For the past 12 years, the campus bowling alley located in the John J. Cox Student Center has been an eyesore and unattended to. Now as this spring semester comes to a close, there is a possibility that the bowling alley could be the next project on UB’s agenda this […]
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Issue 8 2011-2012
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Wisteria 2012 officially cancelled
After over 60 years of a University of Bridgeport tradition, it was announced on Friday, March 30 that the annual senior event, called Wisteria, has been cancelled. It was not only cancelled for Friday, April 27, but possibly indefinitely. Wisteria, a formal dance hosted by the graduating class each year […]
A 24 year hiatus no more
In order for UB to make a name for itself, there was a lot of chatter among the Student Programming Board [SPB] on how to bring back excitement to the campus this spring. Dating back to last October, the idea of having a spring concert was a student movement project […]
SLEEP: You Need it or Need More of it
According to the 2005 Sleep in America Poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, 71% of American adults receive less than 8 hours of sleep during the night on a typical weekday. Quality and quantity of sleep, or lack of it, affects all aspects of our lives, from health and […]
The Two Sides to SGA
On February 2, 2012 Julian Sampson, former class president for the class of 2014, tagged a number of people on Facebook in his note entitled “What You Need to Know (My Article) SGA.” In the note, Sampson expresses his regret for even becoming class president. The major factor that led […]
Are you being ripped off with your Meal Plan?
College students may agree that money is an important, if not the most important, factor throughout the duration of each semester. When one feels threatened by the deficiency of rightly deserved funds, it is likely to cause a lot of confusion and possibly loss of trust. Therefore, when numbers of […]
New Recycling Program coming to UB next month
When last fall semester started, the Student Government Association (SGA) outlined some of their top priorities for the entire year and one of them was to improve the recycling process around the campus since it was lacking. Now as March approaches, SGA and UB administration plans to launch its “Campus Wide Recycling Program” […]
Coming Soon To Your Vending Machines: PLAN B
Now, when you go to the vending machine for your casual snacks in your universities, next to your bag of pretzels and bag of snickers candy, soon there will be the so- called “morning- after pill,” Plan B. Plan B is an over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pill to be taken up […]
Issue 6 2011-2012
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