The Spectrum spoke with representatives of all parties about their prior experience, their platforms and the future of UB’s undergraduate student government — and the clubs that depend on it.
Demonstrators called on UB to divest from companies “complicit in human rights abuse in Palestine,” make the UB Foundation’s investments more transparent, and issue a public statement condemning Israel’s actions.
No incumbents are running for reelection to their current seats this year.
As activists call for boycotts of Starbucks stores nationwide over poor working conditions, anti-labor activities and the chain’s stance on the war in Gaza, students weigh in on their positions.
UB’s Newman Center Catholic Ministry appeared on a list of properties the bankrupt Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo may sell in an attempts to raise $100 million to settle nearly 900 claims of child sex abuse.
The Student Association (SA) Senate joined other student governments across New York State to endorse amendments to a statewide bill that would require schools, colleges and universities to train staff for suicide prevention and adopt reporting policies.
Heather McGhee took to the CFA mainstage as UB’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. speaker and the third entry in UB's Distinguished Speaker Series.
Sechrist starts on March 1 and will replace Lawrence Mullen, who has held the position for over three years.
The bevy of new policies aim to improve club funding allocation, ensure club participation and maintain Senate attendance, while eliminating a budget review process.
UB was allocated $813,000 by SUNY. But months later, not a dollar has gone toward covering fees for a graduate worker.
Of seven scheduled Senate meetings so far in the 2023-24 academic year, three were canceled because too few senators showed up.
Since 2021, a total of 383 police incidents have been reported in UB’s on-campus 17 residences according to UB's Clery reports.
University Police (UPD) are asking owners of Kia and Hyundai vehicles to “consider utilizing a steering wheel locking device” and “be vigilant at all times” after three vehicles were damaged in possible theft attempts on South Campus earlier this month, according to a UB Alert email.
The UB Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and the UB Center for Embodied Autonomy and Robotics are joining the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC), which has been tasked with improving safety and trustworthiness by more closely analyzing the risks of the most advanced AI.
Members of the Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU)-- the bargaining unit that represents graduate students working as teaching assistants (TAs) and graduate assistants (GAs)-- gathered last week to write satirical Valentine’s Day cards to UB President Satish Tripathi to to advocate for better pay and conditions for graduate student workers.
The incident is expected to cause at least $40,000 and follows a similar, wipe-induced pump failure in 2022.
The university said in an email to the student that the fees will pay for increased wages and inflation, among other things.
Health professionals are searching for alternatives to provide treatment and services for those dealing with opioid use disorder (OUD). One local physician and UB professor of emergency medicine, Dr. Joshua Lynch, decided to take action in 2015 when he created the Medication for Addiction Treatment and Electronic Referrals (MATTERS).
The Harlem Quartet — which includes violinist and UB music professor Melissa White — won the Best Classical Compendium Grammy Award for their album “Passion For Bach And Coltrane” during the awards show Sunday night.
With the start of a new semester, students returned to North Campus to an unfamiliar scene: the atrium of the Student Union (SU) was blocked by temporary walls, accompanied by roaring sounds of construction.
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