UB Police blotter 3/1/16 - 3/8/16
By News Desk | Mar. 8, 2016A UB student reported that while trying to leave South Campus, his car was blocked by 10 individuals who acted disorderly. Patrols were sent.
A UB student reported that while trying to leave South Campus, his car was blocked by 10 individuals who acted disorderly. Patrols were sent.
UB is home to more than 6,000 international students from 87 countries. A common problem for these students is how they will spend spring and Thanksgiving breaks, as many don’t have the option of visiting home. To accommodate these students, UB allows them to stay in their dorm rooms – free of charge – provided they request permission in advance, according to Brian Haggerty, senior associate director of Campus Living.
The Spectrum’s editorial board unanimously elected Gabriela Julia as next year’s editor in chief on Sunday. Julia, a junior communication major and current managing editor at the newspaper, ran unopposed.
Donald Trump is back in the news – but not for his derogatory comments toward his competitors or members of the media. This time, the people are firing back at Trump.
Locally Police chase near local high school ends in fatal crash A 21-year-old man from New York City died in a crash in front of City Honors High School early Saturday, according to WIBV. Officers tried to pull over a 2007 Jeep Liberty around 2 a.m.
On March 9, students will get the chance to become cupcake aficionados for a day when UB hosts Western New York’s third annual Cupcake Challenge in the Center for the Arts at 6 p.m.
On March 2, “12 Difficult Conversations in 12 Weeks” or DIFCON12, held its second program of the series. DIFCON12, which is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion and Campus Living, is a series of 12 short lectures that allow students to discuss topics that may make some uncomfortable, such as race and religion, in a “controlled and safe environment.”
Pandey filed a complaint to the attorney general’s office and the inspector general’s office against the university for remaining open on Feb. 12, which he calls a “negligent" decision.
A recent Buffalo Business First study ranked UB 41 out of 477 public universities, marking a six-place jump from last year’s ranking. As UB edges into third place among other SUNY schools, other universities like Stony Brook, Binghamton and Geneseo have all dropped off since last year’s ranking.
Fossil Free UB is part of Fossil Free, an international network of campaigns that advocates for the end of fossils fuel use and investment within a five-year span with the ultimate goal of reinvesting in clean energy. It aims to take the money from the fossil fuel industry and place it into the green industry with solar power and energy alternatives.
UB’s spring break runs from March 12-20 this year – giving students about a week away from classrooms and assignments. For some students, this means staying home and catching up on studying. For others, it means going on exotic vacations to party on the beach.
Super Tuesday holds about half the amount of delegates needed for the GOP and about a third for the Democrats.
SA Assembly discussed working toward creating this group, the recent Athletics Town Hall meeting and reviewing constitutional amendments in its meeting on Wednesday night.
Out of roughly 243,000 UB alumni, less than 20 percent have continued engagement with UB upon graduation.
The privacy of iPhone users may be in jeopardy. The FBI has court ordered Apple Inc. to develop a technology that would allow access to the iPhone of Syed Farook, who with his wife killed 14 people in the San Bernardino, California attacks in December of 2015.
8:04 a.m. – Patrol was called in to assist a disabled vehicle at the entrance of the Main and Bailey parking lot on South Campus.
The Amherst Police Department is searching for a former UB graduate student who has been missing for more than a week.
Locally Deadly fire claims two lives in Buffalo A fire ripped through a home in Buffalo early Friday morning killing 24-year-old Demetrius Johnson and 49-year-old Juan Alberto Montanez Navarro.
TAG week, which stands for “thinking about giving,” was created to raise donor awareness among students and give them the chance to thank donors. Students get to personally meet philanthropists throughout TAG week. The events will be held from Feb. 22-26.