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 they poured over a massive bucket of popcorn.
Caption Jingpeng Xu?s father forced him to learn how to play chess and he hated it. But as the freshman chemistry major began to learn the game, he was captured by the allure of the complex strategies of chess. Xu is now a member of the UB Chess Club, a club that didn?t exist for about 20 years due to a shortage of chess enthusiasts. UB had a chess club in the 1990s, but when membership dwindled the club was terminated due to lack of interest.
Alana Barricks, senior political science major, doubles as president of UB College Republicans and as a graffiti artist.
The Organization of Arab Students (OAS) hung up 2,000 paper white cranes in the Student Union on Monday as a part of their Syrian Awareness Week.
Tavaine Whyte remembers the sound of bullets whizzing past his window late at night. Whyte, a freshman African American studies major, grew up next to the housing projects in Brooklyn.
The Spectrum staff members made their choices for fun things to do in Buffalo this weekend ? what will you do? For the partier: Put on those furry boots, colorful tutus and sequin eye makeup because EDM DJ RL Grime is performing Saturday, Nov.
Students in Ulrike Carlino-Macdonald?s Gentle Hatha Yoga class stretch, breathe and focus their way to relaxation and health every Wednesday at 5 p.m.
As Lady Gaga so expertly puts it, ?I?m the spirit of my hair / it?s all the glory that I bare.? Hair plays a crucial part in many people?s individuality. These six UB students embody this belief with the some of the best hairstyles The Spectrum could find around campus. Angelica Chaudry, sophomore psychology major Chaudry spent six-and-a-half hours giving herself blue and black Marley twists. ?I knew everyone was going to do purple or red, and blue is my favorite color so I went with it,? she said. Jessica Calderon, sophomore communication major and Lisa Deabreu, junior art major Calderon and Deabrew both show the bigger the better when it comes to curly hair.
A professor with a strong sense of personal style doesn?t necessarily make a class better, but it also doesn?t hurt, according to some UB students.
Chevon Rutty sports a "dapper" look that helps him stand out on campus. Chad Cooper, The Spectrum Although Buffalo has finally forced dreary fall weather upon us, some students on campus are still displaying their personal style.
Caption Cletus here, fashion connoisseur and thrift specialist from the blog Styled by Cletus. Last week, The Spectrum put out a call on Facebook for any UB students who wanted to nominate themselves or nominate a friend for a style makeover. Sunday, I had the pleasure of taking two lucky winners, selected from numerous responses, thrifting to makeover their wardrobe. We filmed the whole experience and you can check it out on ubspectrum.com. Caleb Vaughn, a senior business management major, and Krithika Rana, a graduate mechanical engineering major, were selected as the winners of The Spectrum?s style makeover contest.
Manuel Duran, a graduate comparative literature student, watched ?Breaking Bad? with his girlfriend when they lived near each other in Miami, Florida. Now, with his girlfriend still in Miami, and Duran in Buffalo, his girlfriend counts down from three, and they push the play button simultaneously to watch the series together on Skype and emulate the experience of a close-proximity relationship. To learn how to continue his long-distance relationship, Duran attended ?Long Distance Love: Relationships While Apart,? a panel discussion held by the Student Health and Wellness Center Oct.
You can catch a screening of Ghostbusters at North Park Theatre on Hertel Ave. in Buffalo on Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
By layering with staple fall pieces, you can stay warm as chilly breezes whip through campus. Turtlenecks, tall socks and scarves will keep you as toasty as a pumpkin spice latte.
Anastasia Harisis, a junior biology major, with her mentor Miss New York 2013, Amanda Mason. Harisis has been competing in beauty pageants since high school and uses the pageants as an outlet to teach others about melanoma, which she was diagnosed with at age 18.
Spectrum File Photo When I?m stressed I get, what my friends have dubbed, ?stress chest.? Some people get anxiety, some people get headaches and some people lash out at everyone around them. When I get stressed out my chest turns flaming red.
Leah Pilcher, a freshman dance and psychology major, decorated her dorm room with Christmas lights, cobwebs and paper chains of bats and ghosts.
The Dazzlers are not recognized by UB Athletics because they are affiliated with UB?s Thunder of the East marching band.
Xavier Perez, a sophomore spanish major is performing with the Latin American Student Association (LASA) for the International Fiesta celebrating El Dia de Los Muertos, Day of the Dead. Courtesy of Xavier Perez The day after Xavier Perez?s grandfather died, his mom spread flowers, known as ?flor de muertos,? on a table in their home.
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