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Mahmoud Kamal Ahmadi, Rohan Shah, Jorge Cueto and Joseph Peacock,
in order from left to right, won between $5,000 and $8,000 seed money
for projects they pitched during Entrepreneurship Lab, or "eLab." 
Courtesy of Douglas Levere, UB Reporter

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"UB students win up to $8,000 through Entrepreneurship Lab"

By JOHN JACOBS | Feb. 5, 2015

Mahmoud Kamal Ahmadi, Rohan Shah, Jorge Cueto and Joseph Peacock, in order from left to right,

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UB international students search for comfort food

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Feb. 3, 2015

Vikash Mani, a junior business major, thought the only time he?d be able to eat authentic Indian food was when he was visiting his family back home in India. Mani didn?t know how to cook and he had a difficult time finding vegetarian and Indian food at UB. But when a mutual friend introduced Mani to Raji Suresh, a UB alumna, Mani was able to eat his favorite foods without flying to India. Suresh offered to cook Mani homemade Indian food to last him an entire week.

Brenna Ferney, a sophomore communication major and creator
of brennabun.com, shares her “not-so-secret” recipes she’s been
perfecting since the age of 4. Courtesy of Brenna Ferney

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UB student turns lifelong baking skill into baking site brennabun.com

By SHARON KAHN | Feb. 3, 2015

Brenna Ferney, a sophomore communication major and creator of brennabun.com,

Taste and Medici House in East Aurora are just two restaurants in the Buffalo area
where college students can find a wide range of food options and a comfortable atmosphere
that won't break the budget. Courtesy of Flickr user Chris Raymond

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Around Town: Buffalo eats edition

By EMMA JANICKI | Feb. 3, 2015

Taste and Medici House in East Aurora are just two restaurants in the Buffalo area where college students can find a wide range of food options and a comfortable atmosphere that won't break the budget.

Jack Adly, Buffalo State College student and entrepreneur, brings a cultural mix to South Campus
through his two restaurants: Slice of Italy and Venus Greek and Mediterranean. Andy Koniuch, The Spectrum

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"One man brings Italian, Greek and Mediterranean mix to South Campus at Venus and Slice of Italy"

By GABRIELA JULIA | Feb. 3, 2015

Jack Adly, Buffalo State College student and entrepreneur, brings a cultural mix to South Campus through his two restaurants: Slice of Italy and Venus Greek and Mediterranean.

Senior accounting majors (left to right) Andrew Robertson, Andrew Leung and Spencer Gates look over paperwork. The three are part of UB’s VITA program, which provides free tax services to the local community. Angela Barca, The Spectrum

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Free tax services offered by UB students

By SOPHIA MCKEONE | Feb. 1, 2015

Senior accounting majors (left to right) Andrew Robertson, Andrew Leung and Spencer Gates look over paperwork.

This Saturday, Jan. 30, the Connecticut Street Armory on Buffalo's
west side will open its doors to Buffalo's beer lovers
and at least 25 local craft breweries.
Courtesy of Flikr user sah1365

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"Around Town: Winter Brewfest, the Ice at Canalside and Lumagination"

By EMMA JANICKI | Jan. 29, 2015

Hopefully your first week doesn?t leave you feeling like you already need some serious me-time, but if you do, there?s enough going on in Buffalo this weekend to de-stress. This Saturday, Jan.

Jessie Nagler, a senior dance major and nutrition minor, walks through across UB’s snowy North Campus. Buffalo hasn’t provided students with an easy winter so far, and many students are experiencing difficulty driving safely to classes. Andy Koniuch, The Spectrum

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Lost in transportation

By Daniel McKeon | Jan. 27, 2015

Jessie Nagler, a senior dance major and nutrition minor, walks through across UB?s snowy North Campus.

Katy Perry is scheduled to perform during this Sunday's Super Bowl XLIV halftime show.
Courtesy of Flickr user Samantha Sekula

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Entertainment Bites

By SHARON KAHN | Jan. 27, 2015

Katy Perry is scheduled to perform during this Sunday's Super Bowl XLIV halftime show. Courtesy of Flickr user Samantha Sekula This past weekend: The 63rd Annual Miss Universe 2015 On Sunday evening, Paulina Vega of Colombia was crowned the 63rd Miss Universe winner.

Julian Chinana (right) Matt Brinker (middle) Kyle Feeney (left) during their time in Afghanistan. Between 2002 and 2006, Chinana served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine Sniper. Now, the student veteran uses photography to cope with the memories of war. Courtesy of Julian Chinana

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Through the lens of a Marine

By GABRIELA JULIA | Jan. 27, 2015

Julian Chinana (right) Matt Brinker (middle) Kyle Feeney (left) during their time in Afghanistan. Between 2002 and 2006, Chinana served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine Sniper.

