In 1986 during a United States vs. Japan volleyball match, Olympic Champion Flo Hyman died unexpectedly on the court due to a heart condition.The year after Hyman's death, the Women's Sports Foundation and Sen.
Danyelle Pitts has 15,004 children.That's four kids of her own and 15,000 UB undergraduates, who after three years working at UB, are like children of her own, she said.Pitts serves students salads and smiles five days a week at Bert's restaurant in Talbert Hall."A lot of the students I call my kids.
Nekema Hunte, a junior undecided major, is concerned with the level of racial diversity at UB.Hunte, who is the program and research coordinator for UB's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said UB has "a long way to go." "Nothing big happened here for Black History Month, until we started some programs," she said, as she sat behind an NAACP table in the Student Union on Monday.While remaining focused on progress in terms of racial equality, Hunte said she now must be concerned with regression as well.
To the Editor:I am writing this correspondence, not so much as a reaction to Jackie Black's "Seven Reasons Why America is Better Than Canada" (op-ed, Feb.
"The Raven" offers an eclectic mix of rock, electronic music and spoken poetry, laying tribute to legendary American writer Edgar Allan Poe.On his latest release, several big-name guest performers accompany vocalist Lou Reed.
A proposal in President George W. Bush's budget intends to eliminate funding to schools that educate the children of military personnel that do not reside on military bases.
50 Cent only seems like an overnight success story. The truth reveals quite the contrary. Before there was "Wanksta," there was "How to Rob An Industry N----." The underground rapper aroused the ire of big industry hip-hop and R&B artists with lyrics dissing P.
The University Union Activities Board is planning on booking modern rock groups Zwan and Queens of the Stone Age to Alumni Arena on April 4.
Nearly 50 students gathered at the Center for Tomorrow on Monday night for a forum on emergency contraception organized by Planned Parenthood and the Health Education and Human Services division of Sub-Board I.The emergency contraceptive pill, also known as ECP or the "morning-after pill," is a medical treatment that can prevent pregnancy if administered less than 72 hours after unprotected intercourse.The forum came on the same day that the New York State Assembly passed a bill requiring every emergency room in the state to stock the pill.
For the past 40 years, health professionals have warned of life-threatening health risks associated with cigarette smoking like cancer, emphysema and heart disease.
Stephanie Vail, a sophomore biomedical science major, gives blood during the American Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday in the Student Union.
As seen in the protests of the Vietnam War and during the civil rights struggle, universities have traditionally been breeding grounds for outspoken, passionate individuals who have much to say about what goes on in the world.
Unlike most artistic mediums, the language of dance stands the test of time as human's most natural expression of emotion.
Dorsi Raynolds remembers being taunted when she tried out for the swimming team in college. Raynolds, now head coach of the UB women's swimming and diving team, remembers the stinging words and teasing of her classmates.
Frozen Fun: On Friday, it was cold enough - and Lake LaSalle was frozen enough - to walk across the surface and look back on campus.
A representative from Pfizer Inc. - the No. 1 pharmaceutical company in the world, according to Forbes magazine - came to UB last Thursday as part of their national search for candidates to fill their summer internship program.According to Iesha O'Deneal, Pfizer's senior associate advisor of global staffing and diversity, Pfizer employs 20 to 40 college students each summer.
When the Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-10, 4-7 MAC) entered Alumni Arena last night, they didn't expect to walk into an ambush.
UBW. BasketballWed: vs. Bowling Green, 7Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresThu: @ Detroit, 7:30
UBM. BasketballSat:Ohio61Buffalo49W. BasketballSun:NIU76Buffalo64WrestlingFri:C. Michigan19Buffalo12M.
Who in the name of Zeus' butt hole (wow, did I just quote Nicolas Cage?) is behind the abomination that was ESPN's top 121 teams?
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