Former President Bill Clinton's speech last Wednesday may have left many aspiring political science majors wondering what it would be like to have a White House internship on their own r?
The National Collegiate Athletics Association expects to approve a proposal in October that would lower the minimum SAT score required of student athletes while progressively increasing the stringency of academic eligibility requirements for returning and transfer students.
Charles Murphy, a Houston real-estate agent, just sold Barry Bond's 70th home-run ball, whose shot tied Mark McGwire's 1998 single-season homerun mark, for $52,500.
Estimates of the current market value of slave labor performed in the U.S. range as high as $1.4 trillion.
I am writing to you regarding the editorial entitled "From the Bleachers" in the April 11 issue. I was one of the "privileged" sitting in one of the "special front row seats" and can confirm firsthand that your editorial contained several factual errors.While it is true that there were some distinguished members of the Western New York community seated in the first few rows, most of the floor seats and especially its middle section were occupied by students.
Professor of microbiology Bernice Noble has seen many students come through her classes, but remembers one vividly: a medical student who didn't complete assignments, didn't make eye contact and often complained about not sleeping enough.
"It's like finding a needle in a stack of needles," Capt. John Miller, "Saving Private Ryan"Americans have become homogenized in many ways, but more than any other, our widespread dependence on technology has left us a culture devoid of individuality and one that is perhaps the most slothful in the world.
If this year's recruiting class is anything like last year's, the Bulls will be in business. While it is too early to predict the success of the newcomers, it is safe to say they come with solid reputations and enough promise to keep fans interested during the off season.In addition to Mario Jordan, who has already signed with UB, the program also signed a talented slate of three more oncoming freshmen, all from out of state.Calvin Cage (Bowie, Md./Bladensburg High School), Roderick Middleton (University Park, Ill./Marian Catholic) and BJ Walker (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Healthy), all signed national letters of intent with UB.At 5-11, 165 pounds, Cage provides an interesting blend at point guard position to complement last year's MAC All-Freshman Team member, Turner Battle.
I once read a study that said men have a sexual thought every seven seconds. This, then, must be the logical result of the other six seconds.So the Buffalo Sabres did not make the playoffs . good.Don't get me wrong; to say that I was not pulling for the team all season would be a lie.
It may not be evident that a professor lecturing on Aristotle or Milton was watching "Blues Clues" and "Barney" just a few hours before class.
Former President Bill Clinton . was not at the UB softball game Wednesday afternoon. Had he been there, though, he would have witnessed a fine day of softball as UB swept St.
The later half of the 20th century did not bring much good fortune to Buffalo. Hundreds and thousands of people left due to the failing job market.
Over 250 entries were submitted to The Spectrum's 2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament March Moolah Contest before March 14.
The Abu Sayyaf, a terrorist group with links to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, kidnapped American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham in the southern Philippines 10 months ago.
Hallways emptied and classes were forgotten as swarms of UB students waited in line from the Commons to Alumni Arena Wednesday afternoon to hear what was a "Student Choice Speaker" in every sense of the word.
Say what? Now I know that most of you have no idea that we had an ultimate Frisbee team and that some of you may not even know what ultimate Frisbee is.
The UB campus network may be growing significantly next year as a proposal for a new digital cable system is currently under consideration.
On Wednesday, the Student Association offered most UB students the unique opportunity to see and hear former President Bill Clinton firsthand.
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