So I picked up a copy of UB’s student magazine, “The Generation”. In general, I don’t like the magazine at all and therefore have vowed to only pick it up when there is an interesting cover (i.e. Thomas Vanek) but the latest issue’s coverstory was the student populations effect on the environment so being the Urban Planning fiend I am, I picked up a copy. Inside I found a well written article about the NFTA student pass system and how UB has not signed on. The alleged reason for UB students not having the pass provided to them is the demand is in question. Okay…so seemingly every school that is significantly smaller than UB has the pass but UB won’t have enough demand? Please, if 30% of the students used it (grad students included) then that would be more than the entire student body of Daemen College so end of arguement there. We already pay $30 in tuition for our super duper “UB Stampede” bus service, and extra $25 for a pass that takes us all over the Buffalo-Niagara region would be great for Buffalo. Unlike the other schools around here, UB has a significant amount of people who are completley unfamiliar with Buffalo (and of course only have the preconcieve notion that all of Buffalo is a dump of fat people who just watch Bills games and eat wings during 24/7/365 blizzards). Wouldn’t it be great if these out-of-region students could have a convenient way to witness downtown for themselves?
Granted, the stubborn Long Islanders will never say Downtown Buffalo is great, or that our pizza is eddible, but if they see something to do Downtown, they will do it. Being one of the few locals who dorms, I end up getting random calls from people all the time about “where is this?” “how do I get to that” “what is there?”. Usually they all find it too inconvenient so they just stay back in the isolated society that is UB North Campus. With a NFTA Student Pass, the chances of future UB alum looking back and having positive memories of Buffalo-the city, and not just the not-so-stunning architechture of North Campus with its surrounding trees till kingdom come, increase greatly. And with a student body of 27,000 and increasing-that will only help.

Ive been waiting on this story about buffalo + and one china man for way too long…

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A Chinese performance artist appeared in city court Monday for wading naked into the rapids above Niagara Falls as part of a stunt that went wrong.

He Yun Chang, 38, of Beijing, was charged with disorderly conduct and exposing himself in public, both violations, after being arrested by Niagara Park Police on Saturday afternoon. He was ordered to return to court Nov. 4.

Police said the man stripped off his clothes and waded to within 40 to 50 metres of the brink of the falls. He tried anchoring himself with a rope to an unknown object, intending to stay in the water for 24 hours, but the knot came loose and so he began making his way back to shore.

A tourist, concerned the man was attempting suicide, called park police, who took him out of the water.

Two University of Buffalo students who were filming the stunt also were charged with disorderly conduct.

Chang, who on Friday sat naked in a Plexiglas box full of wet concrete in front of a Buffalo art gallery as part of another stunt, is in the United States for a University at Buffalo exhibit called The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art.

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Why wasnt this shit top story on the local news? This man has potential to become a underground hero in B-Lo.

well that’s it, expect more down low news on the nittty gritty buffalo shit.

The UB Bulls basketball home opener is this weekend, and while I’m stoked to see “Hot” Rod Middleton, Calvin Cage and Yassin “The Dream” Idbihi light it up, I’m really intrigued by the women’s game.

New coach Lauren Hill-MacDonald is a proven winner, and UB has some real quality talent in Heather Turner and Stephanie Bennett. Even Brooke Meunier is back, a real sharpshooter. I have a feeling this team, with it’s young core already with a year of experience together, will really respond to a coach who has been to the NCAA tourney with two different teams and has coached in the WNBA.

While last year was the year of the men’s team (and I really think they’ll be a MAC force this year), I have a feeling we’re going to see a women’s team that turns it around the most.

The games are this Friday at Alumni Arena, women’s tip-off at 6, men’s at 8.

It happened my friends, UB beat Kent State this afternoon 10-6…our first road/division/overall win of the year! And with that…enjoy your Saturday night.

This is Phillip Warren of the UB Bulls. Freshman fullback who averages almost 5 yards a carry. Long story short, he’s probably the best thing UB Football has going for itself. I saw this picture and I just had to post it.

Oh my friends, I find this picture so sterotypical and pretty fuckin hilarious too.

Our mighty Bulls take on Kent State today (which has one more win than us), lets see if we can pull off our first road/conference/overall win of they year!