Allison Staebell

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Gather ye rosebuds

In a very real way, I owe everything I have to Aaron Sorkin. For those of you who don’t know, Aaron Sorkin is a screenwriter and director famous for successes like “The West Wing,” “A Few Good Men” and “The Social Network.” He’s got two Golden Globes, an Oscar and five Emmys but for me, his gift to the world were his two lesser-known shows, “Sports Night” and “The Newsroom.” These shows changed my life.

Relax, this is supposed to be fun

I had no place to go, nowhere to call home. I grew up playing sports and my teammates became my lifelong friends. But I had no place at UB and more importantly, I had no team. A few weeks into my first semester, an old high school teammate sent me a message asking me to play goalie for the club lacrosse team. I went to practice the next day and just like that, I found my place.

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Stephanie Reid picks up her dribble. Reid has played for two professional teams since leaving UB, both in her native country of Australia.

Luke Haumesser, the president’s designee, attends a meeting with student government leaders. On Thursday, the student-led council of advocacy and leadership met to discuss a potential new budgeting process and UB’s smoking policy.

Bagel Jay’s offers a number of options for students craving a bagel in Buffalo. Founder Jay Gershberg said that students who think they can’t find New York-style bagels in Buffalo are greatly mistaken.

Dr. Jacob Chambers identified high E.coli counts in the men's bathroom samples, which indicate poor hygiene and hand washing practices. 

The 2018 Final Four begins Saturday when the Villanova Wildcats take on the Kansas Jayhawks followed by the Michigan Wolverines taking on the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers.

On March 7, The Spectrum swabbed 39 locations and commonly touched objects around North Campus to collect samples of microbes, which include bacteria, fungi, and mold. Samples from places like the Knox 20 table were identified as mold whereas items like a Putnam’s fork dispenser was relatively free of bacteria.

Treasurer candidate Tanahiry Escamilla, presidential candidate Gunnar Haberl and vice presidential candidate Anyssa Evelyn are running unopposed for SA e-board on the R.E.A.L. party ticket. The candidates said their main goal is to "restore effective, accountable leadership." 

The upside-down cone by the Commons has been posted several times in the Facebook group Cone Spotting. The group is dedicated to taking and posting pictures of cones.

Graduate Student Association President Tanja Aho speaks in a meeting. GSA will vote Wednesday on a proposal to increase stipends to living wage levels for graduate student teaching and research assistants.