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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.
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‘Bored in the house, in the house bored?’
By VINDHYA BURUGUPALLI | Apr. 17, 2020We’ve been stuck at home for a month and there is no end in sight. But that’s where TikTok comes in handy.
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Flattening the curve: DIY face-coverings
By REILLY MULLEN | Apr. 16, 2020Precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are updating daily, as people are now required to wear protective face masks in public. These masks are often difficult to find due to high demand.
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MAC lifts spirits with TikTok challenge
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Apr. 13, 2020Collegiate athletes are accustomed to competition. They’re used to competing everyday in practice, in the gym and during games. And when the most integral part of their lives is taken away from them, they adapt.
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Corona-can I take you on a date?
By REILLY MULLEN | Apr. 9, 2020Quarantine came at an inconvenient time for all of us. Whether it was for seniors who aren’t quite ready to say goodbye to their college days or for those who no longer have close friends at home like they do at school, saying goodbye this early is hard. But a less serious, yet still disappointing, result of vacating campus midway through the semester is the toll it can take on students’ love lives. Relationships become exponentially more difficult for couples who aren’t ready for the challenge of distance or are stuck inside a tiny apartment together all day (and it doesn’t look like the New York State self-quarantining guidelines are ending anytime soon).
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Fighting off the quarantine 15
By CHLOE FERNEY | Mar. 29, 2020With most of New York, and the U.S., under quarantine, all gyms are closed and leaving many without a place to work out. For some, the lack of exercise increases anxiety and depression, which is likely already heightened from the COVID-19 outbreak. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to stay fit while staying at home and helping flatten the curve. Be sure to shake up your self-isolation with one of these convenient at-home workouts.
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Black Explosion ‘Rebirth’ educates and entertains
By ALEXANDRA MOYEN | Mar. 8, 2020Flute Fingers, a performer at Saturday’s Black Explosion fashion show, approached the stage on a hoverboard, playing Drake and Future’s “Life is Good” on his flute. Soon after, the performer wound up serenading an audience member with a flute rendition of Juvenile’s “Back That Azz Up.”
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LASA wins International Fiesta
By ALEXANDRA MOYEN | Mar. 2, 2020At the end of its International Fiesta performance Saturday, the Latin American Student Association stormed the Center for the Arts stage, holding signs to protest domestic violence. The display was the final emotional moment in the club’s first-place victory at SA’s annual dance competition. It marked LASA’s fourth win since 2011, with a performance that illuminated domestic violence within the Latin American community.
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Around the world in four plates
By LIA SITRIN | Mar. 1, 2020The Student Union may be one of the most popular places for UB students to grab their grub, but some students say the impersonal feeling of campus food leaves them craving something a little closer to home.
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The Spectrum’s exclusive interview with Yusef Salaam of the ‘Exonerated 5’
By ALEXANDRA MOYEN and JULIAN ROBERTS-GRMELA | Feb. 26, 2020Yusef Salaam and the four other members of the ‘Exonerated 5’ did not receive compensation until 12 years after the Daily News declared ‘We got the wrong kids’ on Oct. 11, 2002. Over a decade earlier, the ‘Exonerated 5’ were wrongfully accused of raping ‘The Central Park Jogger.’ Salaam was imprisoned for nearly seven years for a crime he did not commit.
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Students show love for black culture through art
By ALEXANDRA MOYEN | Feb. 23, 2020Iaisha Johnson was “nervous” approaching the stage Friday night in Goodyear Hall. But once she finally stood in front of her 45 peers, she became more confident. For three minutes, Johnson shared her pride for her culture and was a force on stage. Whenever she said, “I’m black, y’all,” her audience responded, “how black?” in unity.
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Fantasy Island becomes a fantasy
By NEIL KAVANAUGH | Feb. 23, 2020Fantasy Island, an amusement park in Grand Island, permanently closed on Wednesday and students are reflecting on the childhood summers they spent there.
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Campus Dining and Shops reward points to expire ahead of new reward program launch
By ELIZABETH NAPOLITANO | Feb. 19, 2020Students have until March 13 to redeem campus reward points at UB Campus Tees. After that, points awarded through dining dollar purchases, campus cash purchases and meal swipes will expire. Under the current program, students can use points at any time during their UB career, but participants forfeit all accumulated points if they have not reactivated their dining plan within 12 consecutive months. Many students, unaware of the program’s rules and restrictions, unknowingly forfeited their points by failing to redeem them before the end of the 12-month period. Now, students hope others will take advantage of the program before the March 13 deadline to avoid forfeiting their points, too.
