Henry-Louis Taylor Jr., director of the UB Center for Urban Studies, has cultivated a community development project that he hopes will not only change one neighborhood in Buffalo, but also the whole world.
A student-run Hackathon organized by UBHacking took place in Davis Hall over the weekend of Nov. 9-10, featuring team-led projects, mentorship, networking events and a career fair with Valmar Holdings and M&T Tech. The event aimed to showcase students’ hacking and coding skills Amazon Web Services (AWS) sponsored the event, but only had representation present.
UB’s Nuclear Energy is Clean Energy (NiCE) club looks to bring a nuclear engineering curriculum to UB, spread awareness about the plethora of opportunities and bring the cleanest and some of the fastest energy developments on a national scale.
As election season draws to a close, there are key issues several randomly selected UB students across campus told The Spectrum influenced their votes.
If Halloween crept up on you faster than you can say “Boo,” and you don’t have a costume planned for your night of fun this Thursday (or whichever day you decide to celebrate this spooky holiday), The Spectrum staff has got you covered. Scroll through our suggestions for some very last-minute costumes that will still have you looking scary good this Halloween!
One thing that remains unchanged is the sentiment surrounding Halloween. For UB students, past and present, it has always been about partying. Tracey Drury experienced life at UB in real time, attending from 1988 to 1992.
How was The Spectrum staff showing their spooky spirit?
On Oct. 23, UB Health Promotion’s student wellness department partnered with the UB Student Association to host “Chill Out,” an event aimed to teach students about healthy stress management techniques and on-campus resources.
35 years after the Menendez brothers killed their parents, the Netflix series, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” premiered and made the case an instant pop-culture phenomenon. But it's also caused controversy. Many have called for the release of the brothers, with one petition reaching over 100,000 signatures.
After immigrating from Italy to the United States, Michael Stefanone’s father made a purchase that wouldn’t only impact him but would play a significant role in his kid's future. Decades later, this legacy still lives on.
Ginuwine’s hit song “Pony” normally isn’t normally heard through the halls of UB’s Natural Science’s Complex (NSC). UB women’s rugby changed the norm of both the NSC and their high stress sport when they let loose Friday night in NSC 210, performing and bonding through the team’s talent show.
The UB Student Association’s annual Homecoming Carnival was a ray of sunshine on Friday around Student Union and Lee Road.
UB’s Director of Undergraduate Indigenous Studies and citizen of the Seneca Nation’s Deer Clan Jason Corwin says the Seneca Nation has been living on this land since the end of the Ice Age.
Regardless of what happens after the game, Bills fans run rampant with Buffalonian pride whenever their team takes the field. Whether it’s jumping through tables, loud chanting or complaining about the current coaching staff, tailgates are a staple in Buffalo. The Spectrum staff has some suggestions for what to bring to your next Bills tailgate.
Dreams: a passion that was once the reason many wanted to grow up is now stored far back in their memory for reasons like being unrealistic or unstable. Giving up on dreams isn’t just about forgetting them entirely, it can simply mean losing the passion to pursue them.
With more guns in the U.S. than people and statistics showing that Americans are 25 times more likely to be shot and killed than citizens in other high-income countries, gun control is a hot-button topic in 2024’s upcoming presidential election.
The UB Student Association’s (SA) Fall Fest lit up Baird Point on Friday with performances by Saweetie and Rae Sremmurd, even after a late announcement about Cash Cobain’s absence that left some attendees disappointed.
Thousands of walkers from the Western New York (WNY) chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association hosted their annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s at the Outer Harbor on Saturday. The event aimed to raise funds and awareness for local Alzheimer’s patients, caregivers and resources.
The days are getting shorter, the leaves are turning an array of reds and yellows and that seasonal depression hits you like a truck. Luckily, The Spectrum staff have arranged the perfect playlist for those fall feels. The full playlist can be found on The UB Spectrum Spotify.
As the 2024 presidential election approaches, both candidates have made their views on education clear.
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