UB Police put out garbage can fire outside Lockwood Library
By Tom Dinki | Sep. 25, 2015Lockwood had to be evacuated because smoke entered the building, but students were allowed to re-enter after Getzville Fire Department cleared the area.
Lockwood had to be evacuated because smoke entered the building, but students were allowed to re-enter after Getzville Fire Department cleared the area.
Bed bugs are parasites that feed on human blood and are typically found in beds and under mattresses, couches and carpets.
The controversial “White Only” and “Black Only” art project displayed on campus last week caused an emotional and at times intense open forum discussion for students, faculty and UB officials Wednesday night.
In January of 2011, Arab Spring protests led to a civil war in Syria that has lasted for more than four years. It’s the reason for the departure of more than 4 million Syrians to various areas around the world, according to The New York Times. As the refugees continue to flow to other countries, the question of where to house them has become an international crisis.
UB suspended 23 students and ordered 30 others to do community service in the Heights during the past few weeks.
All information according to University Police 9/15 10:45 a.m.
The building was evacuated for about 10 minutes at around 9 p.m., but people have since been allowed to recenter the building and workers returned to finish cleaning their stations.
A UB student reported to UPD that he was hit in the back of head with a BB, which caused a minor injury, that was shot out of what appeared to be an air pistol. The reported assault occurred while the victim was walking on the sidewalk near Hayes Annex B at 5:03 p.m.
In the past, UB alumni weren’t automatic members of the Alumni Association unless they paid a monthly, annual or lifetime membership fee.
Students from around the world study abroad because they feel U.S. schools provide a better foundation than what they could get at home – and they find UB to be one of better options to get the most bang for their buck, even with annual increased fees.
Daniel Ryan, director of Off Campus Student Services, and Buffalo city inspectors inspected approximately 35 houses on Winspear Avenue and Northrup Place in the University Heights for the first housing blitz of the semester Saturday afternoon.
As the cost of tuition continues to rise across colleges and universities nationwide, student loans are becoming all the more necessary.
All information according to University Police 9/8 8:23 a.m.
A motor vehicle accident occurred this morning the Flint Loop and Augspurger Road intersection between a UB Stampede bus and a car.
Laverne Cox, a transgender activist and award-winning actress, walked confidently into Alumni Arena with her blonde locks and red lips as the first guest of the UB Distinguished Speakers Series this year.
Ashley Powell, a graduate fine art student, admitted to hanging the signs while she stood in front of a group of more than 70 students at a Black Student Union (BSU) meeting Wednesday evening.
Chief of Police Gerald Schoenle confirmed that two signs – one stating “White Only” and the second stating “Black Only” – were posted above water fountains in Clemens Hall Wednesday.
Jeremy M. Jacobs, chairman of the UB Council and Delaware North, a food service and hospitality company based in Buffalo, and his family gave the second-largest donation in UB’s history on Monday.
Campus Living houses 7,531 undergraduate and graduate students. The $53,000 was billed to students who lived in the Ellicott Complex and the five on-campus apartment complexes.
After several students witnessed someone drop what they believed was a gun in the Student Union on Wednesday, UPD responded. Units patrolled the campus but could not find anyone matching the two different reported descriptions of the suspect. UPD believes there was never a threat to campus, but officers nonetheless increased patrols.