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UB alum detained by ICE after engineering competition

By DOROTHY SIMILIEN and MYLIEN LAI | 8:45pm

Nadir Hassan, who graduated just weeks ago with a bachelors in environmental design, is currently held in an ICE detention facility in El Paso, Texas.

Caroline Genco, Tufts University provost and senior vice president, was named UB's 16th president Tuesday afternoon, marking the first time the university will see a female president in its 180-year history.

Tufts University provost, senior VP to be UB’s first female president

By MYLIEN LAI | June 3

Jacob Cassidy, president of UB's Young Americans for Freedoms chapter, paces outside of the courtroom door Tuesday morning prior to a hearing that had extended his firearms ban until Nov. 24.

YAF president’s firearms ban extended another six months

By DOROTHY SIMILIEN | May 15

A picture of Canadian geese that the Homeowners Association at The Preserve at Muir Woods --- a neighborhood just north of UB's North Campus --- says has caused concerns related to "property use, maintenance and overall impact on the neighborhood."

A property near UB’s North Campus tried to cull geese; 25 residents stopped efforts

By DOROTHY SIMILIEN | May 11

SA President Aisha Adam introduces the resolution to raise e-board stipends to $24,180 for third and final time this semester during Wednesday's last Senate meeting.

SA Senate fails to pass resolution by one vote in third attempt to raise e-board wages

By MYLIEN LAI | May 11

A photo of UB Nuclear in Clean Energy (NiCE) club members at a speaker event in the Student Union Theater Tuesday April 14.

‘Shine a light on it:’ student club spearheads academic minor

By MARIA ARANGO | May 7

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SA Senator Grant Peterson speaks at a Senate meeting April 22, which incoming Treasurer Laron Fomby did not attend because of the no-contact form with Peterson.

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SA officials trade accusations in no-contact orders

By MYLIEN LAI | May 6

Two elected officials in the undergraduate Student Association have obtained no-contact orders against each other through the university, with each student accusing the other of harassment and stalking.

The undergraduate Student Association Senate voted to pass a resolution to raise annual e-board stipends to $24,180 in a vote of 10 ayes and four nays, after a nearly two-hour-long meeting Friday evening, but fell short of the majority vote of 13 needed to officially implement the change.

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SA Senate falls short in second vote to pass resolution to raise e-board stipends to $24,180

By MYLIEN LAI | May 6

After a nearly two-hour-long meeting Friday evening, the undergraduate Student Association Senate voted to pass a resolution to raise annual e-board stipends to $24,180 in a vote of 10 ayes and four nays.

SA President Aisha Adam introduces the resolution that would increase e-board wages by at least three percent during a Senate meeting Wednesday evening.

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SA Senate denies resolution to raise e-board wages

By CASSANDRA CHIAPPETTA | Apr. 28

The undergraduate Student Association (SA) Senate rejected a resolution that would have increased the e-board’s salaries by at least three percent after a tense hour-long discussion Wednesday evening.

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UB racked up $965 million in deferred maintenance costs, officials say

By DOROTHY SIMILIEN | Apr. 28

UB is facing approximately $965 million in deferred maintenance fees accumulated over “many years,” University Facilities told The Spectrum.

A picture of Jiaye You's art for this year's senior thesis exhibition, MEMORIA.

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UB student detained by ICE will leave the U.S.

By BEYONCE THOMAS-REYNOSO and NADIA BANGAROO | Apr. 28

A UB student that has been in a U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) facility at Louisiana for a month and a half will be departing back to China at an indeterminate date.

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Narcan has been at UB for at least ten years; what’s changed?

By CASSANDRA CHIAPPETTA | Apr. 21

The pharmacy building was the first to see the additions of Narcan in fall 2025.

UPD officers escort a pro-Palestine protester out of UB SSI's event as a IDF soldier blows her an air-kiss.

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Approximately 20 pro-Palestine protesters escorted out of IDF soldier event by UPD

By AMINA HASSAN , AGNES KEOUGH , AIDEN DICKERSON and MYLIEN LAI | Apr. 18

Approximately 20 pro-Palestine protesters were escorted by University Police out of a student event that hosted two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers Tuesday evening at the Center for Tomorrow.

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UB says ‘no plans to utilize’ new student EMS organization

By AIDEN DICKERSON | Apr. 15

Since January, the Royal Blue Medical Emergency Response Service (RBMERS) has called itself UB’s student collegiate EMS agency, where students would respond to on-campus emergencies in collaboration with university police and local EMS agencies.

A work station holds Jiaye You's unfinished artwork for MEMORIA, this year's senior thesis exhibition.

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UB student detained by ICE denied bond

By BEYONCE THOMAS-REYNOSO and MYLIEN LAI | Apr. 10

A UB student detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement remains in a Louisiana detention facility after his bond was denied last Monday.

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Two thefts at Clement Hall under UPD investigation

By MONTEL MILES and NADIA BANGAROO | Apr. 7

University Police are investigating two thefts in Clement Hall last week, which occurred within four days of each other.

A photo of the "REAL" party, which will be SA's 2026-27 e-board: (left to right) William Dong as vice president for events, Laron Fomby as treasurer, Jack Koscinski as president, Pranavan Balachandran as vice president for clubs and Na'Dia Carter as vice president for advocacy.

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‘REAL’ party sweeps SA’s 2026-27 e-board elections

By MYLIEN LAI | Apr. 3

The “REAL” party swept all five seats on the undergraduate Student Association’s 2026-27 e-board in a year that saw the highest turnout --- 4,937 voters --- for SA e-board elections.

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President Tripathi speaks on his 15-year term

By MYLIEN LAI | Apr. 1

Under Tripathi’s watch, the university had expanded the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, became a leader in artificial intelligence research and oversaw the construction or modernization of several buildings.

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The Spectrum elects Mylien Lai as 2026-2027 editor-in-chief

By CIAH COURTNEY | Mar. 31

On Thursday evening The Spectrum’s editorial board elected Mylien Lai as the next editor-in-chief for the 2026-2027 academic year.

SA Senator Grant Peterson (right) speaks at a Senate meeting Feb. 25, with Joe Laurita (left) --- now Peterson's running mate --- sitting next to him.

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SA senator, presidential candidate has drawn at least 23 conduct complaints, SA president says

By MYLIEN LAI | Mar. 31

A candidate running to be president of the undergraduate Student Association is denying dozens of allegations of aggressive and harassing behavior toward students, colleagues and employees, both at UB and at another college he previously attended.