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JACKLYN WALTERS

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Jacklyn Walters is a senior communication major and The Spectrum's managing editor. She enjoys bringing up politics at the dinner table and seeing dogs on campus. 


OPINION

Bye kids

I remember sitting in my first Spectrum class. It was fall 2018, the first day of my second year at UB. A year –– I promised myself –– that I would change my perspective. And boy was I in for a treat. Jody started talking about journalism and I was hyped. “This is perfect,” I thought. It was everything I was looking for in a career all lumped into one 300-level class. 


OPINION

Deplorable defense

*This column contains sensitive content about sexual assault which may be triggering. Harvey Weinstein is sitting in Rikers Island jail right now, awaiting a March 11 sentencing for two felony sex crimes. 


FEATURES

‘Fragile’

Haley Sheehan stands at the podium in front of her public speaking class, notecards in hand. She’s the first to present all semester. She looks at her professor and the 24-person audience and nods, signaling she’s ready. She takes a deep breath. “I’m a stripper,” she says.


Students at the unity rally on the academic spine as part of Monday's Black Solidarity Day. Photo: The Spectrum
NEWS

‘A force to be reckoned with’

Students are embracing their culture, their history and highlighting black excellence across campus this week.  The Black Student Union organized events for Black Solidarity Week and celebrated the 52nd Black Solidarity Day with its annual Black Business Expo and unity rally Monday. Roughly 40 students marched from the Student Union down the academic spine carrying signs and chanting, “Say it loud, I’m black and I’m proud,” “No justice, no peace, no racist police” and “BSU.” Carlos Russell started Black Solidarity Day in 1969, bringing African-American communities together on the Monday before Election Day to discuss voting and combating racial inequality.


OPINION

When catchy artists catch a case

No industry boasts problematic faves like the music scene –– with some of the most problematic holding titles as icons. But you still love them, you belt their lyrics and mimic their dance moves.


The Jonas Brother lit up the stage in vibrant colors while they entertained the crowd at the KeyBank Center Tuesday night. From left to right: Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas.
ARTS

Buffalo catches the ‘Lovebug’

On Aug. 30, 2009, 12-year-old Sarah Scott’s dreams came true when she saw the Jonas Brothers live in Toronto. Ten years later –– and wearing the same t-shirt from 2009 –– her childhood dreams came true again, this time with a beer in her hand.


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Judith Enck, a former Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator under the Obama administration, discusses the dangers of single-use plastics. Enck visited UB to discuss Beyond Plastics, a program which aims to reduce plastic pollution. JACKLYN WALTERS Photo: The Spectrum
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Judith Enck, a former Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator under the Obama administration, discusses the dangers of single-use plastics. Enck visited UB to discuss Beyond Plastics, a program which aims to reduce plastic pollution.

(Left to right) Panelists Lucinda Finley, Paul Cambria, Lorenzo Alexander and Shane Costa discussed First Amendment rights Friday. Their conversation focused on Colin Kaepernick’s demonstrations as well as First Amendment rights for UB student athletes. JACKLYN WALTERS Photo: The Spectrum
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(Left to right) Panelists Lucinda Finley, Paul Cambria, Lorenzo Alexander and Shane Costa discussed First Amendment rights Friday. Their conversation focused on Colin Kaepernick’s demonstrations as well as First Amendment rights for UB student athletes.

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Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn speaks at the press conference Friday morning after former UB student Hannah Christensen's second arraignment. Christensen faces felony charges.

 Students demonstrated in the Student Union Friday afternoon and demanded UB change the name of buildings named after Millard Fillmore, increase black faculty and provide more funding for EOP.  JACKLYN WALTERS Photo: The Spectrum
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 Students demonstrated in the Student Union Friday afternoon and demanded UB change the name of buildings named after Millard Fillmore, increase black faculty and provide more funding for EOP. 

Students gathered in the academic spine Friday afternoon to protest UB’s treatment of the African and African American Studies program. The protesters marched to the Student Union to speak out against the “war” on AAS. JACKLYN WALTERS Photo: The Spectrum
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Students gathered in the academic spine Friday afternoon to protest UB’s treatment of the African and African American Studies program. The protesters marched to the Student Union to speak out against the “war” on AAS.

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Dominic Licata, chair of the Professional Staff Senate, is disappointed that three years after the Greening The Commons Resolution was passed, some businesses in The Commons still aren’t using eco-friendly containers. 

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