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UB community talks New York's minimum wage increase

Art by Huramo Sato Angela Barca has been putting in hours in minimum-wage jobs since she was a freshman in high school and four years later, she?s noticing and increase in her paycheck. So is the rest of New York State. New York State?s minimum wage was raised 75 cents to $8.75 an hour on Dec.


Tom Ludtka, the service manager for CDS, holds some of UB’s soil amendment.
Courtesy of Raymond Kohl
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UB mixes students' leftovers into soil to help beautify campus

Tom Ludtka, the service manager for CDS, holds some of UB?s soil amendment. Courtesy of Raymond Kohl The scraps from your on-campus Sloppy Joe or that fourth plate of macaroni and cheese you grabbed at the dining hall aren?t getting sent into a landfill, but back into the earth. Students may not realize their leftovers are being mixed into UB?s soil, helping on-campus foliage thrive.


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Snowstorm causes UB Stampede delays, difficult commutes

Some students spent as much time waiting for the Stampede Monday as they would have had spent in class had they arrived to school on time. Students huddled in long lines in the snowfall for as long as 50 minutes Monday morning as they awaited the arrival of the Stampede buses, which run to and from North and South Campus. ?The lines were almost to the libraries,? said senior biomedical sciences major Joe Jessee about the line for the Main circle loop on South campus.


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Police Blotter: 1/20-1/26

All information according to University Police 1/20 1:54 a.m. ? An anonymous female reported someone was outside her Hadley Village apartment ringing the doorbell and knocking.


Silvana D'Ettorre, a junior health and human services major, poses at the Coliseum in Rome.
D’Ettorre was one of about 190 students to travel abroad this semester.
Courtesy of Silvana D'Ettorre
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UBWinter increases in popularity

Silvana D'Ettorre, a junior health and human services major, poses at the Coliseum in Rome. D?Ettorre was one of about 190 students to travel abroad this semester. Courtesy of Silvana D'Ettorre Silvana D?Ettorre spent her winter break scaling archeological sites, exploring ancient ruins, riding on gondolas and strolling through the picturesque streets of Rome. But she wasn?t on vacation, she was taking a class in the second run of UB?s winter session.


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Eleven new companies join START-UP NY through UB

UB will see new business coming on or near its campuses soon, and the business will be tax-free. Eleven companies will join SUNY Tax-free Areas to Revitalize and Transform Upstate New York (START-UP NY) through their affiliation with UB, the Governor?s Office announced Wednesday.


The third floor of the Oscar Silverman Library has been emptied out so demolition can begin. The floor will be undergoing renovations in the next few months as a part of UB’s Heart of the Campus construction project. Courtesy of Flikr user University at Buffalo Libraries
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UB's Heart of Campus construction begins

The third floor of the Oscar Silverman Library has been emptied out so demolition can begin. The floor will be undergoing renovations in the next few months as a part of UB?s Heart of the Campus construction project.


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