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.”
Jeff 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.”
Club 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.
The 2022-23 Student Association e-board elections are currently underway and will run until Friday at 4 p.m.
Seven 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.
UB’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.
Black 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.
In the two years since COVID-19 first swept through the U.S., students have confronted a rapidly-changing world.
Khrystyna Adam is a member of the Ukrainian community at UB, one that has anxiously watched as their loved ones face the Russo-Ukrainian war at home.
While Antonina Bandrivska exhaustededly wakes up to the sounds of her alarm clock each morning, her family continues to wake up in war-torn Ukraine, which has been tormented by the sounds of screaming and explosions for the past two weeks.
While Buffalo Esports is still in its infancy, UB Student Life has fought long and hard to pioneer the professionalization and destigmatization of university-level gaming.
Ed Wright recalls times when certain restaurants wouldn’t serve him and when opposing fans had to be roped off from his bench to prevent violence.
On Sunday, murmurs of grief turned into a rallying cry of defiance as UB community members gathered to express solidarity with Ukraine in the Student Union.
“Spirit Teams” are the hidden backbone of UB Athletics: they give students, fans and athletes alike the perfect atmosphere to bleed blue.
“Yik Yak” is an app that allows users to post anonymously to a message board. The app is popular on college campuses across the nation, including UB. The Spectrum compiled a list of funny messages posted on Yik Yak after 1 a.m. and within the last week.
As the weather gets warmer and the semester ramps up, it’s more important than ever to leave the classroom and enjoy everything the Queen City has to offer. Lucky for you, the staff of The Spectrum has compiled a list of things you can do over the coming weeks.
UB sophomore Kallie McKenzie and grad student Preston Arment set up two tables in the Student Union during Random Acts of Kindness Week to encourage passing students to make thank you cards for CDS workers.
These scams, especially on data-rich campuses like UB, occur more often than one would expect.
Students don’t often return to classes they have already completed, but that’s not the case for the protégés of Professor Dalia Muller.
United University Professions, the union representing SUNY faculty members, has started negotiations with SUNY and Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office regarding a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for faculty.
Nikole Hannah-Jones sat down with The Spectrum before her appearance as part of the 35th annual Distinguished Speaker Series to talk about race and becoming informed citizens.