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Spectrum Style Guide: Vol. 4

Name: Emma Janicki Hometown: Buffalo Year: Junior Major: English and French What she's wearing: Target blazer, Karl Lagerfeld for Macy's blouse, American Apparel skirt, sweater tights and Clark's shoes Favorite trends: high-waist anything, tight crop tops and "I want to buy an American Apparel turtleneck cape sweater for winter" Worst trends: light wash or super low-rise pants and neon or thin mesh tights Inspiration: American Apparel and her friends' Instagram accounts Advice: "Bloomers should always be worn under too."


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Charlie Brown goes grunge

Anxious fans clad in grungy Pearl Jam, Audioslave, Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog t-shirts from yesteryear skipped out on the big UB football game on Tuesday night to see a music legend perform at UB's Center For the Arts. Chris Cornell, an icon of the '90s Seattle grunge scene, played a solo performance to a sold-out audience.


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Best alternative albums of October

October was a good month for music. The twerk queen, Miley Cyrus, kicked off the month by storming through the charts and placing her musically matured album Bangerz at the No.


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A new kind of show

When Justin Bieber hit radios and television screens in 2009, it was because of YouTube. Fellow teen pop icons Cody Simpson and Austin Mahone jumped onto the YouTube platform and their fame seemed to launch overnight. Clearly, YouTube is a powerful place. It is a place that stimulates growth and confidence, allows criticism and thrives upon community support, so it makes sense that, this year, YouTube launched the brand-new YouTube Music Awards, set to take place online on Sunday.


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Set sail

Album: Skeletons Artist: Sirens & Sailors Release Date: Oct. 29 Label: Razor & Tie/ Artery Recordings Grade: B+ Rochester, N.Y., hardcore band Sirens & Sailors might be commonly mistaken for Sleeping With Sirens, a more popular "metalcore" outfit, but that association could now be over. Sirens & Sailors have taken their heavy riffs and catchy two-step grooves to the next level with their major label debut, Skeletons. Their debut album, Still Breathing, and last year's EP, Wasteland, garnered enough attention for a headlining tour this past January, signing with Razor & Tie in June and opening for August Burns Red at the 2013 iMatter Festival. Skeletons


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A silent minority

When Bruce Jackson first met Kerry Max Cook on death row in 1979, he thought Cook was a "whiner." That was, until he learned that he had been raped in the recreational room of the prison - where the perpetrator used a piece of glass to carve "good p****" into his buttocks. Cook was 21 years old. Since 2000, SUNY Distinguished Professors Jackson and Diane Christian have shown over 300 films at the Buffalo Film Seminars.


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Fear factor

Put down the popcorn and leftover Halloween candy, dim the lights and pick up a controller, mouse or keyboard.



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