Judge Lawrence Vilardo wrote that UB's chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) failed to make a valid legal claim, and that his court did not have jurisdiction to hear the case, in which YAF alleged free-speech violations and discrimination by UB officials and the undergraduate Student Association (SA).
Von Hedemann, who became head coach in 2021, said the undergraduate Student Association (SA) requested that he resign as a condition to allow the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams to be reinstated.
865 undergraduates – 72.1% of voters – opted to keep the fee mandatory, while 335 – 27.9% – voted to make it voluntary. Students also elected seven members to the SA Senate.
I invite you to find a place here in Buffalo where you can write your story — and if you have a little extra time, maybe you can join us in writing everyone else’s. It’s a lot of work, and a lot of responsibility, but it’s an honor. 74 years of Spectrum reporters agree.
The resolution calls for an investigation into “ad hoc, dangerous and discriminatory” enforcement of UB policies and demands a public review of University Police protocols.
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel students clashed with each other and with Student Association (SA) President Becky Paul-Odionhin for more than an hour at a tense and sometimes fiery SA Senate meeting Wednesday evening. Attendees argued over experiences of hate and discrimination at UB, and over Paul-Odionhin’s continued blockage of a vote on a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)-backed resolution.
UB dropped its Student-Wide Judiciary case against former UB Council student representative candidate Jack Walsh on Tuesday, after student prosecutors failed to find that he violated an election rule prohibiting dishonesty.
Two pro-Palestinian demonstrations and one pro-Israel rally made their way through UB’s North Campus on Sunday and Monday, extending a tumultuous week of protests on campus that began Wednesday afternoon.
On Friday, protesters gathered in Founders Plaza at 3 p.m. and circled the campus before stopping in the grassy lawn outside of Hochstetter Hall where Wednesday’s attempted encampment, and many of the arrests, occurred.
The undergraduate Student Association (SA) has allocated $314,405 — aside from artist fees, which the SA has not made public — for expenses for this year’s Spring Fest concert.
The May 6 pro-Israel rally drew about 75 demonstrators — a mix of students, faculty and non-university-affiliated community members — and took place on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Assistant Managing Editor Moaz Elazzazi, future Managing Editor Xiola Bagwell, Editor-in-Chief Elect Ricardo Castillo, Managing Editor Ryan Tantalo and Editor-in-Chief Grant Ashley.
About 75 demonstrators attended Monday's pro-Israel rally organized by the Jewish Student Union (JSU).
Classics Club (right) and the Latin American Graduate Student Association (left) won second and third respectively.
EDM Club added rave staples like kandi bracelets a pashmina scarf to their murals.
The mural painting competition was held to “infuse UB pride and spirit back into the Student Union” during renovations.
The Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse in downtown Buffalo.
UB students walk past the Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse after attending a hearing in YAF's lawsuit against the Student Association and UB officials on Friday, April 26, 2024.
The resolution, introduced by council coordinators Aidan Sumrall and Jacob Murphy, says Schulze’s handling of the situation reflects poorly on the college.
SJP members had originally introduced the divestment resolution. One called Paul-Odionhin's decision to block it an "abuse of power."
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