The Bush administration plans to cut federal funding for vocational institutions this year from $1.3 billion to $1 billion.
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When a team is limited to only eight total hits over the span of a doubleheader, they will in most cases be swept.But miracles do happen.The UB Bulls baseball team somehow managed to topple the Canisius Golden Griffins in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday, despite the fact that their offense pulled off some sort of Houdini-like disappearing act.They are going to have to use a heck of a lot more magic if they expect to beat the Marshall Thundering Herd in a four-game series at UB this weekend with their anemic offense.The series was originally set for one game Friday, a doubleheader Saturday and a game Sunday.
Nestled along the strip of bars, across the street from Spot Coffee and New World Music, sits Kuni's Sushi Bar, located at 752 Elmwood Ave.
Recently you published a letter undersigned by 252 members of the UB faculty and staff for peace.
The Graduate Student Association elected a new president in a landslide vote this week, along with a new vice president and treasurer.
The Muslim Student Association invited a prominent Islamic scholar to UB Tuesday to explore the faith of Islam - an event Muslim SA members hoped would educate students on their religion.Ibrahim Memon, a Quran scholar and principal of Darul-Uloom Al-Madania Inc., an Institution of Higher Islamic Education, lectured to a crowd of 30 students.Muslim SA members said the lecture series is important because misconceptions about the faith of Islam are currently widespread.
When comedian Dave Chappelle ambled his way on the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on Wednesday night, it was difficult to determine whether he was high.
Being a Mets fan for some time, you learn to accept both the good and the bad. A World Series appearance every 15 years or so mixes in well with failed "can't miss" prospects that typically result in an offseason rebuilding process that will inevitably lead to disgruntled fans and an exorbitant payroll that includes an over the hill and oft injured roster.This is a list of "The 15 reasons why I'm a Mets fan."If a Yankee fanatic made a similar list it would be filled with World Series victories, perfect games and hall of famers.
It is not often that the men's tennis team gets to enjoy many matches at this time of year. Competing in a conference such as the Mid-American Conference has often left the Bulls sullen in defeat, following a decisive and lopsided loss.
Over the next few weeks, students in a UB public relations class will apply their knowledge and carry out a public relations campaign for a professional organization.The New York Alliance for Donations, an organization that aims to promote organ and tissue donation, hired students in Professor Deborah Silverman's advanced public relations class to promote awareness for such donations on campus.The class will set up information tables and hand out pamphlets, surveys, and free water bottles at locations in the Student Union and the SU theatre before the Jay Leno comedic performance to create awareness about the necessity of organ and tissue donation.Provost Elizabeth Capaldi will speak at the group's first promotional event April 14 in the Student Union.
Last week, officials from UB traveled to Albany to lobby for academic independence from the SUNY bureaucracy.
Russ Miller, director of the Center for Computational Research at UB, was recently listed on HPCwire magazine's "2003 Watch List for HPC" - the computing magazine's list of the most interesting and influential people in the field of supercomputing.HPCwire, which stands for High Powered Computing Wire, compiled the list based on the criteria of people whom they believed were the "most interesting and colorful people ... in (high powered computing) to keep an eye on," according to the HPCwire Web site.
A delegation of UB's top administrators, along with Student Association president Christian Oliver, joined the weekly slew of lobbyists in Albany Tuesday, in hopes of influencing legislators on issues affecting UB.The delegation was composed of several UB officials, including President William R.
A pending Supreme Court case brought about by two gay men in Texas is bringing attention to states that maintain their intrusive anti-sodomy laws and strict homophobic beliefs, and illustrates the ridiculousness of certain laws in the United States - "the land of the free." The two men were arrested in 1998 when a neighbor called the police, claiming that the gay men's apartment was being robbed.
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Most people will probably be buzzing about the Final Four, so you won't get any talk from me. Turn on ESPN or any sports talk station to hear about it.
Growing older is optional in one nook of Western New York. The "Never-Never Land" atmosphere of Queen City Bookstore is generated by the light-hearted appeal of its owner Emil Novak."I still do everything I did when I was a kid - just a little faster," said the 45-year-old Novak.
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