Nine students (Lyon Leslie, Wilfred Amuri, Kenneth Amuri, Bertrand Simon, Keyon Benneth, Jovin Joy, Ike Mogbana, Mohammed Ibrahim and I) in a joint sponsorship effort between The Student Government Association, and the Engineering Department attended the National Society of Black Engineers (NESBE) National Convention.NESBE is an Organization that focuses on […]
Other News
Changes on Campus: Fones School of Dental Hygiene
Those students who have already taken advantage of the unbelievably cheap price of a dental cleaning (five dollars) at our school of dental hygiene, have experienced the services first hand of the ninety dental hygiene students currently enrolled in the clinic on campus. Upon speaking with the school’s clinic director, […]
Changes on Campus: Acupuncture Institute
Started in January of 2002, the Acupuncture Institute is without competition, the newest department on campus, which is not a surprise as the entire study of acupuncture has been virtually unknown to the western world until 1972 when President Nixon visited China. The introduction of this ancient far eastern practice […]
UB Wins College Prize
On March 30th, a team from the University of Bridgeport won the college prize at the WorldQuest 2006, an annual contest sponsored by the World Affairs Forum. Other universities present included University of Connecticut, Stamford and Norwalk Community College. It was also the first time Yale University participated. This year […]
Martial Arts Gold Medal
Martial Arts major, Josh Thompson, grabbed top medals at this year’s Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) New England Karate Championships.Held on Sunday, April 2nd, Thompson received gold and silver medals in a tournament with over 170 participants.In both short weapon and long weapon competition he won first in his division. He […]
Immigration Bill Sparks Protest
About a week ago some events were going on that many people may not pay a lot of attention to especially people such as myself who do not watch the news very often. People were talking about protests going on around the U.S. over an immigration bill that might be […]
Kevin Jeffreys Named ECAC Division II Men’s Basketball All-Star
The University of Bridgeport’s Kevin Jeffreys (Bridgeport, CT) was named to the 2006 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Men’s Basketball All-Star second team, as voted on by ECAC coaches Wednesday.In addition to being named an ECAC All-Star, Jeffreys earned first team All-NYCAC and NYCAC All-Tournament Team honors this […]
Iran Accuses US in Nuclear Program Debate
On Sunday April 9, a statement was made by Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi regarding Iran’s nuclear-energy related endeavors. “This is a psychological war launched by Americans because they feel angry and desperate regarding Iran’s nuclear dossier” was the point set forth by Asefi and other Iranian representatives. The […]
Softball Splits With Southern Conn
The Purple Knights rebounded from a disappointing performance in the first game of their non-conference doubleheader today to come from behind and earn a spit on the day.In the first game of the doubleheader the Purple Knights committed five errors and gave resulting in five unearned runs in a 7-0 […]
Misinonile Hits Grand Slam For UB
WATERBURY, CT-The UB baseball squad dismantled the Post University Eagle baseball team, 12-7, with one swing of the bat, handing Post their fifth straight loss, in a Division II non-conference game played at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury.The Purple Knights (5-10) broke open a 2-2 game with a Joseph Misinonile (West […]