University at Buffalo

Each international student association on campus (e.g., the Indian Student Association) holds a major ethnic festival or cultural night at least once a year on campus. Often, these events are held at the 2,000-seat Mainstage Theater at the CFA and feature ethnic dancing, music, and food.

Each fall and spring, the Student Association brings big-time bands to UB for a free concert that's often attended by over 10,000 students. Past shows include Outkast and Dave Matthews Band. If it's nice out, they'll have the concert at Baird Point—nothing beats a free concert with those giant pillars and the sun setting over the lake as a backdrop. Lots of students have big parties over Fall Fest and Spring Fest weekends.

In the spring, everybody who's anybody on campus plays in Oozfest, an infamous mud volleyball tournament. There are special courts off in the corner of campus that are reserved for Oozfest each year, and sometimes students go early just to roll around in the mud pit.

Though the football team hasn't had a winning season since the mid-’90s, UB fans always start each season with high hopes. Usually over 25,000 fans come out for the first home game. UB Stadium on North Campus is a beautiful facility, and the energy is electric—at least, until they lose.