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22 Days of Sustainability
By SOPHIA STINES | Apr. 8Here is one FREE “green” thing to do each day from now until the end of April to celebrate sustainability month.
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Students freely express creativity in The Craft Room
By HALEY DIMISA | Apr. 8After receiving a high demand for craft-related events in 2021, Student Union staff decided to create a space for students to craft more frequently.
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Bensin: The Story of Buffalo’s power pop-punk standouts
By RODRIGO FEIJÃO | Apr. 8While the group currently has no plans to reunite as Bensin, the spirit of their journey lives on through the paths they’ve paved for themselves—proof that the music never truly stops.
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An event fit for a queen: Ellicott’s Renaissance Fair
By BOB SECK | Mar. 31UB events are quite common, but one as unique and successful as Ellicott’s Renaissance Fair is quite the opposite. The fair, held on March 28 from 8-11 p.m. in The Landing, featured diverse food and activities that stayed true to the theme while keeping fairgoers engaged.
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Mental health and disability: studying your own disorder
By JACOB WOJTOWICZ | Mar. 28Laura Sills, 28, is a graduate student in UB’s sociology department. While she studies ADHD, her research is more than academic—it’s personal.
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Sociology research connected on a more personal level
By JACOB WOJTOWICZ | Mar. 28Megan Hosfield, 25, is a graduate student in UB’s sociology department studying bipolar disorder. But for her, the research is deeply personal—she has the disorder herself.
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Nuclear engineering minor in talks, timeline uncertain
By MAXIMILIAN MALAWISTA | Mar. 25President of UB’s Nuclear Energy in Clean Energy (NiCE) Maximus Wunderlich said that talks of the addition of a nuclear engineering minor have been put on the table.
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The meaning of St. Patrick’s Day
By HALEY DIMISA | Mar. 11, 2025The history of St. Patrick's Day is much more than just drinking. There is a long forgotten relation to religion in Ireland.
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Club aims to provide community for neurodivergent students
By JACOB WOJTOWICZ | Mar. 4, 2025UB has a safe space for neurodivergent students to decompress and build community. The Neuridivergent Affinity Group is meant to provide justice for students with disabilities.
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‘African Diaspora’— Celebrating South African culture through taste-testing
By SOPHIA STINES | Feb. 25, 2025“Taste Thursdays” are a way for the IDC to promote inclusion, highlight a local business and have fun with the student body.
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‘It’s time to go’
By TIBYAN SALIM | Feb. 25, 2025The cold weather has become a common conversation topic among students, transitioning from small talk to a major discussion point.
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Multicultural students honor their heritage at International Fiesta
By MARINA NOACK and HALEY DIMISA | Feb. 18, 2025Hundreds of passionate performers flooded Center for the Arts’ main stage to proudly represent their origin.
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Dr. Tom Mazur and the Old Guard of Transgender Healthcare
By JACOB WOJTOWICZ | Feb. 18, 2025With 18 chapters and 97 co-authors from all over the world, two chapters were co-written by a psychologist here in Buffalo who has worked with transgender and intersex clients for the past five decades: Dr. Tom Mazur.
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UB students and community members battle it out on skates
By CIAH COURTNEY | Feb. 18, 2025After two halves, the Saucies won the match with a score of 213-122, giving them a strong start to their spring season.
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ICE and ‘#CUTEWINTERBOOTS’
By TIBYAN SALIM | Feb. 11, 2025On Jan. 21, 2025, one day after taking office, President Trump removed restrictions from sensitive locations when arresting undocumented immigrants.
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Romance on a budget
By HALEY DIMISA | Feb. 11, 2025We see it every year: fine dining, flowers and a fancy box of chocolates. It’s a classic strategy in the Valentine’s Day playbook, and it never fails to score. There’s just one problem: it’s too expensive. Love is in the air, but your bank account doesn't have to be.
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Spectrum recommends: Worst Valentine’s Day gifts
By THE SPECTRUM STAFF | Feb. 11, 2025While Valentine’s Day may be a polarizing ‘holiday,’ it’s no surprise that there’s always some pressure on finding the perfect gift for your significant other. Whether you’re trying to be funny or just don’t know what to get, here’s some gifts that may get you broken up with:
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RHA hosts silent disco at The Landing
By HALEY DIMISA | Feb. 4, 2025On Jan. 31, the Residence Hall Association (RHA) hosted Silent Disco of the Decades. At their first large-scale event of the spring, wireless headphones filled students’ ears with tunes from 1950 to 2025.
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How a group of UB students are rebuilding fashion at UB
By BEYONCE THOMAS-REYNOSO | Dec. 12, 2024UB Blueprint is not only transforming the fashion scene at UB, but also paving the way for aspiring designers, models and entrepreneurs to thrive beyond campus.
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‘Clean Campus’ has students step up to clean UB, one weekend at a time
By MAXIMILIAN MALAWISTA | Dec. 3, 2024Aryan Mudgal and Chirag Ohri observed in the Spring 2024 semester that the campus was not cleaned during the weekends. There was trash, cigarette butts and other litter accumulating around all parts of campus, left to be cleaned during the week.
