220 newspapers. 144 weeks. Four years. One ambitious and enthusiastic English major looking to find a voice in a campus large enough to be its own city we call UB. One ambitious and enthusiastic English major looking to find a voice in a campus large enough to be its own city we call UB. I walked into The Spectrum office the first day of my freshman year.
Our paper had a blank front page on March 11. It was blank, but it contained a promise: We would explain why we couldn’t provide coverage of International Fiesta or document the dramatic win by the Korean Student Association.
Erie County Supreme Court released former UB student Hannah Christensen from her second arraignment Friday morning before State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns. Christensen is being charged on one count of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, which resulted in a serious physical injury, a class “E” Felony, according to Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn.
Longtime UB Distinguished Professor Dr. Robert Genco died Wednesday morning in Foster Hall during a meeting with colleagues, according to UB officials.
Photo: Courtesy of Doh Lee
Lennon Stella was destined for greatness. She grew up surrounded by music, was named after a Beatle and was never afraid to share her voice on YouTube at a young age.
UB President Tripathi thinks every student should take a computer science or statistics course before they graduate, he said as he laughed. The Spectrum sat down with Tripathi on Monday to discuss campus safety after the recent threats in the nation, university projects and achievements, student voting trends and UB’s land use for roughly 45 minutes.
Joe Biden walked out to a standing ovation at Alumni Arena Thursday night, just hours after becoming a target in a list of nationwide political bomb threats. The former vice president, who started the speech by shouting out UB’s successful football team, quickly shifted the tone and addressed the pressing news of the day.
Joe Biden served as a U.S. senator for 36 years before becoming one of country’s most recognizable public figures as the 47th vice president. The former VP sat down with Spectrum editors for an exclusive interview Thursday afternoon ahead of his sold-out Alumni Arena lecture as part of UB’s 32nd Annual Distinguished Speakers Series. The former VP, orange Gatorade in hand, shared personal memories, his political heroes and lines from his favorite works of poetry, all while extending the allotted interview time.
The year I was born, The Spectrum celebrated its 47th year. Today it’s 68 and yet, it’s still vibrant, young and thriving.
On Thursday afternoon, a gunman broke through the glass at Maryland’s Capital Gazette daily newspaper and killed five reporters. This was a targeted attack, an act of distinct hatred -- a tragic attack on our society. The five staff members went to work for the sole purpose of serving the public and will not return home to their families, will not return to their duty of telling the stories to the public or live to see justice.
Firefighters pumped 250,000 gallons of water from Lake La Salle to prepare for the annual Oozefest, which took place Saturday morning.
The Spectrum, UB's only independent student newspaper was born on November 17, 1950. The front page above comes from our first edition.
Construction of the 1 Capen project space. The 1 Capen initiative will transform Capen, Norton and Talbert Hall.
Brittni Smallwood is an anchor and reporter for News 4 Buffalo WIVB and was one of the six speakers at Saturday's TEDx conference.
Leslie Nickerson sits with her one-year-old daughter. Nickerson, a TA and English Ph.D candidate at UB, has had to balance her work and motherhood while being financially unstable.
Roughly 60 adjunct professors, full-time professors, teaching assistants and undergraduate students held a rally with United University Professions outside of UB Commons Thursday afternoon.
Mike Brown, a freshman computer science and political science major, has been elected the 2016-17 SA Assembly speaker.
Mike Brown, a freshman computer science and political science major, has been elected the 2016-17 SA Assembly speaker.
Mike Brown, a freshman computer science and political science major, has been elected the 2016-17 SA Assembly speaker.
Fossil Free UB is a group working toward making campus “greener.” Rather than spending money on fossil fuels, the organization said they believe UB should be investing more in green energy, such as solar power.
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