Issue
Volume 58, Issue 11
Activity fee increase makes good cents
$15 hike a necessary evil
By: None
On Sunday, The Spectrum's editorial board met with Student Association Treasurer John Martin to discuss the upcoming referendum on the Mandatory Student Activity Fee. [read more]
Asia at Noon focuses on child prostitution
By: LAURA KUNZ
Parents around the world will often give up a child for adoption because they do not have the means to care for him or her. When children in Vietnam are given up, their parents are protecting the little one from a horrific fate: prostitution. [read more]
Back on his feet
By: BRIAN JOLICOEUR
Catchpole. While the name itself might seem harmless to many, the player behind the name strikes fear into anyone in his path on the soccer field. [read more]
Bulls bounce back with second place finish
By: AARON MOE
Alumni Arena was the host site for the Hotel Indigo Classic Tournament, which featured Buffalo, St. Francis (N.Y.), High Point and Davidson. It was the second tournament the Bulls hosted this season and even though they didn't finish undefeated, Buffalo was able to top their 1-2 record in the Ramada Invitational. [read more]
Cost effective ways to survive college without being lame
By: CAROLINE HUFTALEN
Limited funds can make it difficult for students to cover food and transportation costs, let alone entertainment. Thrifty spending and creative cost-cutting can bail students out of boredom without breaking their bank accounts. [read more]
Driving down insurance woes
By: KRISTEN HAN
Students driving to campus may be paying too much for car insurance. Don't be a victim. [read more]
Fighting for $15
By: STEPHANIE SCIANDRA
The fate of the Student Mandatory Activity Fee for undergraduates will be on the voting block this week, with the Student Association (SA) proposing a $15 increase in the fee. If the vote passes, the fee will increase from $79.75 to $94.75 per semester for each student. [read more]
Lee’s war film miraculously uneven
By: DAN MECCA
Spike Lee's most recent joint, Miracle at St. Anna, is an epic World War II film that attempts to pay homage to the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division while recreating the war film genre. [read more]
Local Theatre Debuts Fitting Tribute to Music Legend
By: SHANE FALLON
Downtown Buffalo's New Phoenix Theatre Company has begun its 13th production season with a fictionalized account of the last days of music icon Dusty Springfield in Dusty Springfield...With You. [read more]
Making a splat on campus
By: MATT MOSHER
UB Mayhem members have been dodging lightning-fast balls of paint and competing in tournaments nationwide for four years now, giving students the opportunity to participate in a growing competitive and recreational sport. [read more]
Missouri Breaks Bulls
By: CHRIS RYNDAK
Lining up against a national championship contender, the Buffalo Bulls did everything they could to keep themselves in the game—and kept things interesting for over two-and-a-half quarters. [read more]
Quaker challenge
By: MATT WEBER
Even after 110 minutes of game play and a shootout, the Bulls and the Penn Quakers couldn't decide a victor in their match. [read more]
Riding on student-run airwaves
By: LISA NEWMAN
WRUB, the student-run campus radio station, has been hitting the airwaves and giving students opportunities since 1978. [read more]
Student hospitalized after assault
By: LESLIE CHURCH
A male student was attacked on Core Road in the Ellicott Complex around 3:15 a.m. Sunday morning. The victim was approached from behind after he got out of a cab and was beaten by an unknown number of assailants. [read more]
There is an idea that is SA
By: MATTHEW ZAJAC
Patrick Bateman, vice president of Pierce & Pierce, demigod of murders and executions, face of the human condition gone to hell, claims to not exist. [read more]
Town Ballroom host racial comedy with no lines
By: BEN MUMFORD-ZISK
On Sept. 24, the Town Ballroom will play host to The Most RACES Show on Earth (TMRSOE), a multi-ethnic comedy festival featuring over 10 comics and live music. [read more]
TV on the Radio turns yet another new leaf
By: DAN MECCA
Taking a turn into the alternative with their third studio album CD Dear Science, experimental indie-rock band TV on the Radio has found yet another musical sub-genre to blend into their already mish-mashed sound. [read more]
UB’s own Woodstock: Jam Club hosts music fest
By: REN LAFORME
The ethereal echo of wailing guitars, screaming harmonicas and gut-rumbling bass could be heard Saturday outside the Student Union as UB Jam Club hosted the first UBeephree Music Festival. [read more]
