OPINION
A letter to our readers and graduating seniors
By ANTHONY DECICCO , GRANT ASHLEY and ANDREW LAURICELLA | May 17, 2023Through it all, we always have each other.
ANTHONY DECICCO
Anthony DeCicco is the Editor-in-Chief of The Spectrum. His words have appeared in outlets such as SLAM Magazine and Syracuse.com. In 2020, he was awarded First Prize for Sports Column Writing at the Society of Professional Journalists' Region 1 Mark of Excellence Awards. In his free time, he can be found watching ‘90s Knicks games and reading NFL Mock Drafts at 3 a.m.
OPINION
Seize your opportunity and run with it
By ANTHONY DECICCO | May 17, 2023I’ve been here since my freshman year, and this place helped me find my passion on campus.
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NEWS
SUNY drops standardized testing requirement for admission
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Apr. 19, 2023The State University of New York (SUNY) system will no longer require students to take the SAT or ACT (or any other standardized tests) to apply for admission to one of its colleges or universities.
SPORTS
UB Athletic Director says one candidate turned down men’s basketball head coach offer
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Apr. 4, 2023One coach turned down the men’s basketball head coaching job before the school hired former Villanova associate coach George Halcovage III, UB Athletic Director Mark Alnutt told The Spectrum.
SPORTS
Women’s basketball assistant coach Candyce Wheeler resigns after one season
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Mar. 28, 2023UB women’s basketball assistant coach Candyce Wheeler resigned at the end of the 2022-23 season due to “family reasons and will not be returning next season,” a UB Athletics spokesperson confirmed to The Spectrum Tuesday.
SPORTS
UB to pay Jim Whitesell $500,000 buyout
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Mar. 15, 2023Former UB men’s basketball head coach Jim Whitesell will receive a $500,000 contract buyout after being fired by the university.
NEWS
A timeline of the events surrounding YAF’s Michael Knowles speech
By ANTHONY DECICCO and ANDREW LAURICELLA | Mar. 9, 2023Conservative political pundit Michael Knowles spoke at Slee Hall on UB’s North Campus as a guest speaker invited by the UB chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) Thursday night.
SPORTS
Women’s basketball edges out win against Niagara, 63-58
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Dec. 9, 2022Women’s basketball (2-4) defeated Big 4 Rival Niagara (1-7) 63-58 on Wednesday night at the Gallagher Center in Niagara.
SPORTS
Volleyball defeats Akron, secures No. 6 seed in MAC Tournament
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Nov. 17, 2022UB Volleyball (18-12, 10-8 MAC) swept Akron (6-23, 3-15) at Alumni Arena Wednesday night to clinch the No. 6 seed in the upcoming Mid-American Conference Tournament.
SPORTS
How UB football used poise and continuity to turn its season around
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Nov. 2, 2022Despite a historically bad beginning to the season, Maurice Linguist and the Bulls turned things around. They won five consecutive games (before losing to Ohio Tuesday night) and are in contention for the top spot in the conference.
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By ANTHONY DECICCO | Mar. 14, 2022The women's basketball team gathers in Alumni Arena Sunday to react to the Selection Sunday results.
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Anthony DeCicco
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Apr. 23, 2020“Somehow, the NBA thought it would be wise to force its stars to come together from different cities across the U.S. and play in a meaningless exhibition game,” Anthony DeCicco writes.