Nnabu Ohia-Enyia, a senior health and human services
major, is on the path to becoming a doctor, but he’s
making a few pit stops at music and fashion.
All of his interests require drive, passion and
perseverance – qualities his family and friends say
he has in abundance. Emily Li, The Spectrum

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Revamping his story

By GABRIELA JULIA | Dec. 4, 2014

Nnabu Ohia-Enyia, a senior health and human services major, is on the path to becoming a doctor, but he?s making a

Farhana Shafi's first winter in Buffalo ended
too early, when the senior biotechnology and
communication major from Malaysia
didn't get the chance to build the perfect snowman.
Courtesy of Nur Rosdi

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Learning to make snowmen

By Aven Salih | Dec. 2, 2014

Farhana Shafi's first winter in Buffalo ended too early, when the

Students often have difficulty focusing in air-conditioned classrooms. Several students agree that Alumni 90, Alumni 97,
Norton 112, Clemens 17 and MFC 120 are some of the coldest classrooms on campus.
Kainan Guo, The Spectrum

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Cold in the classroom

By ASHLEY INKUMSAH | Dec. 2, 2014

Students often have difficulty focusing in air-conditioned classrooms. Several students agree that Alumni 90, Alumni 97, Norton 112, Clemens 17 and MFC 120 are some of the coldest classrooms on campus. Kainan Guo, The Spectrum UB students hoping to escape the recent string of snowstorms in exchange for an oasis of warmth in their classrooms may be out of luck. In the summer, students experience the opposite problem ? looking for a cool temperature in the dead of summer can be hard to come by in classrooms. Classrooms and offices at UB are supposed to be heated once the temperature drops to 68 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the university?s Customer Service and Maintenance website.

Photo Illustration: An unknown number of professors at UB write and assign their own textbooks to students. These professors go completely unregulated and students wonder if its ethical. Dietrich Kuhlmann, one of the numerous professors who do this, charges students $40 in cash and they receive two of the three texts (shown here) for STA 119 up-front and the third during the semester.
Yusong Shi, The Spectrum

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Publishing textbooks can mean big money for professors

By EMMA JANICKI | Nov. 23, 2014

Photo Illustration: An unknown number of professors at UB write and assign their own textbooks to students.

Being stuck inside means it's time to explore new shows on Netflix. Try a British comedy classic like A Bit of Fry and Laurie.
Courtesy of Manda Mia

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Around Your Living Room

By EMMA JANICKI | Nov. 20, 2014

Being stuck inside means it's time to explore new shows on Netflix. Try a British comedy classic like A Bit of Fry and Laurie. Courtesy of Manda Mia Meteorologists are predicting that temperatures are going to rise this weekend, but with feet of snow piled up all over the Western New York area, it is likely that you won?t be going out and about this weekend ? especially not to the city. Instead, you might be stuck in your living room for the weekend and while you probably have endless work to do, who can only study and do homework when hot chocolate and Netflix are nearby? For the partier What a better time to be a partier than during a snowstorm?

UB students think about their favorite holiday memories associated with food. The best part of the holiday season for Charles Shu, a senior exercise science major, is his mother’s cooking, which includes classics like turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. Courtesy of Charles Shu

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Celebrate what you eat

By AUSTIN STEINBACH | Nov. 18, 2014

UB students think about their favorite holiday memories associated with food. The best part of the holiday season for Charles Shu, a senior exercise science major, is his mother?s cooking, which includes classics like turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.

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A consumerist Christmas

By EMMA JANICKI | Nov. 18, 2014

Art by Amber Sliter Christine Schaefer remembers ?stomping around the tree farm for hours? with her family on the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree.

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Snow lingo

By EMMA JANICKI | Nov. 18, 2014

More than 4 feet of snow covered parts of Western New York on Tuesday ? areas like Lancaster and South Buffalo were in ?states of emergency.? Winter is here, and if you?re new to Buffalo, then you need to have the right vocabulary to talk about it ? and our record snowfall. We?ve got you covered. The Eskimos are famous for having many more words for ?snow? than the English language.

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A Netflix way of life

By ASHLEY INKUMSAH | Nov. 16, 2014

Graphic by Jenna Bower Ten years ago, going out to see a movie with a group of friends on a weekend night was like a ritual. But that ritual seems to be changing and exchanged for nights huddled around laptop screens. Then, it wasn?t uncommon for moviegoers to stuff purses and pockets with candy from dollar stores or fight over how much butter and salt to pour over a massive bucket of popcorn.

Harbind Singh Brar (left), Minal Hatwar (center) and Gurjot Sandhu (right) are members of UB Bhangra and are participating in International Education Week through cultural dances in the Student Union. Kainan Guo, The Spectrum

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Culture through experience

By AUSTIN STEINBACH | Nov. 16, 2014

Harbind Singh Brar (left), Minal Hatwar (center) and Gurjot Sandhu (right) are members of UB Bhangra and are participating in International Education Week through cultural dances in the Student Union.