University places final beam on new engineering building
By AVA MARSALA | Nov. 5University officials UB held a topping out ceremony for Russell L. Agrusa Hall Monday right across from the Student Union, over what was formerly known as Furnas Lot.
University officials UB held a topping out ceremony for Russell L. Agrusa Hall Monday right across from the Student Union, over what was formerly known as Furnas Lot.
The undergraduate Student Association Senate voted to pass five reforms that addressed the misspending and misconduct allegations that led to former 2026-27 SA President Jack Koscinski’s resignation during its first meeting on Sept. 2. The vote was unanimous: 14 ayes to zero nays.
16th Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis oversaw The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) operations in Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and the Balkans, including a 2011 intervention in Libya that helped end Moammar Gadhafi’s dictatorial and violent regime.
The undergraduate Student Association (SA) Senate voted to pass a once-controversial resolution that would allow the president and treasurer, in a joint act, to remove club council coordinators from their positions last Wednesday. Nineteen senators were in favor, one voted against and two had abstained.
The undergraduate Student Association Senate elected Gavin Krauciunas to serve as its chairperson for the 2025-26 year at its first meeting Wednesday, marking it the third year Krauciunas will be in the position.
In a rare competitive election year for the undergraduate Student Association (SA) Senate, the candidates from the “Unity4UB,” “The Student Voice,” “UB Forward,” and “Engineers ‘R’ Us” won the 12 elected seats for the ‘25-26 term.
Twenty candidates — six parties and three independent candidates — are competing for 12 seats on the undergraduate Student Association (SA) Senate for the ‘25-26 year: a rare instance when the candidates outnumber the Senate seats.