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Spectrum recommends: mental health
By THE SPECTRUM STAFF | Sep. 14, 2021As the calendar flips to fall and exam season fast approaches, students are understandably feeling the heat.
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Twenty years later
By JUSTIN WEISS | Sep. 9, 2021When the second plane hit the South Tower of the World Trade Center, the staff of The Spectrum knew where they needed to be: at 132 Student Union.
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Spectrum recommends: classes, food and fall activities
By THE SPECTRUM STAFF | Sep. 7, 2021As the days get shorter and the calendar flips to autumn, here are some suggestions from the staff of The Spectrum about how to make the most of the fall semester.
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Labor shortage results in long lines, limited dining options
By NATALIE DOLLER and KARA ANDERSON | Sep. 7, 2021Despite leaving her dorm 30 minutes before her lecture to get breakfast at 8:30 a.m., freshman biomedical sciences major Dina Dahhan had to settle for a partly frozen Smucker’s Uncrustables sandwich from the vending machine.
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Students question if $38 million One World Café is worth it
By ELIZABETH NAPOLITANO and JACK PORCARI | Aug. 26, 2021One World Café, a three-story, 53,500-square-foot dining hall boasting international fare and community dining spaces, will cost $38.7 million.
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‘It is a really difficult time’: Indian students struggle with COVID-19
By NITYA COHEN | May 12, 2021Indian students at UB have been forced to cope with the ongoing COVID-19 catastrophe in their home country.
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A conversation with Tom Toles
By VINDHYA BURUGUPALLI | May 4, 2021Fifty years after he first set foot in The Spectrum’s office, Tom Toles is walking into the sunset with a Pulitzer Prize and decades of work at The Washington Post and The Buffalo News under his belt.
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Lil Yachty brings a boatload of laughs to SA paint night, Q&A
By NATALIE DOLLER | May 3, 2021Students sat by their easels and turned on their cameras for Student Association’s virtual paint and Q&A event with rapper Lil Yachty Saturday night.
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‘Reaching new heights:’ The Buffalo Chips set a standard for a cappella excellence
By KARA ANDERSON | Apr. 29, 2021The Buffalo Chips formed as an a cappella group 26 years ago under the name “Cadence” after members of the UB Choir wanted a musical activity that “was more fun, and not necessarily as organized or classicalist as choir.”
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‘Aurora Orientem Productions’ brings the film industry to students
By Thomas Kowalski | Apr. 27, 2021“Yeet, defeat, repeat.” That is the motto of Aurora Orientem Productions, a small local film production company founded by junior media study major Rachel Jennetti.
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‘I’m always making EDM’: Bill Boulden goes from Baird Hall to bass drops
By JACK PORCARI | Apr. 26, 2021After attending night school for music production, learning the ropes as a club DJ in casinos and breaking with their older, less professional tracks, Bill Boulden created Downupright.
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Nine underrated shows that can be binged in a weekend
By Thomas Kowalski | Apr. 21, 2021Before clocking in a fourth re-watch of “The Office,” why not try something new and check out this list of underrated series that can be binged in under a weekend?
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‘Just never give up’: UB student starts his own fitness Instagram account
By KAYLA STERNER | Apr. 16, 2021In August 2019, Kaisan Lewis founded @kay.fitnesslife, an Instagram account dedicated to posting workout videos and personal training tips for fellow UB students.
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Wellness for all: UB’s virtual yoga class promotes health and diversity
By MATTHEW SZCZEPANIAK | Apr. 7, 2021As students continue to deal with challenges wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, UB Health Promotion seeks to improve student wellness through yoga.
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‘I wish they had more appointments’: Students express displeasure with Counseling Services
By JULIE FREY and ANUSHKA SHARMA | Apr. 6, 2021Students have taken to social media to express their displeasure with UB Counseling Services, dating back years. These students say they are concerned about the 10-appointment limit and scheduling difficulties.
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Student podcast teaches the importance of setting attainable goals
By JACK PORCARI | Mar. 21, 2021Out of this once-in-a-generation challenge, Kamal Patel has found a unique opportunity to meet new people who have compelling stories about how they discovered their passions and started living their best lives.
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Western New York boasts New York’s best doughnuts
By DAN EASTMAN | Mar. 19, 2021Buffalo’s own Paula’s Donuts has been named the best doughnuts in New York State, according to the monthly recipe and cooking magazine Food & Wine.
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‘I’m worried about being the next victim:’ Asian students fearful of hate crimes
By VINDHYA BURUGUPALLI | Mar. 17, 2021Hate crimes against Asians increased by nearly 150% nationally and by 833% in New York City in 2020. And things are only getting worse.
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‘I must find a way to get out of the country’
By GRANT ASHLEY | Mar. 17, 2021Zaw Oo Ko is afraid he won’t be able to leave Burma* to attend classes at UB next fall due to a year-long state of emergency imposed by the military.
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UB students find silver linings in the pandemic
By ALEXANDRA MOYEN | Mar. 14, 2021In May 2020, Ben Campbell* was laid off from his job at a local car dealership. Two weeks later, he applied for another job, but was turned down after a drug test detected marijuana use.
