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The federal student loan debt relief application is now available
By Kiana Hodge | Oct. 20The official application for federal student loan debt relief opened Monday, Oct. 17.
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UB’s Latinx student percentage ranks No. 41 out of 61 SUNY schools
By KAYLA ESTRADA | Oct. 19UB has the largest student population of any SUNY, but has the 41st largest percentage of Latinx students out of 61 SUNY schools.
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Faculty and students at UB’s School of Dental Medicine researching lasers for use in medicine
By AJ FRANKLIN | Oct. 19It might be hard to imagine a world without root canals, but researchers at UB’s School of Dental Medicine just might make it a reality.
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‘I don’t want everything to disappear in time, and that’s why I share my experiences’
By KAYLA ESTRADA | Oct. 13Last week, Sol Messinger, a UB alum and Holocaust survivor, sat down at Spot Coffee for an interview with The Spectrum.
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UB’s ‘accordion guy’ brings ‘peculiar, odd and mystical’ music to campus
By KATIE SKOOG | Oct. 12Joe Perry doesn’t have a lot of time to practice his accordion while juggling his classes, so he usually practices while walking between classes on campus.
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A conversation with Ken Jeong
By ANTHONY DECICCO and GRANT ASHLEY | Oct. 12Ken Jeong sat down with The Spectrum before his speech as a part of UB’s Distinguished Speaker Series to talk about his start of his career in acting, becoming Mr. Chow in “The Hangover” and finding his path in college.
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Spectrum recommends: the spooky season special
By THE SPECTRUM STAFF | Oct. 12The Spectrum staff compiled a list of some fall- and Halloween-themed activities and events at UB and around Buffalo that will make this spooky season one of the best yet.
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‘It’s very emotionally demanding… but very rewarding’: UB alum speaks on his work at Bikers Against Child Abuse
By JASMIN YEUNG | Sep. 28The Spectrum interviewed Caribe, a member of Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.), an organization that provides comfort, safety and support for abused children.
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From ‘toilet-gate’ to anal beads: how Ken Regan tackles the world’s chess mysteries
By KYLE NGUYEN | Sep. 28Kenneth Regan, an associate professor in UB’s Department of Computer Science, has spent the past month wading through the “paranoia” gripping the chess world after a series of cheating allegations and renewed scrutiny over integrity in the sport.
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‘We walk in memory of those we lost to suicide’
By JASMIN YEUNG | Sep. 21Over 1,500 people participated in the Out of the Darkness Walk at Canalside last Saturday.
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Students celebrate, weigh consequences of President Biden’s loan forgiveness plan
By RIA GUPTA | Sep. 21UB students and staff were relieved to have their debt burdens reduced, but some were concerned about rising tax burdens and national debt figures.
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Newly opened Plantae is first and only vegan grocery store in Buffalo city limits
By AJ FRANKLIN | Sep. 21On July 30, Donisha Gant opened Plantae, the city of Buffalo's first vegan grocery store.
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‘I’m technically homeless’: UB students stranded after Air Buffalo delays opening
By KYLE NGUYEN | Sep. 15Air Buffalo, a new ‘high-end’ student housing complex, informed would-be residents that their move-in dates would be postponed, in emails sent out during the week of Aug. 25.
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From Buffalo to Hollywood: UB’s Rob Lieberman returns to his hometown
By MERET KELSEY | Sep. 15Award-winning director and UB alum Rob Lieberman has a lot of love for the place that raised him, which is why he continues to come back to the Queen City.
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‘I don’t think it’s a relationship that could ever happen again’: Alice Cooper reflects on becoming the ‘Godfather of Shock Rock’
By TENZIN WODHEAN | Sep. 15Alice Cooper, along with UB alum Shep Gordon, visited UB’s Center for the Arts Tuesday to discuss their partnership over the past 50 years.
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Men’s basketball team earns 2.019 GPA during fall 2021 semester
By GRANT ASHLEY | Sep. 7UB student-athletes scored some of the highest GPAs in program history last year, but not all teams contributed to that success in the classroom equally.
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First-year residence hall students: here’s how to make the most of your meal plan
By JASMIN YEUNG | Sep. 7The secret to getting the most value from your meal swipe? Eating at UB’s dining centers.
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Three remaining eateries open in One World Café
By RIA GUPTA | Sep. 7Noodle Pavilion, Pan Asian and the 1846 Grill, three eateries in UB’s international-themed One World Café, opened their doors for the first time late last month.
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ALANA graduation ceremony highlights and empowers graduates of color
By AJ FRANKLIN | May 25The 26th annual ALANA (African, Latinx, Asian and Native American) Celebration of Achievement, a pre-commencement ceremony honoring graduates who belong to ethnic minority groups, was held Thursday.
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Q&A with President Tripathi
By JUSTIN WEISS and REILLY MULLEN | May 25The Spectrum sat down with Tripathi for a half-hour on May 3 to discuss his interactions with students, the university’s plans to address mental health concerns and the recently rebranded UB Top 25 Ambition initiative.
