apr. 13, 2016

UB’s branding initiative is aiming to make the university a “distinctive brand.” The strategy looks to unite all of UB’s schools and units around the “University at Buffalo” name and is focused on clearing up the longtime confusion about the university’s name, said Nancy Paton, vice president of university communications.

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is set to speak at UB's Katharine Cornell Theatre on Thursday morning. 
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​Republican candidate Ted Cruz to visit UB

By Jordan Grossman | Apr. 12, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz will be the second presidential candidate to visit UB in less than four days. Cruz is set to speak at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in the Ellicott Complex on UB’s North Campus on Thursday morning, according to WGRZ. The event will be a town hall meeting in accordance with MSNBC at the North Campus venue that holds 340 people. It will start at 11 a.m.

Sarah Koenig, co-creator of NPR's podcast Serial, spoke at the Center for the Arts Monday night about her feelings and reactions to the first seasons of her podcast.
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'Serial' producer Sarah Koenig speaks at UB

By HANNAH STEIN | Apr. 12, 2016

Sarah Koenig made the first season of her now award-winning podcast in her basement. She had to pause the recording each time one of her kids flushed the toilet upstairs. She didn’t realize just how popular the podcast would be until there were 300,000 downloads in just a few days.

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