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2020 Election Live Blog
By Features Desk | Nov. 3, 2020ABBY KOLSTEE, Staff Writer — 7 p.m.
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A history of recent presidential candidates speaking at UB
By JUSTIN WEISS | Nov. 2, 2020Over the past few years, UB has hosted a who’s who list of presidential candidates. Some of these individuals were on the campaign trail; others visited campus as part of the university’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
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Spectrum political survey 2020
By JUSTIN WEISS and PAUL BLANCHI | Nov. 1, 2020College students may vote at lower rates than other age groups, but they sure have opinions.
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UB students on the issues that matter most to them
By JUSTIN WEISS | Nov. 1, 2020The Spectrum asked UB students which issue is most important to them in its biennial political survey. The results are in: 17.6% of students said racial inequality is the most important issue to them.
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As the election nears, UB encourages students to vote
By ALEXANDRA MOYEN | Nov. 1, 2020In an effort to increase student voter turnout, UB Student Engagement created UB Votes in 2016 to give students free transportation to voting polls on Election Day. UB Votes has also collaborated with the Residence Hall Association to create a five-episode “call to action” video series to encourage students to vote.
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Big Mood: This groovy café is reimagining plant-based cuisine
By JACK PORCARI | Oct. 22, 2020From the inside, Big Mood on Elmwood looks less like a restaurant and more like your cool aunt’s ‘70s-themed apartment. Complete with macrame plant holders, retro light fixtures and orange tie-dyes, this vegan eatery’s aesthetic is as retro as it is current. Big Mood offers a variety of 100% vegan burgers, bowls, salads, sandwiches and dessert. What’s more, each item on the menu corresponds with a quirky mood for the dish.
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‘They are doing a good job:’ Public health experts, university officials praise UB students
By JUSTIN WEISS | Oct. 21, 2020University officials and public health experts are crediting a specific group of people with keeping campus safe: the student body.
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When the world came to Buffalo
By JUSTIN WEISS | Oct. 19, 2020In 1993, UB hosted the second-largest sporting event in the world. But 27 years later, few students have heard of these games. Even fewer know that Buffalo was the first and only American city to host the summer event — that is, until they are held in Lake Placid in 2023.
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Freshness meets ethical cooking at Jay’s Artisan Pizza
By JACK PORCARI | Oct. 16, 2020Pizza parlors are notorious for their red and white ceramic tiling, conveyor belt ovens and attention-grabbing neon signage – but this is anything but the experience at Jay’s Artisan Pizza.
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Why you should care about Amy Coney Barrett
By SHIRA JACOBSON | Oct. 11, 2020On Sept. 26, President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative-leaning federal appellate judge and Notre Dame law professor, to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Barrett, 48, will fill the role of the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and could reshape the bench for generations to come.
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UB’s COVID guidelines are clear. Its enforcement strategy isn’t.
By JUSTIN WEISS | Oct. 11, 2020Across the country, colleges are grappling with how to enforce mask wearing and social distancing.
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Spice up your Chinese takeout with Home Taste’s vegetarian selects
By JACK PORCARI | Oct. 8, 2020Prepare to experience a whole new dimension of Chinese takeout at Home Taste in Buffalo. The restaurant, which prides itself in cooking Northern-Chinese cuisine, offers a variety of authentic dishes made by hand.
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Students struggle to adapt to online classes
By SHIRA JACOBSON | Oct. 1, 2020Are students thriving or just barely surviving in their online classes?
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Ranchos hidden gem on Niagara offers great veggie selection and more
By JACK PORCARI | Oct. 1, 2020You might expect the tacos at Ranchos to be good, but you can’t beat dessert: a black and yellow ATV roars down Niagara Street in wheelie formation as the sunset casts a golden spotlight on the rider.
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30 years ago, the Bike Path Rapist struck campus
By JUSTIN WEISS | Sep. 29, 2020In the 30 years since her death, Linda Yalem has been honored through memorial runs, safety patrols and a scholarship in her name. But the anniversary of her tragic passing begs a question: Is the bike path safer today than it was 30 years ago?
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‘We want to be for everyone:’ Hillel embraces Jews of all backgrounds
By JUSTIN WEISS | Sep. 15, 2020Before coming to college, Sari Arrow had never been away from her family for the Jewish High Holidays.
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No hand soap, $2 water, loneliness: Life inside the UB quarantine dorms
By JUSTIN WEISS | Sep. 9, 2020When Emily Thomas* arrived at South Campus’ Goodyear Hall for her mandatory two-week quarantine, she received: face masks, garbage bags, a muffin, two cookies, toilet paper, disinfectant, a bottle of water and a rotten banana.
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FAQ: How will COVID-19 affect campus reopening?
By JUSTIN WEISS | Aug. 2, 2020Under normal circumstances, students would have dozens of questions about what campus will look like in the new year. But these aren’t normal circumstances; if anything, COVID-19 has left students with more questions than at any time before.
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Pandemic derails students’ internship plans
By VINDHYA BURUGUPALLI | May 10, 2020Alexander Sansolo’s wishes were granted when he got the opportunity to intern at the Magic Kingdom. Three years of college and academics left him “burnt out” but the internship was his golden ticket to the Disney “imagineering” world and a way to find his true calling.
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Something to smile at: Wholesome things happening around the world
By REILLY MULLEN | Apr. 24, 2020This year began with catastrophe after catastrophe. Headlines describing the massive impacts of the coronavirus litter our screens. TikToks of college students longing for their friends with moody indie songs playing in the background have flooded the “For You” page. Oil prices dipped into the negatives for the first time in history on Tuesday. The new normal is filled with plenty to be sad about.
