Isabella Nurt is a junior film production major. She is keen to get off campus and cover underground topics in the greater Buffalo area.
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UB students want fake IDs and they pay hundreds to get them. Joseph Clay* knows. He used to sell them.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sat down with The Spectrum ahead of her speech at Alumni Arena on Wednesday night to answer questions about representation and foreign relations.
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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said it is time for America to fight the “four horsemen of the apocalypse:” populism, nativism, protectionism and nationalism.
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Buffalo is known around the world for beef on weck and wings, but Buffalonians have so much more to say about local cuisine. Where do Buffalonians like to eat? Not Anchor Bar. Buffalo is forever tied to the resturaunt for those spicy hot wings, but Buffalo offers more than the sauce. The Spectrum compiled five Queen City staples Buffalonians love.
I know that I haven’t technically entered the workforce yet, but I can’t wait to retire. I can already see myself on a senior booze cruise to the Caribbean. Laying on the balcony lawn chairs, with all the other geriatrics and their orthopedic shoes. Some people say that college is the best four years of your life.
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Gerald O’Grady was a man married to his work, and his work was revolutionary. The founder and former chair of the Media Study department passed away on Tuesday. O’Grady came to UB during one of the most important historical periods for the university, and he leaves behind a legacy of profound impact in the Buffalo art world and beyond. The Oxford-educated scholar started several media organizations in Buffalo and his emphasis on experimentalism in media arts and film still influences how students are taught in the department today.
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The Nickel City Housing Cooperative holds its potluck dinner on Monday or Wednesday nights, where a mix of people sit around a large dinner table eating a vegetarian meal, almost like a family.
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The 34th annual Buffalo International Jewish Film Festival — the longest-running film festival in Buffalo — will take place March 22-28. The Jewish Community Center-run festival will feature critically acclaimed documentaries and dramas from around the world.
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When UB alum Aman Singh and his brother Ajay Singh opened the doors to Naan-Tastic this past weekend, they were hoping to start a revolution in Buffalo. A food revolution.
If you’re looking for a job, you’re in luck because help-wanted signs seem to be strewn everywhere these days. I waited in line for 20 minutes at Tim Hortons drive-thru just the other day for an egg and cheese croissant. When I pulled up to the window, a sweaty teenage boy handed it to me in a huff and said, “Sorry, we’re super low on people lately.”
Steven Browne and Gary Sheedy play a show at Mohawk Place. Sheedy and Browne are members of UB band Previous Love.
Deputy Chief Joshua Sticht shows the fakes confiscated from students over the years. UPD keeps a set in the department to train new officers in deciphering fraudulent forms of identity.
Deputy Chief Joshua Sticht shows the fakes confiscated from students over the years. UPD keeps a set in the department to train new officers in deciphering fraudulent forms of identity.
The Bar Bill stands as a local favorite when it comes to wings. It’s one of Buffalo’s most characteristic restaurants.
Members of the CLEAR party from left to right: Eric Weinman, Sadie Kratt, Abbygail Hoke.
Residents of the Q3C Co-op sit in their community library. Co-ops offer an alternative housing option for many young people.
Anna Seidl stands in front of ice-covered Lake LaSalle. The theater performance student has built a local reputation for wearing shorts during the winter.
Drag queen Victoria Jenkins (left) gets tied up in ropes by shibari artist Daryle “Twist Ties” McKnight (right). For both Jenkins and McKnight, the art is about aesthetic rather than sexual pleasure.
Father Roy Herberger stands in the congregation space at the Newman Center. Herberger recently returned from a suspension from the Buffalo Diocese after being exonerated from a sexual abuse complaint.
The Cellar on Elmwood Avenue is just one location where students can cop vintage T-shirts and Supreme brand merchandise in Buffalo.
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