Black lights, comical masks, loud voices, and hearty laughter: nestled in Buffalo's downtown theater district, the Irish Classical Theater has supplied theater-goers with a delightful, humorous treat with its production of Moliere's "School for Wives."Derek Mahon's translation of this 17th century French play is set entirely in the town square of Avignon, France.
I, like most of us, have been thinking about the terrorist actions of a week ago. Much as we tend to think that, when it comes to human life, numbers don't matter, I believe that in some way they do.
Major League Baseball returned to the diamond Monday night to not only help ease the minds of the American people, but to re-ignite a red-hot playoff race, and an exciting chase toward the single season home run record.There have been many changes to the world of baseball since last Tuesday.
For many of UB's 660 fifth-year undergraduates, the nickname "super senior" is earned by more than too much partying and too little interest in academics.
The SA executive board is preparing a resolution that would modify three aspects of SA operations.
Each year, UB and local community members gather to participate in the annual Linda Yalem Memorial Run, a fundraiser dedicated to the memory of a UB student raped and murdered on the Ellicott bicycle path 11 years ago.The 22-year-old was training for the New York City Marathon the day she was killed.
In approximately three weeks, the Student Association's executive board will propose to the Student Assembly a trio of changes to the SA constitution concerning the structure and powers of SA's executive branch.In order to take effect, the proposed amendments must be approved by a two-thirds vote in both the assembly and the SA senate.
This week, we will engage the campus community in a series of open discussions related to last week's events and possible consequences.We have planned a series of three open discussions on Wednesday (September 19), Thursday (September 20), and Friday (September 21). They are scheduled to take place from noon until 1:00 p.m.
Following the cancellation of their last two games due to last Tuesday's tragedies, the UB men's soccer team eagerly resumed competition over the weekend with a 1-1, double-overtime tie against the Detroit Mercy University Titans Sunday at RAC field.The Bulls remain undefeated in their last four games, having not lost a contest since their season opener against Lehigh University on Sept.
UB's Office of Special Events has announced the lineup for its 14th annual Distinguished Speaker Series.
Personal care sections of drugstores and pharmacies are filled with shiny packages sold exclusively "For Her," many at equally exclusive prices.The Gillette Venus women's razor retails for $7.99 at Wegmans Food Markets and as much as $8.49 at other locations.
Skinnersville Road, situated on the northwestern edge of UB's North Campus behind the Ellicott complex, will soon be the location of the university's latest student-housing development - this time, for graduate, professional and married students.The university plans to break ground for the Skinnersville Road project sometime this week, with the complex slated to open in August 2002.The $11 million complex, sponsored by the University at Buffalo Foundation Inc. in conjunction with the UB Alumni Association, will house 232 students in two-bedroom townhouse and ranch-style units.
Following last week's terrorist crashes in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Pennsylvania, nearly 50,000 Buffalo residents gathered last Sunday in front of City Hall on a platform of unified patriotism.For many, the sojourn began at the South Campus train station, where long lines of people waited to purchase tickets.
At times experimental, at others emotional, and still others intentionally perverse, "The Best of American Poetry 2001" anthology delves deep into the most contemporary and relevant poetry to date.
Powerful music and harmonic vocals echoed through the side streets of Allentown Monday evening as the Rosaleen Marion Band took the stage at Nietzsche's, a local bar that houses hosts a weekly array of musical acts.
Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington were designed to strike at more than just American lives and property, although that goal was accomplished with horrible efficiency.
Very rarely do I have a chance to talk about professional wrestling in the sports page. (In fact, rarely do I ever write a column, as I have a team of sports writers that love to do this kind of stuff). In any event, pro-wrestling is not really a sport, and is as staged as any opera or ballet, so it really doesn't warrant my attention in this capacity.After the events that transpired on Thursday night's World Wrestling Federation's presentation of "Smackdown," however, I feel the time may be right to give these showmen (and women) their due.
The UB women's soccer team, the first of the UB's athletic teams to resume play, defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at RAC Field in the first Mid-American Conference game for both teams.The Bulls (2-3) were propelled to victory behind a quick two-goal outburst in the second half.With 25:42 remaining in the game, Devon Russell scored the winning goal for the Bulls after a sensational pass by Nicole Olszewski.
The centennial fanfare surrounding the Pan-American Exposition has culminated with Studio Arena's skillful adaptation of "City of Light," bringing the soon-to-be classic novel of Buffalo's rich history to audiences with all its intricate charms intact.Those who have read Lauren Belfer's novel might question how 518 very detailed pages could be brought to the visual milieu of the stage, with its numerous plots and subplots of love, hate, suspense, murder and mystery and countless settings in Victorian mansions, steel factories and Buffalo's vital waterways.
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