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?
"People are dying for a good action picture," says Roy O'Bannon, played by Owen Wilson ("Shanghai Noon," "The Royal Tenenbaums").Directed by David Dobkin, "Shanghai Knights" delivers exactly what it promises, including unparalleled martial arts moves and sidesplitting laughs.
When do you get to the point where you're a student in college, and you are actually worried about the quality of your education?I'm getting old.
In a shocking move last week, Attorney General John Ashcroft ordered prosecutors in New York and Connecticut to seek the death penalty in a dozen cases.
"How do you function as a satirist when reality has become so ludicrous?"Political cartoonist Tom Tomorrow posed this opening statement to a sizeable audience at the Woldman Theater in Norton Hall last Thursday night.
As Valentine's Day approaches, college students - notorious for being on a limited budget - continue looking for the perfect gift for that "special someone."For those seeking traditional gift items, Hallmark stores around the country have stuffed animals, sonnet-filled cards and heart-shaped candy boxes."I buy gifts, sometimes just a few things for friends," said Amy Jukam, a junior occupational therapy major.
"How do you function as a satirist when reality has become so ludicrous?"Political cartoonist Tom Tomorrow posed this opening statement to a sizeable audience at the Woldman Theater in Norton Hall last Thursday night.
Last Friday, an anti-tuition hike protester wearing a pumpkin mask appeared on the Student Union balcony and addressed students gathered below.The small crowd scattered on the ground floor of the Union was brought to attention by feedback from the protester's megaphone and one Putnam's employee who yelled, "Look at that pumpkin!"The protester, known only as "Pumpkinhead," began a short, mumbled speech by repeatedly chanting, "I refuse to pay higher tuition."The protest was interrupted by what sounded like a megaphone short circuit, but he managed to throw a stack of flyers over the guardrail before running through the Union's promenade exit.The flyer read: "Join Pumpkinhead in protest of the tuition increase or submit to the state like dogs.
According to a report presented by the Faculty Senate Budget Priorities Committee at the last Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting, there are more UB students taking classes taught by teaching assistants than there were seven years ago.The committee collected information between 1996 and 2001 to determine the percentage of classes taught by TAs and non-tenure track faculty members, who are staff hired by UB and given two to three-year contracts.The report indicated that the percentage of TAs and non-tenure faculty members has been on the rise in departments throughout UB since the study was initiated in 1996, ranging from an increase of 3.6 percent in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to an increase of 25 percent in the School of Management.A number of factors has contributed to the change in staffing since 1996, including a higher demand for classes as a result of increased enrollment, curriculum changes, difficulty recruiting tenured faculty and the fact that, the report stated, hiring TAs and non-tenure track faculty is cheaper."Non-tenured faculty are cheaper, have no voice in the institution and usually do not receive benefits," said Michael Cohen, chairman of FSEC.Cohen said there are advantages and disadvantages to the changing composition of UB's faculty.
Buffalo BanditsBuffalo's indoor lacrosse team exacted retribution for their only loss of the season with a 14-8 win over the defending NLL Champion Toronto Rock before a season-high crowd of 8,414 fans at the HSBC Arena Saturday night.Mike Accursi had four goals for Buffalo.
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