In true SA fashion, the 2008 inaugural Backyard Bash not only took place on a gloomy day, geared specifically towards overcast kids, it didn't take place outdoors at all.

   Before the Student Association pre-game Concert featuring pop-punk band All Time Low, students were treated to games and prizes at the UB Community Village (aka Alumni Arena). And what better place to show off culture and school spirit than inside a dimly lit gymnasium?  [read more]

The recent fighting between Russia and Georgia hit close to home for two UB physics professors. So close, in fact, that they heard the explosions.

Avto Kharchilava and Ia Iashvili, professors in the Department of Physics, were on their annual summer vacation in their home country when conflict over the Georgian territory of South Ossetia escalated into warfare.  [read more]

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