Here are some photos I took from Saturday's snow storm.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Snow Photos from the UB Campus
By: Chris Hogan
Here are some photos I took from Saturday's snow storm.
Here are some photos I took from Saturday's snow storm.
Academic Resource Center new location to open Nov. 28
By: Chris Hogan
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) will be relocating from the third floor of Charles Dana Hall to the fifth floor of Wahlstrom Library on November 28 according to George Estrada, Vice President of Facilities.
It will include plenty of space for multiple usage at a time. Estrada told me that there will be private rooms for study sessions with peer tutors and two classrooms that will be used with comfortable seating and wireless Internet. Another added benefit will be an area designated for all new computers for students to use during their time spent there.
Estrada said that the move comes at a critical time since final exams will follow a few weeks after the move and he expects that it will be a major improvement over the current one.
Picture of Charles Dana Hall
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) will be relocating from the third floor of Charles Dana Hall to the fifth floor of Wahlstrom Library on November 28 according to George Estrada, Vice President of Facilities.
It will include plenty of space for multiple usage at a time. Estrada told me that there will be private rooms for study sessions with peer tutors and two classrooms that will be used with comfortable seating and wireless Internet. Another added benefit will be an area designated for all new computers for students to use during their time spent there.
Estrada said that the move comes at a critical time since final exams will follow a few weeks after the move and he expects that it will be a major improvement over the current one.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
UB Soccer Teams to Play at Knights Field on Sunday
By: Chris Hogan
Due to the inclement weather that most of New England dealt with on Saturday, it forced the University of Bridgeport women's and men's soccer to have their games at Queens College postponed. Both games will now be played at Knights Field on the UB campus on Sunday. The women's game will be at 3 p.m. and the men's at 6 p.m.
The Lady Purple Knights have already clinched the East Coast Conference regular season title and will take on the number four seed at Knights Field on Thursday at 6 p.m. If the regular season ended today, Bridgeport host Molloy College in the semi-final round.
The men's soccer team right now is ranked third in the ECC and their final regular season rank for the conference tournament will depend on their results tomorrow against Queens and how N.Y.I.T. finishes against St. Thomas Aquinas College. In order to get the second seed, the Purple Knights need win on Sunday and see N.Y.I.T. loose or tie with STAC.
Due to the inclement weather that most of New England dealt with on Saturday, it forced the University of Bridgeport women's and men's soccer to have their games at Queens College postponed. Both games will now be played at Knights Field on the UB campus on Sunday. The women's game will be at 3 p.m. and the men's at 6 p.m.
The Lady Purple Knights have already clinched the East Coast Conference regular season title and will take on the number four seed at Knights Field on Thursday at 6 p.m. If the regular season ended today, Bridgeport host Molloy College in the semi-final round.
The men's soccer team right now is ranked third in the ECC and their final regular season rank for the conference tournament will depend on their results tomorrow against Queens and how N.Y.I.T. finishes against St. Thomas Aquinas College. In order to get the second seed, the Purple Knights need win on Sunday and see N.Y.I.T. loose or tie with STAC.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
UB Women's Soccer Preview at Queens College
By: Chris Hogan
When the Purple Knights head to Flushing, N.Y. Saturday afternoon to face ECC rival Queens College, they will have one thing on their mind and that is to finish the regular season 16-0, before hosting the conference playoffs next week at Knights Field.
This will be the first match between the two schools this season and over the past four meetings Bridgeport is 2-1-1 against the Knights, who are currently fifth in the ECC with a 7-6-1 (3-2-1 in conference play) overall record.
Queens ranks only second to Bridgeport in the ECC in goals, goals per game and assists. The Knights are led by senior forward Andrea Slavin, who leads the team with nine goals and 19 points, while junior forward Brittany Silipo is second with seven goals and 18 points. Silipo also leads the conference in shots with 56. Junior goalkeeper Allison Breakey has a .783 save percentage and is second only behind Bridgeport's Julia Hansson in goals against average (GAA) with a 0.91 average.
The Purple Knights are currently tied with Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) for the fewest goals allowed in Division II women's soccer with three. Hansson and Rollins's Michelle Dillingham are also ranked one and two in the nation in save percentage and goals against average. Senior forwards Kasey Kenny and Julia Colley have been on fire over the past two games. Kenny has one goal and three assists while Colley has three goals and one assist.
Gametime is set for 11:30 a.m. in Flushing, N.Y.
When the Purple Knights head to Flushing, N.Y. Saturday afternoon to face ECC rival Queens College, they will have one thing on their mind and that is to finish the regular season 16-0, before hosting the conference playoffs next week at Knights Field.
This will be the first match between the two schools this season and over the past four meetings Bridgeport is 2-1-1 against the Knights, who are currently fifth in the ECC with a 7-6-1 (3-2-1 in conference play) overall record.
Queens ranks only second to Bridgeport in the ECC in goals, goals per game and assists. The Knights are led by senior forward Andrea Slavin, who leads the team with nine goals and 19 points, while junior forward Brittany Silipo is second with seven goals and 18 points. Silipo also leads the conference in shots with 56. Junior goalkeeper Allison Breakey has a .783 save percentage and is second only behind Bridgeport's Julia Hansson in goals against average (GAA) with a 0.91 average.
