Mary Wilson and other trustees of the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation gave a gift of $4 million to the UB Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine on Thursday afternoon. The donation was announced at the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences at the downtown medical campus.
Charles Wanderer, Philip Berg, Alexander Wiener and Zhe Wang, each 20 years old, are being held at the Erie County Holding Center pending arraignment. Wang is not a UB student, according to UB Spokesperson John Della Contrada. The Erie County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation.
Derek Drocy lost roughly 100 pounds since 2014 and it all began with a New Year’s resolution. Drocy, a senior marketing major, said he never felt that big, but when he looked in the mirror he felt like “someone else.” He said one day he realized that he was the only one holding himself back and decided to stop making excuses and commit to losing weight.
UB Campus Dining & Shops (CDS) has made efforts to include a variety of healthier options for students. These locations on campus cater the most to students who keep time and their health in mind.
One point two percent of UB students have been diagnosed or treated for bulimia and 1 percent have been diagnosed or treated for anorexia, according to UB’s Spring 2013 National College Health Assessment Survey. But Janice Cochran, dietitian and coordinator of nutrition and physical activity at Wellness Education Services, said the actual number of students dealing with eating disorders is much higher. A lot of students just don’t seek treatment.
UB is home to both Tim Horton’s and Starbucks’ products and has an expansive variety of coffee options for the mainstream coffee connoisseur. Students can also get a quick cup at many on-campus cafés located conveniently throughout the academic buildings. But there is a common argument on many university campuses on whether or not coffee is harmful to your health.
The Spectrum has won five national awards from the 2014-15 school year.
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A power outage occurred in Flint Village and South Lake Village on North Campus Sunday around 11 a.m. The power was restored around 2 p.m.
The library, affectionately nicknamed “Club Capen” by students, closed down on Dec. 16, 2014 for renovation and was originally expected to be unveiled this November. But the re-opening has been delayed due to construction issues and asbestos removal, which has set back the design process.
he Assembly discussed creating taskforce committees for issues in the Heights neighborhood and the possibilities of bringing car-sharing services like Lyft and Uber to Buffalo. “UB administration has reached out to me about the issues surrounding the Heights,” said SA President Minahil Khan. “We came up with the idea of having student representatives to the Heights to be able to speak on the student perspective.”
Pitman announced he will step down as dean at the end of the academic year, ending a five-year tenure that saw him recruit 120 faculty members and help develop the college’s first strategic plan, CAS@20, but also included a major decrease in enrollment for the college’s departments like English, arts, history and foreign language,
Standard Ascension Tower Group Corp (SAT Corp), an investment corporation, is planning to create a “Greek village” near North Campus for UB’s fraternities and sororities. The $60 million project will involve four phases and the first phase – which includes erecting 30 houses, a community house and entertainment complex – is set to be completed next fall.
Smith was originally elected chair two weeks ago, but SA’s attorney ruled it invalid after SA President Minahil Khan casted the deciding vote to break a tie between Smith and former senator Yaser Soliman.
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Soliman said he plans to write an open letter to President Satish Tripathi calling for more oversight of UB’s student government that is student-run and collects approximately $4 million in student fees.
UB students will soon have yet another off-campus housing option. Twenty91 North is the newest off-campus housing complex near UB, which will be accessible from Sweet Home Road and contains 192 apartments for 640 students. It is set to open on Aug. 26, 2016.
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Pitman will stay on as dean until the end of the academic year and will continue to teach at UB in a full-time faculty role. Zukoski will begin his search for the new dean in early 2016.
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