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DeFrantz to speak at sports day
Olympic bronze medalist Anita L. DeFrantz will be the featured speaker at UB’s 18th annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) on Saturday.
DeFrantz, who captained the U.S. women's rowing team that won a bronze medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, will speak at 3:30 p.m. in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus. UB student-athletes also will give a presentation as part of the Slee program.
A member of the International Olympic Committee, DeFrantz served as the IOC’s vice president from 1997-2001 and as a member of the executive board from 1992-2001.
UB’s celebration of NGWSD will open with a free multisport clinic for girls ages 7-14 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. in the triple gym in Alumni Arena, North Campus. The clinic also will feature three minisessions on healthy behaviors.
Registration for the clinic will begin at noon. Participants will receive instruction, a pizza party and one ticket to the UB men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader in Alumni Arena. The women will take on Central Michigan at 5 p.m., and the men will face Miami at 7 p.m.
Additional game tickets can be purchased for $5.
Laura Barnum, former associate athletics director for internal operations and senior woman administrator, will receive the UB Recognition Award at halftime of the women’s basketball game. Barnum, who played volleyball at UB from 1988-1992, currently serves as senior assistant vice president for resource planning and information management.
NGWSD at UB is sponsored by the Division of Athletics in conjunction with the undergraduate Student Association.
National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a national event in its 22nd year, celebrates and honors women’s participation in and contributions to sports around the country and around the world. Throughout its history, NGWSD has evolved into a day to acknowledge the past and recognize current sports achievements, the positive influence of sports participation and the continuing struggle for equality and access for women in sports.
Grant to help expand WBFO’s audience
WBFO-FM 88.7, UB’s National Public Radio affiliate, has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Cameron Baird Foundation to be used toward the installation of a new tower and antenna that will increase and improve service to its Western New York audience.
WBFO recently announced the receipt of a $223,500 grant from the federal Public Telecommunications Facilities Program—the largest single competitive grant ever received by the station—for the installation of the tower and antenna. The funds from the Baird Foundation will be used toward the approximate $575,000 that WBFO must secure in private funding to help cover the cost of the project.
The new tower will stand 45 percent higher than WBFO’s current tower, and will allow the station to deliver a significantly stronger signal to the more than 1.15 million people within its broadcast area, according to Carole Smith Petro, associate vice president and WBFO general manager.
“The Cameron Baird Foundation has been a solid and reliable supporter of WBFO’s efforts to deliver high-quality public radio,” Petro said. "We are grateful for their ongoing confidence in WBFO. Their support allows the station to take full advantage of current digital, satellite and Internet capabilities and places WBFO in the technical forefront of both commercial and public radio stations across the nation.”
For more information regarding WBFO and the new tower project, click here.
Redneck Tenors to appear in CFA
The Center for the Arts will present 3 Redneck Tenors at 8 p.m. Feb. 27 in the Mainstage theater in the CFA, North Campus.
In the melodic wake of the three operatic tenors comes a new breed of tenors from more humble origins—3 Redneck Tenors: A New Musical Adventure. Written by opera veteran Matthew Lord with music arranged by Craig Bohmler, 3 Redneck Tenors features a cast of veteran opera and Broadway stars, including John Wilkerson, Alex Bumpas, Matthew Lord and Dinny McGuire.
Join Billy Bob, Billy Joe and Billy Billee as they mix NASCAR with La Bohéme, lite beer with Carmen and even kick up a little dust with Madame Butterfly. It’s a foot stompin’, knee slapin’, uproariously funny musical redneck romp, with tunes from Elvis to Puccini, soul to pop and country to opera.
Tickets for 3 Redneck Tenors are $30 for general admission and $20 for students and are available at the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
Compost program expands
In the effort to support sustainable living practices on campus, Campus Dining & Shops (CDS) has expanded the number of its units providing food and kitchen scraps to UB’s outdoor composting program. The compost pile, located near Helm Warehouse on North Campus, is managed and maintained to provide the university with mulch and nutrient-enriched soil for landscaping purposes.
Eight CDS kitchen operations now are participating, with the additions of Goodyear Dining Center and Harriman Café on the South Campus. Each kitchen has received a set of five-gallon bins with locking lids to discard appropriate food and kitchen scraps. Items composted include fruit and vegetable scraps, baked goods, breads, rice and pasta, paper towels and napkins, tea bags, coffee grounds and egg shells. The compost bins are collected three days a week and combined with yard waste at the compost site.
Other contributing locations include Governors Dining Center, Bert’s Food Court, Campus Catering (Statler), Richmond Dining Center and Ellicott Food Court.
The compost site, which took in five tons of food waste last year, is maintained by Bill Bagley, recycling coordinator.
Shire to conduct workshop at UB
David Shire, winner of both Academy and Grammy awards, and a Tony Award nominee for his music for the Broadway musical “Baby,” will conduct a workshop on “Music as a Function of Acting,” from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday in the Rehearsal Workshop, room B83 in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
The workshop is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and will be on a first-come-first-served basis.
Shire’s visit to UB is in conjunction with the Department of Theatre & Dance’s upcoming production of “Baby.”
The workshop will focus on Shire's work on “Baby,” and students and faculty involved in the UB production will serve as active participants, according to Nathan R. Matthews, director of music theatre and assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Arts and Sciences.
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Baby” Feb. 27 through March 1 at 8 p.m. and March 1-2 at 2 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre in the CFA.
Tickets are available at the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
“Baby,” based on a book by Sybille Pearson with lyrics by Tony Award-winner Richard Maltby Jr. and music by Shire, follows three couples' journeys through their pregnancies on a university campus. The New York Times has written that "Shire writes with sophistication over a range that embraces rock, jazz and the best of Broadway schmaltz ... Maltby's lyrics are not just smart and funny, but often ingenious."
Glover, Tyner trio to perform
The Center for the Arts will present Savion Glover and the McCoy Tyner Trio at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Mainstage theater in the CFA, North Campus.
In a night where the keyboard meets the floorboard, legendary pianist McCoy Tyner and his trio are joined by tap master Savion Glover.
It is not an overstatement to say that modern jazz has been shaped by the music of McCoy Tyner. His blues-based piano style, replete with sophisticated chords and an explosively percussive left hand, has transcended conventional styles to become one of the most identifiable sounds in improvised music. His harmonic contributions and dramatic rhythmic devices form the vocabulary of a majority of jazz pianists.
Known to many as the undisputed king of tap, Savion Glover made his Broadway debut at age 12 as the title character in “The Tap Dance Kid.” Throughout the years, he has worked with Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr., and Buster Brown. He also has created two dance companies, appeared in many movies and performed for former President Clinton in the White House. Most recently, he won a Tony Award for his choreography in “Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk.”
Tickets for McCoy Tyner Trio with special guest Savion Glover are $48, $42 and $36 and are available at the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including ticketmaster.com.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
CareerFEST set for Feb. 28
CareerFEST, the all-majors job and internship fair, will be held from 3-6:30 p.m. Feb. 28 in the main gym of Alumni Arena, North Campus.
More than 100 local and national employers from a wide variety of fields will be available to meet with students about full-time employment and internship opportunities.
CareerFEST is particularly geared toward students in business, liberal arts and the social sciences.
“Students who start career exploration early have the most success finding employment,” says Daniel Ryan, director of career services. “CareerFEST gives them access to employers they would otherwise not have, and for all students, this is extremely valuable.”
Career Services also will hold a Summer Jobs Fair from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 5 in the Student Union Lobby and Social Hall, North Campus.
Both fairs are free and open to all UB students and alumni.
For more information, click here.