Walking through the residence halls past the open doors one might hear a ding and know that someone has sent a message or received a reply on America Online's Instant Messenger.
Walking to my class the other day, I took notice for the first time of how many students were walking and talking on their cell phones.
When the college rankings last year from the Princeton Review labeled UB's dorms as dungeons, many students didn't object.
In a few weeks' time, the United States will mark the one-year anniversary of Sept. 11. Although the day will be memorialized for years to come, will Americans spend it as a day of mourning and remembrance, as they do Memorial Day, or as a celebration of patriotism, in the likeness of the Fourth of July?Since Sept.
The Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society's UB chapter hosted a 12-hour dance-a-thon beginning Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m.
Students walking through Talbert Hall in the academic spine have probably noticed that while Bert's Diner is bustling at lunchtime, its neighbor's doors have remained shut since before winter break.
After a series of failed operations, attendance at the Market Arcade Film and Arts Centre is growing, proving that even through the cold winter months in downtown Buffalo people are willing to bear the elements to see a good film.Managed by Dipson Theatres and owned by the city of Buffalo, the once-troubled theater complex has found its groove, attracting a growing audience by screening a combination of independent and commercial films and hosting a number of film series and festivals.UB English professors Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian are responsible for Market Arcade's pioneer film series, the Buffalo Film Seminars.Jackson, who is also a member of the MAFAC Inc. board of directors, and Christian were asked by Mike McCarthy, a Buffalo city lawyer, if they would be interested in teaching a college class at the complex and opening the course to local residents, as well as university students."We love getting the students downtown to see the city, and the mixture of students, film enthusiasts and other local residents attending the films makes for great conversation and discussions afterwards," said Jackson.Rather than limit the theater's screenings to strictly independent and art films or strictly commercial and mainstream films, Dipson set out to combine a variety of film categories under one roof.
Going to class is the last thing on the minds of many students when May rolls around. Students who don't mind sitting inside on a beautiful summer day or who may need the summer months to supplement their coursework, however, can take advantage of UB's summer session offerings.
On a campus with a student body that numbers in the thousands, I have discovered an intriguing fact: the phrases "good morning," "hello," and "fine, thanks" do not exist in the vocabularies of the vast majority of the population.Each day I perform an experiment that I began in childhood: when I pass people in hallways or on the sidewalk - concentrate, now, this is the complex part - I talk to them.
There are three organizations for Jewish students at UB: the Chabad House, Hillel of Buffalo and the Jewish Student Union.
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