For the second year in a row, the Results Party has overwhelmingly swept all Student Association executive board and New York State Student Assembly positions, defeating the opposing the UB Students' Party by a landslide margin.A total of 2,001 students participated in the election and tended to vote on strict party lines.
When I sat down to interview UB's junior track and field veteran, Jenelle Callender, it was evident that she is extremely competitive and flat out fast.
A unique, cross-disciplinary research project involving UB and the Buffalo Police Department aimed at reducing street prostitution has received recognition from a national police group.The University Community Initiative's Regional Community Policing Center, the Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA), the UB School of Social Work and the Buffalo Police Department worked collaboratively on the project, which earned the Herman Goldstein Award for excellence in problem-oriented policing at a December ceremony in San Diego.The fundamental goal for the project "is to deter street-prostitution while also providing rehabilitation for offenders," said Pamela Beal, director of the Regional Community Policing Center.The project was one of only six in the country earning recognition from the Police Execution Research Forum."The project presented evidence that street-level prostitution was connected to other problems - drugs, assaults and neighborhood decay," said Beal.Beal said the problem analysis was multi-faceted, as researchers and participating students from the school of social work collected data from resident surveys and interviewed subjects, including both prostitutes and customers, called "johns."The project came as a response to the high concentration of calls and arrests made for prostitution in Buffalo, generally in the Allentown area.
UB wrestling's Kyle Cerminara endured the fight of his life Thursday night in Albany, N.Y. at the NCAA wrestling championships against the ultimate competitor in the sport.Cerminara, who advanced to the national championship by winning the 197-pound weight class in the MAC, won his opening-round match and earned the opportunity to face Iowa State's Cael Sanderson in the second round - the most highly touted wrestler in the country.Sanderson, a senior who had never lost a collegiate match coming into the tournament, defeated Cerminara by pinfall to improve his record to 156-0.
SUNY students are not receding silently from the threat Gov. George Pataki's proposed budget for the 2002-2003 fiscal year poses to the Tuition Assistance Program and the Educational Opportunity Program in the name of recession.The governor's proposal calls for a $155 million decrease in TAP awards from last year, and further denies restoration of last year's cuts of over $13.3 million from opportunity programs such as EOP and $3.4 million in cuts to childcare services for SUNY campuses.Jennifer Brace, New York State Student Assembly media relations chairperson and UB delegate, said NYSSA has already "met with several senators and assemblymen on the Higher Education Committees" and is "in the process of coordinating a massive letter-writing campaign.""We will be in the Student Union and doing 'dorm storms' to collect letters so that UB's interest can be well represented in the campaign," said Brace.According to Miriam Kramer, director of the Higher Education Project, led by the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), over 450 students came to Albany for SUNY Lobby Day in the beginning of March to reject the governor's proposed budget cuts.
Given the rare taste of an early spring day on March 9, I took a run on the bike path, departing from Alumni Arena and heading to Niagara Falls Boulevard.
Drugs are everywhere. Unfortunately, I didn't realize this until fairly recently - about a year or two ago.
I was horrified to walk past a campus newspaper stand today and read that your cover story was that Emerton's death had been confirmed a suicide ("Student Death Confirmed Suicide," March 18). It is unclear to me how the editors of this newspaper were unable to consider the privacy rights of Emerton's friends and family.
The 10th-seeded Kent State Golden Flashes, the Mid-American Conference champions, advanced to the "Elite Eight" of the NCAA tournament with a 78-73 overtime win over 3rd-seeded Pittsburgh Thursday night at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.An enormous game by junior Antonio Gates propelled the Golden Flashes to their 21st consecutive victory - the longest such streak in the nation.Gates scored the first four points in overtime for KSU, and ended up with 22 on the night, going 7 for 11 from the field.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - For nearly 40 minutes, Duke had faced the wrath of a hostile crowd and the burden of expectations as it watched its national championship defense begin to slip away with a growing sense of desperation.
Over 200 Erie County residents who experience emotional or personal crises find out they are not alone when they pick up the phone and dial Crisis Services.The not-for-profit agency - also referred to as Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service, Inc. - has been providing professional assistance to Western New York residents in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week since 1968.
\tDeath, although inevitable, is always an occasion to pause, reflect and mourn. While death touches all, its impact is keenly felt when a passing occurs in a community as small as UB.
To The Editor:To many, he is known merely by Monday's article in The Spectrum ("Freshman Found Dead"), as the student who was found dead in his dorm room in Wilkeson after taking his own life.
Whoopi Goldberg will host the 74th Academy Awards Sunday, her fourth such stint in 10 years. The annual gala begins at 8:30 from the new 3,650-seat Kodak Theater, bringing the awards back to Hollywood for the first time in 40 years.
UB students are showing a burgeoning interest in classes on Islamic beliefs and culture, made clear by the popularity of the two courses on Islam taught through the UB Cora P.
Funding is an issue for every university. For public institutions like UB - who offer lower-than-average tuition rates - fundraising and donations play an even greater role in helping to further university advancement.The Campaign for UB: Generation to Generation is UB's major fundraising initiative which aims to raise $250 million by 2003.
The Buffalo Sabres are unpredictable. They are enigmatic. In essence, they are 20 or so men who, when put together on a hockey rink, are the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the National Hockey League.How else can one explain the team's inability to pick up more than one of a possible four points against lowly Tampa Bay and Florida over the weekend, then turn around and stymie the playoff-bound Ottawa Senators for a 5-1 win Tuesday night?Against the Senators, Buffalo treated a sparse HSBC Arena crowd of 13,381 - the second smallest of the season - to a win the Sabres earned the old-fashioned way, through strong goaltending, solid defense, and timely scoring.
One of the biggest grievances students have about UB's criminal justice system is that it punishes them for off-campus violations.
While a select 16 teams are battling it out for a national championship, the UB Bulls can rest at home, knowing they are in good shape for seasons to come.
Last semester, at least two students applying for acceptance into the UB School of Management graduate program were denied because their GPAs did not meet the minimum for acceptance.
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