Should battered women who violate court orders of protection be punished? An increasing number of judges around the nation, frustrated by women who ignore restraining orders granted to protect them, say yes.
With the Christmas season come and gone, Packers quarterback Brett Favre showed the type of generosity that is only paralleled by that fat jolly guy who has a propensity for bouncing little boys and girls on his knees.In fact, he gave Giants defensive end Michael Strahan something the 30-year old monster of a man had been wishing for his whole life, or at least since his football career began at Westbury High School in Texas at age 17.He gave him the dream of all behemoth's who are willing to line up against men who mirror themselves in appearance and subject themselves to getting their eyes gouged, their heads kicked, and their jewels stepped on; all for the chance to lay a clean shot on some prima donna quarterback who probably makes as much in endorsements as these guys make in their contracts.Favre gave Strahan the sack record.
According to figures recently released by the state, UB ranked near the top of both public and private colleges and universities in New York state in academic research and development funding for the year 2000.UB led SUNY schools with expenditures of $187.7 million, and placed fourth in the state overall, trailing only top-spenders Cornell University, Columbia University and the University of Rochester, respectively.
A research institution that refuses to publish information - appears to be a paradox, doesn't it?
Gov. George E. Pataki recently announced over $200 million in state and private funding to establish the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics, which utilizes supercomputers to analyze biological data.
Over the turn of the New Year, the play of the UB men's basketball team was more in tune of A Christmas Carol.
In the midtown Manhattan headquarters of Andersen, the global consulting company, making professional connections is a routine occurrence.
In order to teach UB students the complex workings of the local economy, the School of Management went straight to the source: Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello.
While a record 82.3 inches of snow shut down much of Buffalo and grabbed national headlines during winter break, UB administrators and students remaining on campus were left none the worse for wear, due in part to emergency preparedness plans that have been improved upon with each successive storm.During the five days from Christmas Eve until Dec.
"They are like their own beer: froth on top, dregs at the bottom, the middle excellent."- Voltaire, referring to the BritishIn 1773, a group of Bostonians, (a level-headed group of Americans as any - "Nomar!") decided having a country of their own would be, quote, "really cool."In order to be granted a country, one of two things needs to happen: win a war or ask the United Nations.
Randy Rocchio and Nick Zieziula of the UB men's tennis team took the 2002 Milwaukee Tennis Classic by storm, advancing to the doubles tournament quarterfinal before bowing out to the number-one-seeded team of Travis Parott and Peter Malacek from the University of Portland 8-4.
Over four months have passed since the Sept. 11 attacks, and while some of the families of the victims have moved on with their lives, many others still have not found any sense of closure.
UB head women's basketball coach Cheryl Dozier is getting her recruiting done a little early this year.The coach announced Tuesday that two early signees have committed to joining the Bulls for the 2002-03 season.
Jim Kelly is a symbol of greatness for the Bills and the city of Buffalo, and it was great to see him get what he deserved in having his own day at Ralph Wilson Stadium as well as having his number retired a few weeks ago.
The UB men's and women's indoor track teams both opened their winter schedule with first-place finishes at the Colgate Invitational last Saturday.Men's ResultsThe men won the competition with a score of 146 points.
To Robert Channing, every mind is like an open book.The mentalist, a performer, lecturer and mind reader, astonished UB's student body Monday night at Slee Hall by demonstrating both his extrasensory perception and sense of humor.Channing has been dumbfounding audiences for nearly 20 years, and has used his mind-reading talents on celebrities like Robin Williams, Whitney Houston and former-President William Clinton.
The University at Buffalo women's swim team easily defeated the competition at University of Akron's Zippy Invitational over the weekend, taking first-place honors.
"Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit."- Bill CosbyAt approximately 10:30 a.m., on July 3, 1980, Michael Richard Lucinski was born in a Niagara Falls hospital.But enough of that.
A majority of residents of Hadley, South Lake and Flint villages and Flickinger Court are now without functional microwaves, leaving students to cook the old-fashioned way - on the stove or in the oven.The University Residence Halls and Apartments recently notified residents that the microwave units installed above the apartment stoves have been recalled by the manufacturer.The Kenmore-brand unit, manufactured by Whirlpool Corporation, allows a buildup of grease inside, leading to a possible fire hazard, said Joseph Krakowiak, director of the University Residence Halls and Apartments.
Performing complex and eccentric compositions, the UB Contemporary Ensemble displayed its taste for the unusual and challenged the minds of the audience as surely as it tested the abilities of the musicians Monday evening in Baird Hall.
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