Dan Emmons for UB Student Association treasurer
Treasurer may just be the most important Student Association executive board position.
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Treasurer may just be the most important Student Association executive board position.
The Spectrum annually endorses candidates for the Student Association executive board, but this year we do not feel confident enough in either party’s president and vice president ticket to give an endorsement.
For the past few years, Spring Fest has been a mixed bag when it comes to performers. Fall Fest has seemed to bring in a steady collection of hip-hop music, while its spring counterpart has seen alternative, pop and even the controversial choice of country.
Many are calling Peeple, a newly released app in North America, “Yelp for people.” Users can post character reviews of other people, judging them and writing a description of their personality.
We live in an age where we have to be conscious of our every tweet, status update and comment on social media. Our digital footprint, or our collective social media presence over time, is forcing us to watch what we say because it's open for everyone to see or uncover - particularly future employers.
Freedom of speech must always be protected.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump emerged successful out of Nevada and South Carolina respectively, which may be an indicative of what Super Tuesday on March 1 will look like. While Clinton’s battle was hard-fought, Trump seems to be continuing his reign of terror and surpassing Ted Cruz and Rubio.
Kanye West has been at the forefront of the music scene as both an artist and a producer for the last decade.
The body count stereotype: when you first start talking to someone and they drop the number of people they’ve slept with. It has the potential to scare you away. But why is it so alarming to hear that someone has had sex with 20 or 30 people? Worse than alarm – that when a man says it he is praised, but when a woman says it, she’s deemed a slut.
Monday night’s Iowa caucus allowed Iowan voters to indicate which candidate they had the most faith in through discussion and polls. The caucus is traditionally a kick-off to the primary season leading to Super Tuesday and eventually the presidential election in November.
UB’s undergraduate application rates have increased significantly this year, likely solidifying UB’s status as the largest SUNY school.
We’ve seen the headlines across the country. From protests calling for the president of the University of Missouri to resign, to demonstrations at Yale University over several racial incidents, to the “White Only” art project controversy right here at UB, race has been a hot-button issue for college campuses across the country over the past few months.
The current controversy of the white-washed Oscar nominations has reached an all-time high. Actors including Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are threatening to skip the ceremony altogether and others, including Matt Damon, are accusing the Academy The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of being “shameful and embarrassing.” This is the second year in a row that the nominations have been overtaken by white actors, posing the question of whether this is an awards issue or a Hollywood issue.
Well, my child is going to do it anyway, so I’d rather they do it in front of me.
There’s one presidential candidate that’s been the talk of every major media outlet since announcing his campaign: Donald Trump.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University President Everett Piper penned an open letter titled “This Is Not A Daycare! It’s a University!” in regard to political correctness of students on his campus and on other campuses across the country. He calls out students for acting as “victims” and for complaining when their “feelings are hurt.”
Oklahoma Wesleyan University President Everett Piper penned an open letter titled “This Is Not A Daycare! It’s a University!” in regard to political correctness of students on his campus and on other campuses across the country. He calls out students for acting as “victims” and for complaining when their “feelings are hurt.”
We all use social media. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Yik Yak – the list goes on. Everyone has their platforms but regardless of which one we select, social media is utilized to voice our opinions – from politics to sports to the best local restaurant.
The University of Missouri has made national headlines this week with racial tension and protest dividing the campus.
When The Spectrum asked UB students who they’re voting for in the 2016 presidential election, many of them said Bernie Sanders.