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Workers reflect on their time at Lake LaSalle’s boat dock
By JACK PORCARI | Apr. 27As the golden hours of summer awake from hibernation, UB student dock workers rejoice.
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Q&A with the 2022-23 SA e-board
By KYLE NGUYEN | Apr. 27The Spectrum sat down with Becky Paul-Odionhin, Sammi Pang and Alana Lesczynski to discuss the aftermath of the election and preparations for the upcoming year.
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UB Hired provides free professional apparel, hygiene products and more to students
By AJ FRANKLIN | Apr. 27Finding a fit for a job interview can be a struggle, especially for college students. In an effort to reduce the barriers students’ face in obtaining professional clothing, while preventing waste in the process, UB Sustainability created Hired in February.
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UB has no plans of requiring masks again, barring a new COVID-19 variant of concern
By GRANT ASHLEY | Apr. 20UB has no plans to reinstate a mask mandate on campus unless a new COVID-19 variant of concern emerges, according to Dr. Thomas Russo, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the UB Department of Medicine.
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It’s a woman’s world
By KARA ANDERSON | Apr. 20From laughing about their difficulty learning dance moves to discussing the movie “Camp Rock,” the members of The Royal Pitches have cultivated a friendship that oozes with comfort and ease.
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‘I’m just exhausted’: BSU members discuss Allen West’s speech and its aftermath
By KAYLA ESTRADA | Apr. 20One week after campus descended into chaos in response to Allen West’s controversial speech, “America is not Racist — Why American Values are Exceptional,” UB’s Black Student Union held a “town hall” meeting Monday to discuss the aftermath of that day.
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Students protest ‘America is not racist’ speech
By KAYLA ESTRADA | Apr. 13Young Americans for Freedom invited Lt. Col. Allen West to deliver a speech and hold an open Q&A, titled “America is not racist.” In response to West’s anticipated speech, students walked through SU libraries and classrooms wearing signs with slogans like “Racism is Real.”
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‘It’s a language that allows me to physically outlet all the emotions I have’: Zach Carr finds comfort in martial arts
By KAYLA STERNER | Apr. 13For more than a decade, Zach Carr’s ego swam in a pool of anger. But today, he has finally found his inner peace. His deadliest weapon in combating the monsters in his head? Muay thai.
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Twenty-eight UB students have died by suicide since 2007, with 10 having occured since the fall of 2019
By GRANT ASHLEY | Apr. 7Twenty-eight UB students have died by suicide since the fall 2007 semester, with 10 of those deaths having occurred since the start of the 2019-20 academic year and three during the 2021-22 academic year, according to data from UB’s Office of Student Conduct and Advocacy.
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UB Sustainability provides a month of sustainable activities
By JULIE FREY | Apr. 6Throughout April, UB Sustainability is hosting events focused on the celebration of a more sustainable future while acknowledging the challenges of the present. Each event during the month corresponds to one of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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The Elli charges up to 200% more than competitors
By JULIE FREY | Apr. 6When the CVS in the Commons closed its doors in January, The Elli convenience store in Ellicott Complex became the only place on campus where students could purchase dish soap and a snack in the same transaction.
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‘niceCream’ wins first prize at spring UB Hacking competition
By KYLE NGUYEN | Apr. 6UB Hacking 2022, an annual 24-hour computer engineering competition hosted by the UB Hacking club, tasks teams with writing a code based on a computing concept or issue of their choice.
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@uboutcold finds humor in the exhausted nature of college life
By KAYLA ESTRADA | Apr. 6What once was a campus that enabled students to nap whenever and wherever they wanted, is now being patrolled by the self-proclaimed “sleep police.”
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A conversation with Jeff Corwin
By JUSTIN WEISS and JULIE FREY | Apr. 6Jeff Corwin sat down with The Spectrum before his appearance as part of the 35th Distinguished Speaker Series to talk about conservation and his ABC show, “Wildlife Nation.”
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Club e-boards frustrated by Student Association communication problems, logistical errors
By GRANT ASHLEY | Mar. 30Club e-boards ranging from engineering associations to sports teams to dance groups told The Spectrum that they've grown frustrated with what they see as cryptic guidelines, frequent logistical errors and a lack of communication from SA.
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Meet the 2022-23 SA e-board candidates
By KYLE NGUYEN | Mar. 30The 2022-23 Student Association e-board elections are currently underway and will run until Friday at 4 p.m.
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UB has granted 792 religious or medical COVID-19 vaccine exemptions
By GRANT ASHLEY | Mar. 30Seven hundred ninety-two students have received medical or religious exemptions from UB’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement as of March 21, according to Student Health Services data.
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Business goes green
By JULIE FREY | Mar. 29UB’s Sustainable Business Association started a little over a year ago, and has since run several events about sustainable business practices, co-hosted events with other clubs and had several professionals in the field speak to students.
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Black Explosion ‘Evolution’ honors ballroom culture and the evolution of fashion
By AJ FRANKLIN | Mar. 18Black Explosion is UB's largest fashion show, held annually for the last 53 years with the exception of 2021, when it was canceled due to COVID-19. BSU brought the show back in 2022, holding it at the Conference and Event Center in Niagara Falls on Sunday, March 6.
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Two years later: students reflect on beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
By JULIE FREY | Mar. 17In the two years since COVID-19 first swept through the U.S., students have confronted a rapidly-changing world.