The Purple Knights are currently tied with Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) for the fewest goals allowed in Division II women's soccer with three. Hansson and Rollins's Michelle Dillingham are also ranked one and two in the nation in save percentage and goals against average. Senior forwards Kasey Kenny and Julia Colley have been on fire over the past two games. Kenny has one goal and three assists while Colley has three goals and one assist.
Gametime is set for 11:30 a.m. in Flushing, N.Y.
More UB Men's Soccer Senior Day Photos
By: Chris Hogan
Here are some more photos of the UB men's soccer team from Thursday match vs. SNHU.
Senior forward Josh Pelligrini and his family along with coach Brian Quinn
Senior forward Patric Brundin and his family along with coach Brian Quinn
Senior forward Patric Brundin receiving his framed photo from Meghan Kavanagh
Senior midfielder Tim Stipo with coaches Brian Quinn and Pete Doneit
Senior backfielder Bill Piard with coach Brian Quinn
Here are some more photos of the UB men's soccer team from Thursday match vs. SNHU.
Three modern Twitter versions one click away
By: Chris Hogan
Managing News Editor
Nowadays, Twitter has become one of the most essential social media networks and active users have turned to more advanced desktop versions to use tweet daily. Most users operate Twitter by their main site from their site but not many people realize that free applications and social media websites including TweetDeck, Seesmic for Desktop and HootSuite that can help you tweet more effectively and organize your Twitter account to your liking.
1. TweetDeck (Owned by Twitter and Founded July, 2008). Website: TweetDeck.com
Positives: Regarded as the must use Twitter desktop version by many media workers and writers. Provides a clean columnar interface that separates tweets, mentions and direct messages. Contains an effective twitter feed that is constantly running thoroughly and the gives you the ability to edit incoming or your own tweets. Allows you to access and manage multiple accounts at once and sent your tweets to Facebook as status updates.
Negatives: Doesn't provide a clear cut search tab on the program and can be confusing to manage with the multitude buttons it contains.
Tweetdeck Layout
2. HootSuite (Owned by Invoke Media and Founded December, 2008) Website: Hootsuite.com
Positives: Introduces the most effective and efficient interface with four separate columns that contains tweets, mentions, direct messages and a sent tweets, which TweetDeck doesn't incorporate into their layout. Allows you to connect with other networks consisting of WordPress, LinkedIn, Foursquare and Facebook in one click. Contains a useful twitter search and allocates you to see how many times a day your followers or the people you are following tweet.
Negatives: Can only be accessed when using the Internet. Doesn't provide a constant stream of incoming tweets and you will have to manually click the refresh button to view new updates.
Hootsuite Layout
3. Seesmic for Desktop (Owned by Loic Le Muir and Founded June, 2008) Website: Seesmic.com
Positives: Functions with a similar columnar layout similar to TweetDeck with a continuous stream of tweets and trending topics. Search button is very accessible at the top right hand corner and it provides a variety of updates from whatever you are searching.
Negatives: When new updates appear an annoying ticking noise alerts you of them. It does it continuously. Doesn't feature an easy navigation method and the font sizes of the tweets can't be customized.
Seesmic for Desktop Layout
Managing News Editor
Nowadays, Twitter has become one of the most essential social media networks and active users have turned to more advanced desktop versions to use tweet daily. Most users operate Twitter by their main site from their site but not many people realize that free applications and social media websites including TweetDeck, Seesmic for Desktop and HootSuite that can help you tweet more effectively and organize your Twitter account to your liking.
1. TweetDeck (Owned by Twitter and Founded July, 2008). Website: TweetDeck.com
Positives: Regarded as the must use Twitter desktop version by many media workers and writers. Provides a clean columnar interface that separates tweets, mentions and direct messages. Contains an effective twitter feed that is constantly running thoroughly and the gives you the ability to edit incoming or your own tweets. Allows you to access and manage multiple accounts at once and sent your tweets to Facebook as status updates.
Negatives: Doesn't provide a clear cut search tab on the program and can be confusing to manage with the multitude buttons it contains.
2. HootSuite (Owned by Invoke Media and Founded December, 2008) Website: Hootsuite.com
Positives: Introduces the most effective and efficient interface with four separate columns that contains tweets, mentions, direct messages and a sent tweets, which TweetDeck doesn't incorporate into their layout. Allows you to connect with other networks consisting of WordPress, LinkedIn, Foursquare and Facebook in one click. Contains a useful twitter search and allocates you to see how many times a day your followers or the people you are following tweet.
Negatives: Can only be accessed when using the Internet. Doesn't provide a constant stream of incoming tweets and you will have to manually click the refresh button to view new updates.
3. Seesmic for Desktop (Owned by Loic Le Muir and Founded June, 2008) Website: Seesmic.com
Positives: Functions with a similar columnar layout similar to TweetDeck with a continuous stream of tweets and trending topics. Search button is very accessible at the top right hand corner and it provides a variety of updates from whatever you are searching.
