Name: Edina R. OestreicherDepartment: Student Programming and Community ServicesPosition: DirectorHow long have you been working at UB?I am doing my ninth year.What is your job at UB?I am Director of Student Programming and Community Services.Are there any new activities going on that you would like to let everyone know about?Starting […]

AIDS, the real war of terrorDecember 1st was declared World AIDS Day by the United Nations. From California to Singapore, red ribbons were pinned all around the world in the name of awareness on Thursday. The World Health Organization and United Nations have estimated that 37.2 million people and 2.2 […]

Mr. President, where are we going?In 1841, all members of John Tyler’s administration resigned except for one. It was a demand of policy changes. 130 years later, President Jimmy Carter demanded his entire cabinet members to resign; only five original members were left. With two terms, Ronald Reagan, also saw […]

UB students have been accustomed to partying on Thursdays and going on home on Fridays for a long time. VIBE contributed to breaking the “nothing to do on the weekends” curse that has existed on the UB campus for the last few years with their First Annual Fashion Show held […]

I asked the question, “What is exciting about this new program?” to Dr. Setton, Proffessor Kim, and Dr. Ward. Dr. Setton (Academic Chair): It’s the first in the Western world and the whole purpose of the program is to change people’s misperception of the Martial Arts, often derived from the […]

Hijab – a ‘cover, wrap, curtain, veil, screen, [or] partition’. – a simpleheadscarf – the entire ensemble a woman wears that covers her whole body, with theexception of her face, and hands, in loose, opaque, non-distinctive clothing – the philosophy of dressing and acting modestly.[The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern […]

I am the first person to say that freedom of speech is priority number one. Wearing what you want when you want falls into this category alongside freedom from censorship and religious persecution. However, when an article of clothing is as highly charged as a Hijab (simple head scarf worn […]

It is another year back on the fields of Seaside Park. It is another day in the middle of the cold, with everyone bundled up and drinking hot chocolate to stay warm. However, UB students and other fans stayed to watch one of the best events in UB, World Cup […]

Name: Ramel AllenHometown: Bronx, New YorkAge: 25Sport: Men’s BasketballClass: SeniorMajor: Social Science (Sociology)Being 6’10 and on the UB basketball team, Ramel is used to being the object of many misconceptions. In fact, there’s a lot of things about him that you probably would never know, unless you knew him personally, […]

Women’s Basketball Rolls to 5-0 With Win Over MercyThe UB women’s basketball team is off to its best start in six years as the Purple Knights improved to 5-0 with a 68-57 win over Mercy on Wednesday night. The Purple Knights are under the direction of first-year Head Coach Mark […]