Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it in dew? Cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two?Well, Willy Wonka may make everything he bakes satisfying and delicious, but now even he is getting a run for his money.It looks as if it could be a salon, a spa, or a women's boutique, but Butterwood is none of those things.
Gloria Johnson is a cycle-ridin' grandma who raps like Fat Joe and is a video game wizard. She's also the unofficial face of Putnam's and one of the most popular employees in the Student Union food spot.At Putnam's she prepares food and cashiers, but her favorite part of the job is preparing members of the UB community for the day ahead."If someone comes through my line and I sense they aren't having a great day, I'll tell them a joke," she said.
Tucked away in a barren lot off of Union Road in Cheektowaga is Moving Miracles, a dance studio where, like other studios, adults and children go to have fun, learn to dance and express themselves freely.What sets this studio apart is these dance students had never been able to express themselves before.Moving Miracles uses dance and movement to help students with mental, emotional and physical disabilities overcome their limitations to express themselves, a process the studio says helps them in all aspects of their lives."There is something majestic about the power of dance, it allows for people to express themselves without using words," said Sheila Dollas, founder and president of Moving Miracles.Dollas' dance career was curtailed after sustaining injury to her back in a college dance class many years ago.
"Extreme Makeover Home Edition" transforms run down shacks into million-dollar mansions, but the average college student would be content with making their bland college living areas simply livable, preferably for as cheap as possible.Most college students who don't live at home are faced with the arduous task of fitting all of their belongings into a tight space, and making it feel like home.
Buffalo's weather is steadily deteriorating, but the African heat will soon overtake Buffalo's chill for a night of food, fun and fashion.
This is not the true story of seven strangers picked to live in a house and have their lives taped, to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real.The real real world doesn't allow for most hip college graduates to live in multi-million dollar pads.
When you have a pet, having to talk to a shrink, calling your ex to reconcile, or being forced to confide in a smelly roommate are no longer solutions to loneliness.
After getting their passports ready, packing their bags and saying their goodbyes, students travel abroad for what is expected to be an educational as well as an enriching cultural experience.The study abroad program at UB offers numerous countries for students to choose from as well as affordable prices and the opportunity to earn credits.Sandra Flash, director of the study abroad program, says that the decision to study abroad should not be based solely on cost, and for some, the fear that it will delay the graduation process."Two preconceived myths that students have about studying abroad is that they can't afford it and that it will delay their graduation; both are not true," said Flash.She said that financial aid can be applied to study abroad programs and 80 percent of UB students that study abroad do fulfill their requirements as well as gain the most rewarding experience of their life.For some, the rewarding part came from simply bizarre experiences, things that could never be taught in a classroom setting.
Weeks after moving into their much-hyped apartments, some residents at the University Village at Sweethome are questioning how sweet their accommodations really are.The brand new apartment complex, which houses 827 residents across from North Campus on Sweet Home Road, has failed to live up to the expectations of many residents who say it is due to a lack of preparation.
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