First off, I would like to welcome back all returning students and send out a warm “Welcome to UB!” for those who just transferred here. I hope everyone is having a great start to 2008. Usually I focus on issues in South America, but there are issues going on in […]
Other News
Swimmers Up Record to 4-1
Patchogue, NY- The University of Bridgeport women’s swimming and diving team swept St. Joseph’s College and SUNY Old Westbury 150-80 on Saturday afternoon in a double dual meet hosted St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue, NY. UB nipped St. Joe’s by two points, 112-10, and they defeated SUNY Old Westbury, 150-68. […]
Men’s Basketball Defeats Dowling In ECC Opener, 77-65
Bridgeport, CT-Junior transfer Quentin Martin (White Plains, NY/St. Peter’s College) notched a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds to help the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights to a 77-65 home win over the Dowling College Golden Lions in the East Coast Conference opener for both teams on Wednesday night. […]
Men’s Soccer’s Bracea and Karlsson Earn Conference Awards
Bronx, NY-University of Bridgeport men’s soccer players, senior Bogdan Bracea (Bridgeport, CT) and freshman Henrik Karlsson (Vasteras, Sweden) have been recognized by the East Coast Conference for their outstanding play last week. Bracea was selected as the ECC’s Baden Defensive Player of the Week, and Karlsson was named ECC Baden […]
Women’s Basketball Defeated At C.W. Post, 69-58
Brookville, NY-Sophomore Sidney Parsons (Chandler, AZ) scored 18 points, and classmate Shannon Malone (Melbourne, Australia) had a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, but it was not enough on Saturday afternoon, as the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights lost on the road to the C.W. Post Pioneers, […]
He Said /She Said
She Said…I’d say your best bet is to find out yourself what kind of guy he is. Sure word of mouth can provide some insight and a different outlook and what he’s like, but these other opinions are not always the truth. You’ll never really know until you find out […]
Movie Round Up
Beowulf has everything you’d need for a great movie. It has a great story, an awesome conflict, incredible actors and all of Hollywood’s digital technology thrown behind it. The biggest stumbling block it has is its director.Robert Zemeckis is a good director, but too often he becomes a slave to […]
ZO2 Goes to College
It’s not everyday you get to see a bunch of rock stars take over the University of Bridgeport. On November 17, UB had the honor of having New York City rock band, ZO2 headline its first Rock Fest. When word first came out about the band making an appearance to […]
Sodexho’s Traveling Chef Makes a Stop at UB
Students and staff got a special treat on Thursday, November 15 when Alfonso Soto, Sodexho’s traveling chef arrived at Marina Hall at 7am to prepare a special Japanese culinary exhibition for their enjoyment during International Week. Featured menu items included Grilled Teppanyaki Beef with Spiced Teriyaki Glaze, Daikon Radish Slaw, […]
Knights End Parking Lot under Construction
As we all may know, the Knights End café parking lot is temporarily inaccessibleto the students due to construction that has been going on since Thursday November 1, 2007. The parking lot has been closed off and both entering and exiting are prohibited. For those of you who are oblivious […]