Weather was a major player in the softball team's matchup against Niagara on Wednesday. [read more]

   The confines of the local Village Glen Tennis Center couldn't help the men's tennis team continue through the Mid-American Conference Championships. [read more]

   The University at Buffalo has won another Mid-American Conference championship. [read more]

   Everything about Cannibal Corpse screams vile, bloody murder. From their deviant album art to their explicit, entrails ripping "Meat Hook Sodomy," the essence of their being has manifested itself like maggots in a sea of viscera. With 20 years of torture under their belts, the cannibal quintet stands tall, smiling as they unintentionally send core-shaking shivers down the spines of out-of-touch parents and the Religious Right. [read more]

   Children of all ages gathered in crowded Alumni Arena on Wednesday to see the man who has inspired them to become engineers, doctors, oceanographers, amateur scientists and enthusiasts. [read more]

   Despite the many complaints that can be made about Buffalo, one grumble-proof facet remains: the prevalent culture of the Queen City. Dotted with downtown nightlife abuzz with fresh music and diverse performances, this cultural boom has given rise to many new faces of the local music scene. One of these most notable talents is Jay-O. [read more]

   For five years I have heard countless parents tell countless children as they stand on the cusp of it that "college is a time of exploration;" that these years would show them things they never could have imagined existed. [read more]

   The Bronx Bombers finally are in their new home for the 2009 baseball season. [read more]

Did you know that... one day on Venus takes 243 Earth days, or that a baby whale drinks 400 liters of its mother's milk each day, or that rockets get their momentum from their fuel? Here are some more facts you may or may not have known about Bill Nye, our favorite science guy, in an exclusive interview. [read more]

   Students interested in finding out more about green-collar jobs met with environmental professionals from local and state organizations Monday in the Student Union for the Green Careers Panel Discussion, hosted by Career Services. [read more]

   The Secret Handshake's new album My Name Up In Lights will have you grooving out all night long - if you can get past the mediocrity of it, that is. [read more]

   Heading into Wednesday, the baseball team was on a six-game skid, which left a huge dent in its record. [read more]

   When we are young, our parents and elementary school teachers instruct us on the basics. Share your toys, use your words, and treat people the way you want to be treated. [read more]

   The Statue of Liberty, which overlooks New York Harbor, was the first thing seen by visitors, immigrants and returning Americans before the jet age, welcoming them to the new world. [read more]

   On Wednesday, in an attempt to make more students mindful of violence against women, UB hosted the fourth annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. The men in attendance donned high heels and marched proudly against sexual assault. [read more]

   The third largest city in New York State is less than 90 minutes away. Get packing, because it's yours to explore. [read more]

   Lights dimmed on a crowded and eager audience in the Center for the Arts Mainstage Theater on Wednesday as they anticipated what would be a memorable performance of The Sleeping Beauty, danced by the poised and legendary Russian National Ballet Theatre. [read more]

Women's basketball program signs 2 [read more]

   Over three years ago, I wrote a letter to The Spectrum expressing my annoyance of a workers' rights protest here on campus. I was a freshman, very apathetic and mostly frustrated that people shouting for the rights of workers were also flying anarcho-communist flags—as if that was representative of UB's custodial staff. [read more]

   Written into the United States legal system are categories of speech that have been deemed too inflammatory or damaging to be protected by the first amendment. Considered literally "unworthy of constitutional protection," (Liptak, NY Times,) these categories include child pornography, obscenity and the amusingly-named "fighting words." [read more]

   Buffalo freshman Kristy Woods is not your average track and field freshman athlete. [read more]

   As I write this in my room there's a large poster on the wall facing me featuring 12 of some of the greatest American writers, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allen Poe and John Steinbeck. If I could ask any one of these writers a question, it would be this: [read more]