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How to recover from the post-winter break blues
By ASHLEY INKUMSAH | Jan. 27, 2016There’s a few ways you can make the readjustment process a little easier.
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UB bans hoverboards in dorms and apartments
By TORI ROSEMAN | Jan. 26, 2016According to Assistant Director of Student Conduct David Wright, hoverboards are banned because they are a fire hazard. The lithium battery, when charged, is reported to catch fire easily.
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Snowed in? Snow problem: What to do when you're snowed in
By JOHN JACOBS | Jan. 26, 2016The easiest thing to do when you're snowed in is plop down on the couch with a bowl – or two, or five – of your favorite snack and binge your life away on food and Netflix. When the final credits roll and the bowl is empty, here are some other, more creative things to do with friends.
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Around Town: Events for the Buffalo winter
By TORI ROSEMAN | Jan. 19, 2016If you’re still in Buffalo over the winter break, or you’re looking for activities once you get back to campus, here are some local events to check out.
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Spectrum looking to talk about sex with UB students for annual ‘Sex Issue’
By Tom Dinki | Jan. 14, 2016The Spectrum wants to talk about sex – with you. Our staff is already hard at work on our annual Sex Issue, which will be on stands and online on Feb. 8.
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Secret study spots at UB
By Aubrey McLaughlin | Dec. 12, 2015The last week of the semester has the libraries packed wall to wall, so where do you go to get some peace of mind from all the obnoxious people blasting their headphones next to you? Here are some alternatives places to study so you can be the most productive you can be.
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Relying on the final exam to pass the class
By JOHN JACOBS | Dec. 11, 2015In the next few weeks, UB students will cross their fingers, grab their number two pencils and nervously fill in that dreaded bubble sheet. Every student gets stressed about finals, but some students have more riding on their exams than others.
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Five Christmas cookie recipes to celebrate the holidays
By ALYSSA MCCLURE | Dec. 9, 2015Arguably the best part about the holidays is the food – and what’s better than an excuse to eat all kinds of holiday-themed desserts. Baking cookies at Christmastime is a great way to spend time with friends and family, get in the holiday spirit and end up with some sweet treats to enjoy until New Year’s. Here are five recipes to consider adding to your holiday baking list. Grab an apron, crank up the Christmas music and get baking!
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UB students celebrate Hanukkah despite stress of looming finals
By TORI ROSEMAN | Dec. 9, 2015While many students remain packed in the library preparing for their final exams this week, Jewish students are still finding time to celebrate Hanukkah.
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Surrender becoming more popular with UB students amid house party breakups in Heights
By DANI GUGLIELMO | Dec. 6, 2015Surrender, the only 18-and-up bar on Main Street in the Heights, has seen an increase in student traffic this semester after Buffalo Police cracked down on parties and UB disciplined more than 50 students during the few weeks of the school year.
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Muslim UB students feel effects of Islamophobia after Paris attacks
By JESSICA BAIN | Dec. 3, 2015Saba AL-Maani, a junior psychology major, felt it was her duty to speak up to the man, especially because she knows people cannot automatically identify her as a Muslim due to her choice not to wear a hijab and traditional attire.
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Cheap cheer: holiday gifts you can actually afford
By TORI ROSEMAN | Dec. 3, 2015Holiday spending can be tricky – maybe you picked up a part-time gig so you can afford better presents for friends and loved ones this year. Maybe you’ve been saving money for the last six months in preparation for the season.
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Dorming dilemmas: UB students discuss issues and good relationships with roommates
By JOHN JACOBS | Dec. 1, 2015The roommate selection process at UB begins when new and returning students submit a housing deposit in the beginning of January. They have until May 15 to submit their roommate preferences. Both new and returning students can choose their room and roommate preference. If students don’t submit a roommate request, they are assigned a roommate randomly.
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Addicted to the game: UB student gamer fears his life may end in his computer chair
By Aubrey McLaughlin | Dec. 1, 2015Louie Mott plays, on average, 30 hours per week playing video games. Mott, a sophomore undecided major, began playing semi-religiously at 6 years old with games like Pokémon Silver on a Gameboy Pocket. He’s been in a 30 hour-per-week routine since he started high school in Central New York.
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Slam: UB student Tom Dreitlein masters the craft of stage poetry
By TORI ROSEMAN | Nov. 22, 2015Dreitlein, a junior communication and English major, has become a figure in the Buffalo poetry community for his work. He won the 2015 Youth Buffalo/Niagara International Poetry Slam, has given two Ted X talks and started the temporary club UB Speaks.
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UB goes Hawaiian
By SOPHIA MCKEONE | Nov. 22, 2015While the wind blew outside foreboding a stormy Buffalo winter, in the UB dining halls Thursday night students could transport themselves – or at least their taste buds – to the islands of Hawaii.
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UB hosts annual International Education Week to celebrate diversity
By JESSICA BAIN | Nov. 22, 2015Since 2001, UB has hosted International Education Week as a way to showcase the diversity of its campus community as well as its international programs and outreach.
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Dear World project comes to UB
By JOHN JACOBS | Nov. 19, 2015The Student Association, along with several offices like the Intercultural and Diversity Center, brought the self-described “business/art project/social experiment” to UB. Dear World centers around photographing people who have encouraging and powerful messages written on themselves. According to Jonah Evans, the executive producer of Dear World, more than 200 students participated in the photo shoot in the Student Union.
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Legally Blonde comes to UB Center for the Arts
By TORI ROSEMAN | Nov. 18, 2015Huminston is set to play Elle Woods in the upcoming UB production of “Legally Blonde.” The show will have ten performances, more than the usual six or eight that UB shows see, beginning Thursday Nov. 19.
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UB alum Tiq Milan hosts lecture about issues in the transgender community
By JESSICA BAIN | Nov. 15, 2015Milan, a UB alumnus and Buffalo native, was the keynote speaker for the third annual Sex, Gender, Health Symposium on Nov. 4 and 5, sponsored by the Gender Institute and co-sponsored by the offices of UB Campus Living, Intercultural Diversity Center, Student Engagement, Wellness Education Services, Gay & Lesbian Youth Services (GLYS) and Buffalo Women’s Services.
