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The Long and Winding Road

Given the opportunity, many students would love to earn a degree that automatically qualifies them as a professional in their field; the music performance program at UB offers students that chance.


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Buffalo Reacts to Nightclub Disasters

With news of the negligence that contributed to the recent nightclub tragedies in Chicago and Rhode Island settling in, Buffalo residents have begun to question the safety of the establishments they frequent.


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"UB Continues Search for Parking, Transportation Solutions"

Despite a report from a consulting firm that stated UB has a sufficient number of parking spaces, administrators and students both say there is still work ahead in order to ensure the university maintains a convenient and efficient parking and transportation system.One of the key points presented by Chance Management - the firm hired by the university to investigate parking problems at UB - in its Feb.


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Study Shows Obesity May Shorten Life

While many students look at the "freshman 15" as merely a hindrance to their attractiveness, a recent study has shown that being 20 pounds or more overweight can shave as much as 20 years off one's life expectancy.The study, published earlier this month by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, found that obese 20-year-olds can live up to 20 years fewer than those at a healthy weight as young adults.


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