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(L-R) Sean Kaczmarek, vice presidential candidate; Minahil Khan, presidential candidate; and Joe Pace, candidate for treasurer, form the Unity Party and this year's candidates for SA's e-board.
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Meet the Unity Party: SA e-board candidates

The Student Association executive board is responsible for controlling more than $3.5 million of student money collected through the mandatory student activity fee, which will be raised to $104.75 starting next semester. Elections will take place from April 14-16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Union Theater. This is the first election since 2008 in which a party is running unopposed.


Jacob Watkins, a junior electrical engineering major, connects to UB’s wireless network in the Cybrary. UB will be improving Wi-Fi across all campuses starting this summer and the project will take three years to complete.
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UB to improve Wi-Fi across all campuses

UB Information Technology (UBIT) is unrolling a new plan to help students like Acosta get their assignments in on time with its new Wi-Fi Boost initiative. UBIT will be improving its wireless Internet connections starting this summer for students, faculty and staff members across the North, South and downtown Medical Campuses. The Wi-Fi boost will start over the summer.


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Clarity Party drops out of SA elections

The Clarity Party has officially dropped out of the Student Association election. The Unity Party will run unopposed during the elections, which will still be held from April 14-16.


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Candidates for SA elections announced

The candidates for the upcoming Student Association elections have been finalized. This year’s election for president, vice president and treasurer will be between the Unity and Clarity parties.


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UB Student Association spent $9,000 on 'new, outdated confusing' website

The Student Association launched a new, roughly $9,000, website and some students aren’t too impressed, saying the design and aesthetic doesn’t match the price tag. Students have negatively critiqued the website's design and layout and SA's lack of communication about the site with students and clubs, and there is a post on the UB Reddit page entitled “UB SA launches new outdated, confusing site after years of outdated, confusing site” that currently has 24 comments.


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