Opinions
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‘Never leave your day ones in the gutter’
By ALEX FALTER | Nov. 9, 2021As time flies by, I can’t help but notice the different paths my friends have taken. With every passing year, we’ve all matured into someone wiser — but have also grown further apart.
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The UB Curriculum is convoluted and ineffectual
By KARA ANDERSON | Nov. 9, 2021The UB Curriculum can and should be heavily critiqued, from its imbalanced requirements between STEM and non-STEM degrees, to its failure to deliver on the ways a UB Seminar will benefit you.
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We’re not alone. None of us are.
By SOPHIE MCNALLY | Nov. 2, 2021Five years ago, as I readied to go to school one morning, I had a major problem.
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People with vaginas: schedule your pap smear now
By NATALIE DOLLER | Oct. 19, 2021I love being young. That may seem unusual, but I love having a fully functioning body, non-graying hair (although with my genetic luck, that will be short-lived) and the promise of endless possibilities.
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Kyrie Irving’s vaccine views will kill the Nets from within
By BRENDEN WOLD | Oct. 19, 2021Excitement quickly turned to panic among the thousands of fans gathered in Oklahoma City’s Paycom Arena to watch an NBA matchup between the local Thunder and Utah Jazz last March.
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Geese are UB’s gravest evil
By GRANT ASHLEY | Oct. 12, 2021Every UB student has a goose story. Maybe you almost hit a goose driving to class because it wouldn’t get out of the road. Maybe a particularly aggressive goose built its nest outside of your dorm building a few years back
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The Canada Geese aren’t the problem. We are.
By JULIE FREY | Oct. 12, 2021Geese-haters are hypocrites. Everything that students get mad at the geese for, they do themselves.
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How to put your happiness first
By SOPHIE MCNALLY | Oct. 5, 2021In late August, I arrived at Buffalo Niagara International Airport with two luggage-filled bags and loads of anticipation.
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Hispanic Heritage Month was never to blame
By KAYLA ESTRADA | Oct. 5, 2021In the fall of eighth grade, Friday nights meant eating too much popcorn, attempting new makeup looks and secretly watching Mean Girls in my best friend’s basement. My friends and I talked for hours about boys who didn’t know we existed, discussed Halloween costume ideas and stalked celebrities on social media accounts our parents didn’t know we had. It was my turn to receive a makeover, and all was well — until one girl scrolled onto a post about National Hispanic Heritage Month.
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UB should pounce at the opportunity to join the AAC
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Sep. 28, 2021Conference realignment is a cycle that always seems to repeat itself. It doesn’t always have a predictable timetable, nor does it always make sense. But when conferences shift, everything changes.
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Everyone should work at least one restaurant job
By ALEX FALTER | Sep. 28, 2021Screams fill the trenches on a recent Friday night in August.
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How to say goodbye to your hero
By TOM ANDREWS | Sep. 21, 2021I was eating lunch with a colleague last Tuesday when I received one of the worst texts of my life: “Norm is dead,” my friend texted me.
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Living off campus: your last first step into the ‘real world’
By KARA ANDERSON | Sep. 21, 2021For years, whenever I would talk about adulthood, my family and older peers would instantly shut me down.
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Mental health is public health
By JUSTIN WEISS | Sep. 14, 2021We’ve all been affected by the mental health crisis in personal and profound ways. Maybe it’s a roommate, or a friend, or a family member, or a colleague, or one’s self, but everyone on campus knows somebody who is just trying to make it through the day.
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A letter to Vice President for Student Life Brian Hamluk
By THE SPECTRUM EDITORIAL STAFF | Sep. 14, 2021On behalf of the entire staff of The Spectrum, we are delighted to welcome you to campus as the new vice president for student life. It’s an exciting time for our university, as we emerge from this pandemic stronger and more resilient than before.
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Texas’ abortion law is dangerous not only for women, but for society
By JACK PORCARI | Sep. 7, 2021Wednesday marked the start of a new, dark era for women’s rights in The Lone Star State.
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Please don’t call me ‘Oreo’
By REILLY MULLEN | Sep. 7, 2021The notion that I “act white” has haunted me my entire life, as if to say wearing sundresses, reading as a hobby and playing tennis are racially determined characteristics. Growing up in a predominantly white town with two well-educated parents taught me the importance of being respectful, kind and carrying myself intelligently, traits that are often incorrectly associated with whiteness.
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Letter from the editor
By REILLY MULLEN | Aug. 24, 2021I am so excited to get back to doing what we all love, which is working tirelessly to bring you the news. And we have a ton of news to bring you.
