Community organizations from across the Buffalo area filled the Campbell Student Union Quad during Bengal Pause Tuesday as part of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center’s Volunteer Fair and Sept. 11 National Day of Service. Thirty-four organizations took part in the fair, with 10 organizations bringing activities for […]
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Student Union renovations continue
As the semester starts up, the ongoing renovations to the Campbell Student Union are beginning to take shape. Over the summer, Associate Director of Student Life Sarah Velez said the contractors have poured concrete for a new outdoor dining deck and completed the new middle staircase and ceiling […]
Phase three of the smoking ban held up
Although scheduled to begin this September, phase three of the Smoke-Free, Tobacco-Free Policy Implementation Plan is not yet underway. Due to prolonged negotiations between the human resource management office and some of the unions on campus, such as the United University Professions and the Civil Service Employees Association, […]
Student shot several blocks from campus
The first weekend of the fall 2012 semester went off with a bang – literally – after a Buffalo State student was shot and several students were robbed in the neighborhoods surrounding campus. In the first incident, Jabril Muhammad and two acquaintances were beaten and robbed by six […]
Students live in lofts
Due to the closure of Tower Four for renovations, Buffalo State students without housing on campus were forced to relocate to the Lofts at 136 in downtown Buffalo at the start of the fall 2012 semester. The Lofts at 136, a student housing complex on North Division Street, […]
Muhammad to stay at Buffalo State after shooting
Buffalo State freshman Jabril Muhammad is just happy to be alive. The last thing the 18-year-old expected when he and two friends decided to go out after a cross country meet on the night of Aug. 31 was a gunshot wound to his arm. But that’s exactly what happened […]
New faces make up USG Exec Board
The United Students Government’s 36th Legislature’s Executive Board will have a different look this fall, with two new faces serving as interim executive vice president and treasurer. Sara Garfinkle will return as the president of USG. Christina Germann will serve as interim executive vice president and Justine Britten […]
Students take part in mapping project
Buffalo State is leading the way on an initiative designed to help Western New York communities keep their waterways clean and usable for residents. The Western New York Stormwater Coalition Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Mapping Project sets out to find manholes, drainage pipes and drainage inlets […]
Fall 2012 Academic Schedule
Monday, Aug. 27 — Classes begin Monday, Sept. 3 –Labor Day, no classes Monday, Nov. 12 –Veterans Day, no classes Wednesday, Nov. 21 – Saturday, Nov. 24 –Thanksgiving Day Recess, no classes Friday, Dec. 7 –Study Day, no classes Monday, Dec. 10 – Thursday, […]
USG budget conditionally approved
The United Students Government proposed budget has been submitted for approval by school President Aaron Podolefsky, leaving some student organizations unhappy. The proposed budget is for $1.4 million, roughly the same as last year’s budget. Several attempts to obtain a copy of the proposed budget were unsuccessful. […]