Sophomore safety Mike Newton has only worn the blue and white for two years, yet he has the most interceptions in the Mid-American Conference in that timeframe since his freshman year. [read more]

   Despite one of its best offensive performances of the season, the men's soccer team was unable to get past local rival Canisius on Wednesday. The night's match marked the final home game of the season, and the team honored its senior members with a Senior Night ceremony before the game. [read more]

   In what has been a whirlwind beginning to the college basketball season, both Ohio State and Michigan State lost exhibition games to Division II squads Wednesday night while Bulls came dangerously close to being the first team of the year to lose a regular season game to a Division II squad. [read more]

   Before coming to college, my perception was that everyone got along because, well, why wouldn't they? During my four years at UB, I couldn't help but notice a little animosity between the "Upstaters" and the "Downstaters." Here is where it gets interesting. [read more]

   Droves of state workers gathered at Clark Hall on Thursday in order to protect themselves from the upcoming flu season as well as to help the New York State Health Department run a flu vaccination drill. [read more]

   "If Indiana Jones were an economist, he'd be Steven Levitt," said Steven E. Landsburg of The Wall Street Journal. [read more]

   In regard to the editorial titled "Dome sweet dome" written by Joseph Glenn, there are other factors that play into college basketball scheduling other than a coach picking and choosing who and where their team plays. [read more]

   Pleasing students both visually and musically, International Students and Scholar Services kicks off International Education Week on Monday, Nov. 12 with a movie portraying Gypsy culture and with a free concert in the Student Union Theater. [read more]

   American culture places a great deal of importance on appearance of the human body, especially for young adults. The pressure to look flawless consumes youths and college students alike. [read more]

   The UB Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) is launching a study to examine the effects of "mindfulness-based stress reduction" (MBSR) in the treatment of alcoholism. For the past 37 years the RIA has been making groundbreaking addiction discoveries. [read more]

   In this time of war, it is expected to find seemingly countless films serving to comment on the conflict in several different cinematic styles. [read more]

   Wednesday marked a major victory for the gay rights movement when the House of Representatives approved the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, according to The New York Times. The legislation protects gays, lesbians and bisexuals from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. [read more]

Friday

Men's Soccer [read more]

Athletes of the Week [read more]

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   Sub-Board I, Inc. (SBI) hosted the annual Sexual Health Fair in the Student Union this past Wednesday. Free condoms, food, games, HIV testing and valuable information about sexual health were offered to students. [read more]

   To describe the mythical entity that is GWAR, it would take someone equally as evil and clinically insane as their absurd back catalogue. HORSE the band vocalist Nathan Winneke did just that in an exclusive interview with The Spectrum. [read more]

   When did nerds become so popular that sitcoms and movies started revolving around a quintessential yet cool nerd character? So popular that people want to be like them? [read more]

   In the beginning of the semester, the University at Buffalo launched a new pro-health, pro-environment and pro-decrease-the-ridiculous-parking-situation program called Bicycling at UB. The current biking program has provoked a positive response from campus biking enthusiasts. [read more]

   The third time's the charm for a winning team of four female students that represented UB's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) at this year's National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. [read more]