can you get the refillable metro cards from university station? im not from the buffalo area and i haven’t taken any of the transportation here yet so sorry if this is a dumb question 😓 im so used to using tap to pay for public transport but i heard that nfta doesnt take that option. so hoping to get a card instead i just dont know where to get one… if anyone is familar with public transport please help me out im very self conscious and terrified of looking like a fool 😭😭😭

A while ago I complained about how there’s no ac during the summer. The rooms got up 78-80s. It was pretty much unbearable even with multiple fans.

As it’s getting colder now the rooms got very cold. If I had to estimate a number it feels like 45-50s. Cherry on top is the heating system in my dorm doesn’t work at all. At some point this whole air conditioning thing has to be a human mal practice.

apparently some mf on my floor was caught watching hentai this morning because he left the door unlocked.. now tell me why i walk past him and he trying to dap me and my roommate?? 😭😭😭some people are foul

I am a current electrical engineering student and I am looking to transfer to the mathemaatics 3+2 program. I am a bit lost on who to contact as every source is giving me a different answer.

Would I have to complete the entire mathematics BA Program in 3 years?

Is there going to be any shopping shuttle busses to ellicott today? This fucking bus never comes and there’s only been game day busses. And of course the real time tracker FUCKING SUCKS!!!! I waited till 12:05pm for the service to start, then I check again and now it says 1:05pm, get your shit together, I deal with this shit every fucking week!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am a freshman right now in the fall semester and I’m really confused about when to make my spring semester schedule, I am a computer science BS so I don’t know when I should do anything. I also am wondering what the enrollment thing is, my Hub says my enrollment date is November 18th, and it doesn’t tell me much about what that is. Anyone have an answer for these two questions?

The places I've applied to aren't getting back to me and I needed a job like yesterday. My friend told my that I should apply for the work-study program and im not sure how to do that?

What's a good way to not let anxiety run your life? I try to not let anxiety get to me by focusing on my breathing and slowing down and being mindful and listening to calm music and I've been to counseling, but I still end up anxious. I don't know what's wrong with me. I just want to do good in my classes and live my life to the fullest, but there always seems to be something in my head stopping me from doing so. It's like I'm not in control and it's my anxiety controlling everything I do and don't do.

In certain courses that allow cheat sheets for usage during exams, do you make a very detailed cheat sheet full of images, both sides filled with every possible notes, diagrams, and visuals, because you:

Rob is a great professor and great guy, but his reputation for hard tests precedes him. Is his reputation true or is it overblown?

Is there anywhere I can get free condoms on campus?? Dont judge better be safe than sneaky 👀👀

Checked HUB and saw that I received a MU (Midterm Unsatisfactory) grade in MTH121. I got full credit for every single participation session, showed up, handed in notes and did every homework, but a single learning check assessment automatically leads to no credit for the entire category. That's what I absolutely hate about the layout of this course. The grading is all or none. Either credit is given or not. I don't understand why partial credit isn't even considered whenever a student receives a "P" on their work. P still means they were partially there and that they showed thinking! For a seemingly introductory level math course, the grading is unreasonably strict and unforgiving.

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I am planning on taking MTH337 next semester as well as MTH241 and CSE191 and I am building my schedule right now. I am just faced with deciding between Lottes and Badzioch. I looked on rate my professor and Lottes seemed like the better option, but I prefer the time of Badzioch's class and I am wondering if the professors are different enough to make it worth it.

Hey so I'm a freshmen at Elliott, when I arrived the bed was already creaking over the smallest movement. I really want to know how to fix this issue, I'm tired of turning my body and the bed making noises.

Where can I get low cost/free vision check? I’m ordering contacts online and they require eye exams. My eyes are fineeeee. Does the student health center offer one?

I understand that Ellicott is the literal weed hangout, but holy hell do I feel bad for everyone that lives in Clement Hall this year. Last year I got at least an estimated 10 fire alarms (with drills) but the reasons mainly were because people can't do their laundry or cook. There was one troll that decided to pull the alarm at the end of the year, but I have wished the worst for that group entirely.

This year, I live in Evans Quad in the Ellicott Complex. I have smelled weed at least 6 times, either because of people smoking on the terrace or in the literal quad clearing. However, to whoever smoked in the Building 7 Lobby, you are an absolute idiot because other than employees using the elevators, you did it right outside the adminstrative offices and whenever employees leave from that exit, they will smell it.

Fire Alarms are super sensitive no matter what heat/smoke is detected. To any future smokers that are dumb and decide to smoke in broad daylight/ moonlight, I will take photo evidence and you will be reported to UBPD.

Here's the deal. Don't ask someone with a mobility aid/larger medical devices to exit the elevator so you and your friends can get on together. Technically, they should be getting first dibs while waiting for the elevator as well.

If someone with a device asks for your seat on the bus, let them.

If someone walks into the bathroom with an obvious medical device that requires space, give them the handicapped stall.

According to the ADA, service animals are considered medical devices too.

On the note of service animals, do not take pictures of them, do not try to interact with them, and be understanding that they need space. Ask the owners if you can pet them, but don't get butt hurt if they don't let you.

A lot of this is common sense; you're in college, use your brains.

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It really shocks me that such a large proportion of UB students (adults) have no respect or awareness for their surroundings. Like in my years attending UB i've rarely been to the library (specifically the designated silent/quiet areas) without people talking with friends, on the phone, or on a Zoom call. There should be no confusion...there are signs everywhere that tell you where it's okay to talk and where it isn't.

We need to stop being so comfortable inconveniencing other people for your own satisfaction. It's embarrassing as adults pursuing degrees in higher education. College is a place to have fun and make friends, the library is not.

Honestly we just need to grow up

Background: I’m a 27 y/o nontrad starting UB as a transfer in the spring to finish my bachelors after a stint in the Army. I haven’t taken OChem yet, and can’t take it until the fall, which makes preparing for the MCAT daunting. Are there any study groups or resources for premed focused students?