VOLUME 31, NUMBER 2 THURSDAY, September 2, 1999
Reporter

Group hug

UB's orientation aides and mascot Victor E. Bull get into the spirit of a new academic year at the New Student Picnic, sponsored by the Office of Student Activities, held Friday in the Student Union courtyard.





1999-2000 budget outcome is 'mixed'
Funding gap means UB faces a 'difficult year financially,' Wagner tells FSEC

Despite major restorations to higher education in the final 1999-2000 state budget passed on Aug. 5, the outcome for UB is "mixed" since SUNY did not receive funding to cover several essential base-budget items, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee was told at its Aug. 25 meeting.
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Recruitment efforts pay off in big way
A more proactive approach in recruiting students via the implementation of an integrated marketing plan by the Office of Admissions has paid off for UB in a big way. Admissions staff have estimated that more than 3,200 freshmen have enrolled in UB for the fall semester, an increase of more than 7 percent over the Fall 1998 freshman enrollment.

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· The semester got off to a roaring start Friday. . .


Top Stories...
· In step with the new season: Marching band's revival will mark UB's return to I-A football
· Studies to be presented at ISEE
· UB aids West Valley nuclear cleanup: Volcanic material 'ideal' for groundwater remediation
· Wednesdays at 4 PLUS sets Fall 1999 schedule
· Obsessed with the macabre: Forthcoming book looks at public fascination with serial killers
· Vocational education is being neglected: Students may face uncertain futures, experts say




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