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Word of Mouth

What do you like about the holidays in Western New York?

Send your response to ub-word-of-mouth@buffalo.edu and we’ll publish the responses we receive in the next online UB Reporter.

  • Katherine and I greatly enjoy having a genuine winter season, highlighted by the holidays, simply because it is winter. For two imports from warmer climes, an authentic winter—with plenty of that famous Buffalo snow—completes the holiday feeling for the two of us.

    President John B. Simpson

  • The beautiful display of lights throughout the area. Anyone who travels through the city, suburbs or even rural areas is treated to the amazing, often elaborate and frequently mind-boggling ways in which people decorate their homes. Taking in these sights on a crisp, clear winter night never ceases to energize me and lift up my spirits.

    Danis J. Gehl, B.A. ’74, M.S. ’87, Ph.D. ’06
    Associate Executive Director/Director of Education
    Educational Opportunity Center

  • The most remarkable thing is that [Buffalonians] know how to share the spirit of the holidays with others less fortunate and people far away from home. Several of my students tell me about neighbors and sometimes even strangers who open their homes and invite them to dinner and the festivities. I like very much that people here enjoy themselves in sharing what they have with others.

    Alex B. Ampadu
    Assistant Professor
    School of Management

Readers weigh in on last week’s question.

Where’s your favorite spot on campus to watch the snow fly?

My favorite spot to watch the snow fly while on the South Campus is my office at the University at Buffalo Child Care Center in Butler Annex A. The children are all bundled up in colorful outerwear, playing in the safe playground area outside, while I peer out from my window in my warm room.

Patti Brocato
Staff Assistant
UB Child Care Center

The best place to watch snow fly is out in it, walking home from work after sunset. The spot near the Main/Bailey intersection is the prettiest part of the walk on this end of the South Campus, as there are still a few pine trees and grassy areas.

William K. Wachob
Assistant Dean for Resource Management
School of Nursing

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