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BDSM, a kinky form of rough sex involving a dominant and a submissive, is growing in popularity and gaining acceptance in main-stream media with the release of Fifty Shades of Grey. Some students, however, still struggle to accept their own kinks or fetishes. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum

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Fifty Shades of Fetishes

By RACHEL KRAMER | Feb. 11, 2015

BDSM, a kinky form of rough sex involving a dominant and a submissive, is growing in popularity and gaining

Women’s Health Services provide students with not only condoms, but STI testing, HPV shots,
emergency contraception and pap smears.
Kainan Guo, The Spectrum

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Women's Health Services one of clinics offered to UB students

By SAMANTHA BRENNER | Feb. 10, 2015

Women?s Health Services provide students with not only condoms, but STI testing, HPV shots, emergency contraception and pap smears. Kainan Guo, The Spectrum If Rebecca Weitz, a junior health and human services major, needs to go to the doctor, she can?t travel over 400 miles to see her gynecologist on Long Island.

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Naked twister: How realistic are the craziest sex positions?

By A SEXY SPECTRUM EDITOR | Feb. 10, 2015

I never thought I?d say this, but this weekend, The Spectrum forced me to spice up my sex life. When all of us at The Spectrum started talking about our annual Sex Issue two months ago, I volunteered my long-term boyfriend and myself for what was sure to be the most difficult article of all ? the ?sexperiment.? My fellow editors perused endless sex position websites looking for the most difficult, awkward and ridiculously named sex positions around.

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Spectrum survey of UB students finds 14 percent are not sexually active

By EMMA JANICKI | Feb. 10, 2015

Kadriye Tekin, a

A sign posted in the Health Sciences Library on UB's South Campus discourages inappropriate conduct in the library. Some students have reported having sex various places on North and South campuses, including HSL. Photo illustration by Kainan Guo, The Spectrum

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UB students share their on-campus 'sexperiences'

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Feb. 10, 2015

A sign posted in the Health Sciences Library on UB's South Campus discourages inappropriate conduct in the library.

Despite the bitterly cold winter temperatures in Buffalo, the area is full of fun
outdoor activities like hiking, ice skating and sledding. Spectrum Stock Photo

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Reclaiming your Buffalo winter

By SOPHIA MCKEONE | Feb. 8, 2015

Despite the bitterly cold winter temperatures in Buffalo, the area is full of fun outdoor activities like hiking, ice skating and sledding.

Dr. Gregory Dimitriadis’ unexpected death on Dec. 29, 2014 was a tragedy
among UB faculty. He will be remembered for his devotion to his research,
students and colleagues. Courtesy of UB News Center

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UB remembers Dr. Gregory Dimitriadis

By GABRIELA JULIA | Feb. 8, 2015

Dr. Gregory Dimitriadis? unexpected death on Dec. 29, 2014 was a tragedy among UB faculty. He will be remembered for his devotion to his research, students and colleagues.

A UBThisWinter event provided students and faculty with a chance to try curling out with the Buffalo Curling Club at The Riverworks in downtown Buffalo. Courtesy of Matt Blum

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Newly started Buffalo Curling Club is attracting UB's interest

By Daniel McKeon | Feb. 5, 2015

A UBThisWinter event provided students and faculty with a chance to try curling out with the Buffalo Curling Club at The Riverworks in downtown Buffalo.

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