What will it take to get a response? What will it take for students, faculty and, most importantly, the administration to pay attention to what's right in front of their eyes? I walked into the UB Council meeting on Monday morning expecting to hear at least one council member ask President Tripathi and Dennis Black about The Spectrum's latest press.
In the world's worst edition of misheard lyrics, we have a school receptionist and one of the most famous television theme songs of all time.
I have to say that I'm very pleased to see the University Heights finally in the spotlight. This neighborhood hasn't lived up to its potential in years past, and I feel confident that we are approaching a transitional period.
There is an authenticity in college sports, a tradition that is made apparent every time there is an upset. Fans who witness upsets in person anticipate a time in their team's history when they will have the opportunity to storm the court in celebration. Last season, our basketball fans were able to storm the court following a victory against Bowling Green that gave Buffalo a triple bye to the MAC semifinals.
While actors and actresses were waltzing down the Red Carpet Sunday, Feb. 24,
The New York Knicks have been in a free fall over the last 10 weeks. Though they once held the reins as the top team in the Eastern Conference, they have now become a seemingly mediocre team. They started the season 18-5, hitting over 12 threes per game.
We have our answer. Sort of. In case you missed Wednesday's issue of The Spectrum, let me explain today's front page: It is UB President Satish Tripathi's response to the students who are demanding answers about the university's involvement (or the lack thereof) in the University Heights.
Editor's note: Edward Benoit was The Spectrum's managing editor for the 2011-12 school year.
Editor's note: This is President Satish Tripathi's response to Monday's editorial "Dear President Tripathi." This letter was also posted on buffalo.edu.
We are tired of one-sided conversations and unanswered phone calls, of turned cheeks and of the ticking time bomb that is the University Heights. So today, we want to make a deal: We are reserving Friday's front page for you.
UB is cursed. Or, rather, the Distinguished Speakers Series is. Over the past four years, I've had countless people tell me that only bad things happen to those who visit during the annual Distinguished Speakers Series.
A lot of people have nightmares. You wake up relieved it was just a dream, take a deep breath and then forget about it.
You will take hundreds of exams and quizzes during the course of your education. Some will be to test your general comprehension of a topic; others will be more in-depth, focusing on parochial themes and material delved upon in class discussions.
I knew what was happening the second I turned around. The man who was about to rob me stood 20 yards away.
The men's club hockey team is not one you will see playing in the Frozen Four, nor will you see any of the players making ESPN's Top Ten plays anytime soon. The names Matthew Ganci, Craig Meaney and Ben "Nitro" Lantz may never register in the NCAA hockey record books. But if you watched the fans who packed the stands of the Northtown Center on Saturday and Sunday to watch the Bulls hoist the NECHL Playoff championship trophy, you saw the impact these players have on UB.
Over the last few days, students all around campus have been buzzing, but the university has remained quite quiet on a situation that deserves many words. While students were receiving UB Alerts to their phones Sunday night, Richmond Quadrangle residents in the Ellicott Complex were being evacuated from their rooms due to a carbon monoxide leak.
The International Olympics Committee is currently wrestling with an Olympic-sized problem. Last week, the executive board of the IOC held a vote and made the decision to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Games beginning in 2020.
When a college athlete is charged with an assault that leaves another student bleeding and unconscious on the streets, the athletic department must take action. Justin Lozano, a sophomore UB wrestler who competes in the 174/184-pound brackets, was arrested in connection with the assault of Joshua Rubin and harassment of Rubin's three friends at approximately 2:30 a.m.
A 53-year-old man stood in front of the team he coached for 5,693 days. On Wednesday afternoon, exhausted and defeated, he walked out of the silver, blue and gold locker room door for the last time. While browsing through my twitter feed, I read 140 characters that many Buffalo Sabres fans have been eagerly waiting for.
Don't start excitedly circling the holidays on your fall calendar quite yet - UB has some big changes in the works. Last Wednesday, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee met and voted to alter UB's academic calendar in a few big ways: class sessions would be added over winter break, classes would be held on Labor Day to make Thanksgiving break a week long and classes would be held on Jewish holidays. The proposals, of course, still await decision from President Tripathi, as well as an opportunity to allow students to express their opinions on the alteration, but if the final decision approves it, the changes would most likely go in affect for fall semester. You may hem and haw over the some of the aspects - specifically the holiday class proposals - but overall, the potential changes are beneficial to the university. There should be no debate over the option of winter intersession.
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