By Mark Wozniak
Amherst, NY – The University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series has announced that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is this year's Undergraduate Student Choice speaker.
Schwarzenegger, who gained fame as a motion picture actor and athlete, will be at UB's Alumni Arena on January 27th. He is also a businessman and humanitarian.
Nischal Vasant, president of the UB Undergraduate Student Association called Schwarzenegger "a cultural icon,".
Vasant also noted that Schwarzenegger has been in the enws "for everything from politics to onscreen performances, and who harbors interesting views on immigration, policy reforms and the United States as a whole."
"Over the past several years, the Student Association has had the privilege to bring to UB giants such as The Dalai Lama, Vice President Al Gore, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and many, many other great minds of our times," Vasant said.
The UB Distinguished Speakers Series will begin Sept. 16 when Arianna Huffington and Mary Matalin will kick things off with a timely exchange that is sure to touch on the mid-term elections.