A majority of the students who used the services of the Academic Resource Center again earned a 2.0 or higher grade point average during the 2003-2004 academic year. Each year the majority increases; this time it was 77%. Does this mean that students who visit the ARC earn better grades? […]

Thursday September 2, 2004, UB held its annual opening convocation, marking its 78th year as an academic institution. Convocation is really a time to welcome faculty, returning students and most importantly, new students. It addresses the new incoming class, introducing them to UB with the purpose of sharing encouraging words […]

Westport attorney Leo Nevas, a member of the University of Bridgeport Class of 1931 and a leader in international human rights, told UB graduates to keep their aim high and to apply their skills to lower the individual and international barriers that lead to wars.Nevas was the principal speaker and […]

Dear UB students, faculty, staff and alumni,Hello! It’s been about 5 weeks and I just wanted to get out a short summer edition of The Scribe Online to let people know about some of the past events that wouldn’t otherwise be covered during the school year. Thanks to John Daley […]

The UB men’s soccer team opened up with a pair of games against nationally-ranked opponents over the weekend. On Friday evening, the Purple Knights dropped a 2-1 decision to #19 Franklin Pierce, falling on a late goal with just over one minute remaining. Randy Jean-Baptiste scored the goal for UB. […]

A young man of a tender age awoke to the sounds of a strumming guitar. He followed that acoustic vibration to a man in a leather coat and sun shades, sitting on a hood of a Ford pickup. The man strummed over and over again, chewing a single stick of […]

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. “Easy Living” is a program instituted during this last school year, which significantly reduced the cost of living on campus. The more credits a student has accumulated, the lower the rate of room and board. For example, seniors paid $2,200 for a double-as-a-double and meal plan (fall 2003/spring 2004), […]

Do you like Gelatos? It’s a little different from ice cream… but how can you make it? Who would ever think of making this ‘complicated-sounding’ dessert? You have all those ice cream makers, but gelato lovers… it’s different right? How about making gelato at your house with potatoes? Well it’s […]

These days, it is very common to see advertisements for drugs that decrease the amount cholesterol in the blood. In addition, various aspects of the media have a lot to say on heart disease and its relationship with cholesterol levels. In this issue of the scribe I wanted to address […]