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Shin Earns NYCAC Player of the Week Honors

UB men’s soccer sophomore David Shin (Chonan, S. Korea) was named the NYCAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for the week ending September 19th. Shin scored the game-winning goal in UB’s 1-0 upset win over 12th-ranked East Stroudsburg last week on the road.The Purple Knights are now 3-2 overall […]

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Apathy and the Student Government Elections

Apathy is the lack of enthusiasm or energy, lack of interest in anything, or the absence of motivation to do anything. Apathy is the best word that can be used to describe the group of students who showed up on September 22 and 23, 2004. There were only forty people […]

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Men’s Soccer Updates

9/28Men’s Soccer Ranked 17th in This Week’s NSCAA Division II National PollThe UB men’s soccer team, winners of five straight games, are ranked 17th in the latest NSCAA Division II National Poll. In addition, the Purple Knights are second in the Northeast Region poll. The team is currently led by […]

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Bridgeport Battles Back

Bridgeport Battles Back We have all looked around Bridgeport and seen the run-down and abandoned buildings, the shabby looking streets, and decrepit Victorian homes. But Bridgeport was not always that way. At one time, Bridgeport was the home to numerous manufacturing industries, including the Frisbie Pie Company, which served as […]

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Spotlight on President Neil A. Salonen

When and where were you born?I was born in Long Island, New York in 1945. That would make me a Taurus.What University did you attend and what was your major?I attended Cornell University and majored in Political Science and completed my studies elsewhere. Do you have any advice for the […]

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UBBSC Hosts CEO Night

The University of Bridgeport’s Business School Club held it’s first of two CEO nights this semester on Thursday September 23rd, 2004. The CEO nights have taken on a new title of The Walter Levine (another CEO who spoke at UB last semester) Lecture Series. As always the event started at […]

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Balancing the Budget

Balanced BudgetThe academic year of 2003-2004 saw for the first time in 11 years, a balanced budget for the University of Bridgeport. Yet, due to unforeseen expenses and inadequate management over spending, the year ended with a 2.25 million dollar defecit. This year, under the eye of the new Vice-President […]

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Mathematics Problem of the Week

Any officially registered UB undergraduate student may submit a solution for this problem. Solutions should be submitted to Dr. Eigel through the Math and Science secretary. The office is located on the first floor in Dana Hall. The deadline for submission is nooon on Tuesday, September 21, 2004. A correct […]

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NAUGHTY vs. Nice

Naughty vs. niceNaughty By: Simone Carnegie Beyonce Knowles is quite the naughty girl this year, and why not? ‘Tis theseason to be naughty, right? Wrong? We all can be a bit “naughty” sometimes, whether it is in public or in private. But there’s a time when being “fashionably naughty” just […]