Junot Díaz addresses trauma, immigration and gratitude in Buffalo
Junot Díaz said immigrants are the mirror in which a nation sees its true self.
“We so desperately need immigrant voices.
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Junot Díaz said immigrants are the mirror in which a nation sees its true self.
“We so desperately need immigrant voices.
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Brenna Ferney, a sophomore communication major and creator of brennabun.com, read more >>
Taste and Medici House in East Aurora are just two restaurants in the Buffalo area where college students can find a wide range of food options and a comfortable atmosphere that won't break the budget. read more >>
Jack Adly, Buffalo State College student and entrepreneur, brings a cultural mix to South Campus through his two restaurants: Slice of Italy and Venus Greek and Mediterranean. read more >>
Senior accounting majors (left to right) Andrew Robertson, Andrew Leung and Spencer Gates look over paperwork. read more >>
Hopefully your first week doesn?t leave you feeling like you already need some serious me-time, but if you do, there?s enough going on in Buffalo this weekend to de-stress. This Saturday, Jan. read more >>
Jessie Nagler, a senior dance major and nutrition minor, walks through across UB?s snowy North Campus. read more >>
Katy Perry is scheduled to perform during this Sunday's Super Bowl XLIV halftime show. Courtesy of Flickr user Samantha Sekula This past weekend: The 63rd Annual Miss Universe 2015 On Sunday evening, Paulina Vega of Colombia was crowned the 63rd Miss Universe winner. read more >>
Julian Chinana (right) Matt Brinker (middle) Kyle Feeney (left) during their time in Afghanistan. Between 2002 and 2006, Chinana served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine Sniper. read more >>
Nnabu Ohia-Enyia, a senior health and human services major, is on the path to becoming a doctor, but he?s making a read more >>
Farhana Shafi's first winter in Buffalo ended too early, when the read more >>
Students often have difficulty focusing in air-conditioned classrooms. Several students agree that Alumni 90, Alumni 97, Norton 112, Clemens 17 and MFC 120 are some of the coldest classrooms on campus. Kainan Guo, The Spectrum UB students hoping to escape the recent string of snowstorms in exchange for an oasis of warmth in their classrooms may be out of luck. In the summer, students experience the opposite problem ? looking for a cool temperature in the dead of summer can be hard to come by in classrooms. Classrooms and offices at UB are supposed to be heated once the temperature drops to 68 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the university?s Customer Service and Maintenance website. read more >>
Photo Illustration: An unknown number of professors at UB write and assign their own textbooks to students. read more >>
Being stuck inside means it's time to explore new shows on Netflix. Try a British comedy classic like A Bit of Fry and Laurie. Courtesy of Manda Mia Meteorologists are predicting that temperatures are going to rise this weekend, but with feet of snow piled up all over the Western New York area, it is likely that you won?t be going out and about this weekend ? especially not to the city. Instead, you might be stuck in your living room for the weekend and while you probably have endless work to do, who can only study and do homework when hot chocolate and Netflix are nearby? For the partier What a better time to be a partier than during a snowstorm? read more >>
Art by Amber Sliter Christine Schaefer remembers ?stomping around the tree farm for hours? with her family on the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree. read more >>
More than 4 feet of snow covered parts of Western New York on Tuesday ? areas like Lancaster and South Buffalo were in ?states of emergency.? Winter is here, and if you?re new to Buffalo, then you need to have the right vocabulary to talk about it ? and our record snowfall. We?ve got you covered. The Eskimos are famous for having many more words for ?snow? than the English language. read more >>
Graphic by Jenna Bower Ten years ago, going out to see a movie with a group of friends on a weekend night was like a ritual. But that ritual seems to be changing and exchanged for nights huddled around laptop screens. Then, it wasn?t uncommon for moviegoers to stuff purses and pockets with candy from dollar stores or fight over how much butter and salt to pour over a massive bucket of popcorn. read more >>
After 20 years of dwindling membership due to a lack of chess enthusiasts at UB, the UB Chess Club made a comeback in 2010. read more >>
The Fall World Bazaar was held on Nov. 13 in the student union, celebrating and educating students about the different cultures at UB. read more >>
Spectrum File Photo The following article is satire and should be taken as such. read more >>
Ten years ago, going out to see a movie with a group of friends on a weekend night was like a ritual. But that ritual seems to be changing and exchanged for nights huddled around laptop screens. Then, it wasn?t uncommon for moviegoers to stuff purses and pockets with candy from dollar stores or fight over how much butter and salt they poured over a massive bucket of popcorn. read more >>
