Issue
Volume 59, Issue 28
Arrest made in Halloween stabbing
By: Caitlin Tremblay
An arrest has been made in the murder case of 19-year-old Jacob Herbert, the Clarence resident who was stabbed after a party on Oct. 31 that he was attending turned violent. [read more]
Candidates show experience
By: David Jarka
*Due to technical difficulties, we are still working on uploading all of the videos of the candidates speaking to our editorial board. Check below for updates throughout the day and we will get them to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.* [read more]
Crappy crowds bring down bands
By: Jameson Butler
There is a reason why bands don’t venture into the middle of nowhere. People stop going to shows for the bands and more for the fact that there is an actual concert in their little town. [read more]
Disaster averted
By: Matthew Parrino
Last week, the Syracuse basketball team – ranked No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Poll – lost an exhibition contest to Le Moyne – a Division II team – 82-79. [read more]
Everything you wanted to know about life and more
Rating: A
By: Eric Hilliker
A giant statute of Abraham Lincoln, time-traveling assassins with an unbelievable sugar high, and a talking goldfish with a bowler hat, are all parts of the perfect recipe for superhero comics that Gerard Way found. [read more]
Extreme makeover: Buffalo edition
By: Rachel Lamb
Twenty-two years ago, a Jamaican immigrant named Delores Powell moved to Buffalo. [read more]
Five senses, five pleasures
By: Adrian Finch
With the stresses of school, work and daily drudgeries of life, students’ relationships and sex lives often fall to the bottom of an already lengthy priority list. [read more]
H1N1 vaccines available for some
By: Caitlin Tremblay
UB Student Health Services will now be offering the H1N1 vaccine to the student population. [read more]
Healthy move
Reform passes in the house
Millions of Americans need to stop believing the healthcare system in this country works. It doesn’t. The United States is ranked 31st in the world in terms of life expectancy in a three way tie with Chile and Kuwait. [read more]
Legend of the homosexual relationship
By: Shane Fallon
Forty years after the Stonewall Rebellion and the genesis of the modern gay rights movement, the framework of the homosexual culture is still coming into place. [read more]
MAC underwater
By: Brian Josephs
Swimming against defending champions can be difficult – especially when you have another meet the following day – but a little home cooking can go a long way. [read more]
Public displays of affection gone too far
By: Marisa Mittelman
Passion is a vital part of any relationship. However, knowing where and when you are free to express that passion isn’t always easy. [read more]
Regular season ready
By: Chris Law
Exhibition games are meant to test a team’s offseason preparation. They also determine if teams are ready to get their seasons started. [read more]
Reversal of roles
By: David Sanchirico
During the preseason, Turner Gill versus Frank Solich Part IV looked to be a vital battle for the position of top gun in the Mid-American Conference East Division. Gill’s Buffalo squad came into the season as the favorite while Solich’s Ohio ballclub, despite struggling during a 4-8 campaign in 2008, was viewed as a formidable obstacle on Buffalo’s road towards a repeat. [read more]
Safe sex specifics
By: Rachel Lamb
Alcohol, raging hormones and a lust to experiment are all contributions to students having sex in college. [read more]
Sex in relationships
By: Matt Mosher
Sex is arguably the most physically satisfying part of any relationship. But with sex comes great responsibility. [read more]
Society and sex-centered careers
By: Christopher Di Matteo
I will never forget how big of a deal it was when it was found out that the mother of a girl on my sister’s cheerleading was a stripper. Parents were appalled, but why? Did they think she was going to bring the team along for “take your daughter to work day”? [read more]
The bonding factor
By: Adrian Finch
We often learn throughout life’s experiences that men like sex and women like to cuddle. [read more]
The DL on STI’s
By: Stephanie Cohen
No matter what you call it – the birds and the bees, lovemaking, or getting it on – sex happens. [read more]
Vice-Presidential endorsement
The Spectrum endorses Juan Pereyra
In an extremely short election cycle for Student Association Vice President, The Spectrum’s editorial board met with all six potential candidates on Sunday afternoon. [read more]