Negatives: When new updates appear an annoying ticking noise alerts you of them. It does it continuously. Doesn't feature an easy navigation method and the font sizes of the tweets can't be customized.
The UB Community’s Perspective on The hUB
By: Chris Hogan
Managing News Editor
Over the past month, as everyone has adjusted to the opening and convergence of the hUB into the old small dining hall in Marina, there has been mixed reaction about the move. There have been some encouraging responses about the wide variety of food selections and a few pessimistic ones about not having Knights End Café around anymore.
In order to satisfy everyone's needs, Sodexo Dining Services has decided to incorporate several important changes going forward. According to Corey Baker, Resident Dining Supervisor at Marina, they plan to start up the weekly food committee starting every Friday starting Oct. 21, in which the student body can to voice their opinions on what changes they would like to see in the hUB.
"I want the students to give us positive feedback with what they like and what things they would want more of," Baker said. "If a lot of students come [to these meetings] then change will happen because the request [process] will be important [to us]."
There have been several parts of campus that have been impacted by the closure of Knight's End Café and the longer commute to Marina including residents of Bodine Hall and students of the Fones School of Dental Hygiene.
Freshman Rodney McDaniel, who resides in Bodine, said that his usual plans when getting food on campus have changed with all the changes.
"I went to Knights more [often] on the weekends because it was more convenient [for me]," he said. "Now I just eat whatever I have in my dorm to avoid the walk [to Marina]."
Some other concerns that have been raised from the students in general are the increased prices on the menus and longer walk and the discontinuation of popular food items that Knight's once had. Baker mentioned that most of those favorites will be brought back on weekly basis such as quesadillas, chicken wings and fajitas.
Another person that has been affected is second year dental hygiene student Nataly Posada, who said the students in the curriculum have difficulties having lunch with little time.
"We are part of the program in the dental hygiene school that not having a place to go nearby is affecting us a lot," Posada said. "We do not have a long lunch time and we can't walk or drive to Marina all the time."
The hUB has noticed some other noteworthy changes since it opened including the rapid increase in delivering student food orders in a timely manner, according to Scribe Café and The hUB dining supervisor Tony Panzella. Despite the positive turnaround in customer service, there are no immediate plans to reopen Knights despite students wanting it back. There is talk about possibly transforming the vacant space into a study and hangout place with numerous vending machines with frozen/prepackaged meals.
Baker stresses that the food committee meetings will rely on the students because of the encouraging outcome it can have.
"Jenn [Currier, Sodexo General Manager], Craig [Ronson, Catering Manager] and myself [want to see] positive change come [from the students] speaking their minds and letting us know the positives and negatives [of what we offer]," Baker said. "It is the most important thing students can do because we listen [to them]."
Managing News Editor
Over the past month, as everyone has adjusted to the opening and convergence of the hUB into the old small dining hall in Marina, there has been mixed reaction about the move. There have been some encouraging responses about the wide variety of food selections and a few pessimistic ones about not having Knights End Café around anymore.
In order to satisfy everyone's needs, Sodexo Dining Services has decided to incorporate several important changes going forward. According to Corey Baker, Resident Dining Supervisor at Marina, they plan to start up the weekly food committee starting every Friday starting Oct. 21, in which the student body can to voice their opinions on what changes they would like to see in the hUB.
"I want the students to give us positive feedback with what they like and what things they would want more of," Baker said. "If a lot of students come [to these meetings] then change will happen because the request [process] will be important [to us]."
There have been several parts of campus that have been impacted by the closure of Knight's End Café and the longer commute to Marina including residents of Bodine Hall and students of the Fones School of Dental Hygiene.
Freshman Rodney McDaniel, who resides in Bodine, said that his usual plans when getting food on campus have changed with all the changes.
"I went to Knights more [often] on the weekends because it was more convenient [for me]," he said. "Now I just eat whatever I have in my dorm to avoid the walk [to Marina]."
Some other concerns that have been raised from the students in general are the increased prices on the menus and longer walk and the discontinuation of popular food items that Knight's once had. Baker mentioned that most of those favorites will be brought back on weekly basis such as quesadillas, chicken wings and fajitas.
Another person that has been affected is second year dental hygiene student Nataly Posada, who said the students in the curriculum have difficulties having lunch with little time.
"We are part of the program in the dental hygiene school that not having a place to go nearby is affecting us a lot," Posada said. "We do not have a long lunch time and we can't walk or drive to Marina all the time."
The hUB has noticed some other noteworthy changes since it opened including the rapid increase in delivering student food orders in a timely manner, according to Scribe Café and The hUB dining supervisor Tony Panzella. Despite the positive turnaround in customer service, there are no immediate plans to reopen Knights despite students wanting it back. There is talk about possibly transforming the vacant space into a study and hangout place with numerous vending machines with frozen/prepackaged meals.
Baker stresses that the food committee meetings will rely on the students because of the encouraging outcome it can have.
"Jenn [Currier, Sodexo General Manager], Craig [Ronson, Catering Manager] and myself [want to see] positive change come [from the students] speaking their minds and letting us know the positives and negatives [of what we offer]," Baker said. "It is the most important thing students can do because we listen [to them]."
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