The baseball team sits just three games away from history. After winning their eighth series in a row – upping their win total to 29, three shy of the overall school record – the Bulls (29-20, 17-6 Mid-American Conference) are just three games from...

The disorderly conduct charge against Laura Curry, an adjunct media study professor, was dropped on Thursday morning. Curry appeared in front of Judge Mark Farrell in Amherst Town Court almost a month after she was arrested for using profane langua...

After two easy wins to start the weekend and with its ace on the mound Sunday, the baseball team appeared to be in a good position to sweep its third straight conference series. But uncharacteristic poor defense and wild pitching gave underdog Ohio...

UB student Alec Seidenberg is accused of dropping a butane torch while smoking marijuana in a Spaulding Building 1, fourth floor room on Thurs...

Flames broke out in a Spaulding Building 1, fourth floor dorm room at approximately 6 p.m. on Thursday. The fire was allegedly caused by a “careless smoking incident,” according to University Police Chief Gerald ]]> Thu, 2 May 2013 1.3040319 News REBECCA BRATEK News http://www.ubspectrum.com/features/ub-problems-reveals-its-creator-1.3037533 RACHEL KRAMER
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After two years behind the computer, @UB_Problems’ creator is ready to reveal herself. Cassie Lavo, a senior communication major, is grad...

When sophomore pitcher Mike McGee was pulled in the bottom of the second inning in the series opener against Akron (9-31, 6-11 Mid-American Conference) on Friday night, the Bulls’ streak of conference series-opening wins seemed to be very much in jeopa...

It’s that time of the year again. Everyone is scrambling to finish their work, write their papers or to do their exams. We are lost in our own thoughts of not only our own classes, but the summer up ahead. What do I do? Where do I go? The summer haze a...

When I was a freshman, a very important friend of mine who was graduating wrote me a letter before she left. It detailed the ins and outs of college and gave insight on how to navigate through the highs and lows I’d inevitably face. She stressed th...

As the upcoming movie release of The Great Gatsby reinserts the story back into the forefront of our minds, it is useful to think about what it says about the meaning of summertime – what it can and should do for our lives as college students...

Presidential libraries present an interesting opportunity for former presidents. They are able to construct their own shrines and facilitate a way for their presidencies and legacies to be reconsidered. On Thursday, George W. Bush opened his new li...

A former law school professor has filed a federal lawsuit against UB’s Law School Dean Makau Mutua...

Looking back on my time at UB, I can only think of who I was when I walked in and who I am today. Reflecting on the biggest transition of my life, I realize that my toes grace the precipice of what mig...

Graduating defensive end Steven Means was the No. 147 overall pick in the fifth round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday – making him the fifth Bull to be drafted in the past five years. Graduating UB]]> Sun, 28 Apr 2013 1.3037288 Sports UB JOE KONZE JR Sports http://www.ubspectrum.com/sports/the-specty-s-1.3037282
The Spectrum presents its end-of-the-year sports awards

The Spectrum reveals the fans' pick for Athlete of the Year in addition to the editors' selections for Best Male Athlete, Best Female Athlete, Coach of the Year, Club Sports Team of the Year, Biggest Surprise of the Year, and ...

Art is not easily defined by a single word, phrase or definition; art is multifaceted, diverse and encompasses everything from paintings and sculptures to digital projections and clothing designs – it would be near impossible to condense something so w...

This film is a waste of electricity. Pain and ' Gain – director Michael Bay’s first non-Transformers entry since 2005 – is a brainless exercise of barbaric violence and tasteless humor so surreally awful, it must be seen to be believed. ...

Kelsey Barbour was radioactive for 48 hours. Quarantined in her bedroom and allowed minimal human contact, Barbour sat docile as radioactive iodine coursed through her body. The treatment had one mission: Destroy any lingering thyroid cancer cells....

UB students have come together to aid victims of the April 15 bombing in Boston. Jessica Tomasello, a sophomore exercise science major, and Valerie ]]> Sun, 28 Apr 2013 1.3037253 News Tomasello, a sophomore exercise science major, and Valerie JOHN NASSIVERA News http://www.ubspectrum.com/news/procrastination-medication-1.3037250 TAYLOR BRUNDAGE
UB students use Adderall to cope with college stress

Jeremy Ferris, a senior political science major, washed down an unprescribed 20 milligram extended-release Adderall with a swig of AMP...