On December 1st, the global community celebrated World AIDS Day. This day was meant to raise AIDS awareness, promote safe sexual behaviors, and raise funds to apply towards finding a cure. In the spirit of safe sex and the Holiday season, I have decided to highlight a few unwanted Christmas […]
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Alcholic’s Corner
Merry Christmas!! Well, OK, so it’s not quite Christmas yet, but it is the last time I will be speaking to any of you out there in reader land until the new year. Jesus, it seems like we just started and now everyone is going nuts over those final papers […]
Greek Council Presents: “Too Funny!
On December 2nd, The University of Bridgeport’s Greek Council held its “Too Funny” comedy show to benefit the victims of the recent hurricanes. The Greek Council consists of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Lambda Sigma Upsilon Fraternity, Inc. and Sigma […]
Soul Beat @ Hip-Hop Fest
UB undergraduate students and Soul Beat members, Masanobu Shimahara and Katsuaki Ikeda, gave an outstanding performance at the 7th Annual San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest on November 17 and 19. As the first ever dance festival devoted to hip hop, the DanceFest featured a variety of styles, including basic hip […]
Drug War near Colombian Border
For all the readers out there that think drugs are just imported and exported without consequences, you should think again. Drug trafficking is an ongoing issue, not just in the U.S., but other countries as well. Colombia’s neighbor, Venezuela, is doing all they can to stop Colombians from producing and […]
UB: International Education Week
#8220;International Education Week improves the UB campus by promoting internationalism and educating students in cultural awareness. I feel this year was a tremendous success, only brought out by full participation of the clubs, students and faculty.” Obakeng Phiri President of the International Awareness Club.International Education week was hosted by Sodexho, […]
A Growing Concern in Japan
The question of who will succeed presiding Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is on the minds of the Japanese people due to the decline of his popularity with the public including members of his own party. Known as a reformer, Koizumi focused on restructuring the long-running Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), decreasing […]
War Losing Popularity
Iraq…., this is the war that everybody hears about everyday and the war that everybody struggles with. Whether one supports Pres. Bush’s agenda of waging the international war on terrorism or not, one can’t help but regret the way things are turning out in this war and wonder how this […]
Volleyball Earns Top Seed in ECAC Tournament
CAPE COD, Mass. (November 14, 2005) – University of Bridgeport has been selected the top seed in the 2005 ECAC Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship. The Purple Knights enter the tournament with an overall record of 17-12. The tournament is a four-team field with the semifinal and championship rounds being […]
Bridgeport Defeats Caldwell
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 13) -Mark Price hit four three-pointers to lead Bridgeport to an 84-64 win against Caldwell Sunday at Disney’s Division II Tip-Off Classic at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. Price, a 6-foot senior guard, scored 22 points on 7-for-11 shooting including 4-for-6 […]