Schulze to resign CAS dean position
By MYLIEN LAI | July 22As of last Wednesday, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Dean Robin Schulze will end her eight-year tenure as CAS dean and resume her role as a tenured UB professor.
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CAS faculty votes confidence in Schulze, no confidence in Tripathi and Weber
By MYLIEN LAI | May 22College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty voted that they have confidence in the performance of CAS Dean Robin Schulze and no confidence in the performances of UB President Satish K. Tripathi and Provost A. Scott Weber.
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Faculty Senate votes to support closing Department of Nuclear Medicine
By MYLIEN LAI and ALISHA ALLISON | May 20The Faculty Senate unanimously voted last week to support the closure of the Nuclear Medicine Department due to “substantial debt, aging equipment, the lack of available capital to replace the equipment, decreased volume and an unsustainable business mode.”
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Mercury spill locks down part of Fronczak Hall
By GRANT ASHLEY | May 17UB’s Environment, Health and Safety Office has been investigating the origins of the spill but hasn’t found a “definitive source.”
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Arrested pro-Palestine protesters still facing day in court
By GRANT ASHLEY | May 16Protesters are currently facing “approximately 14 pending violation-level offenses." Only one individual has been charged with an actual criminal offense — resisting arrest, a misdemeanor.
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UB conducts first wide-scale waste audit in 10 years
By DOMINICK MATARESE | May 16Bags of trash and recycling were taken from all three campuses and then analyzed. The results are being used to inform UB’s efforts to improve recycling on campus.
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Faculty Senate passes resolution denouncing police ‘escalation’ at May 1 protest
By SOL HAUSER and MYLIEN LAI | May 16The resolution calls for an investigation into “ad hoc, dangerous and discriminatory” enforcement of UB policies and demands a public review of University Police protocols.
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Pro-Palestinian, Pro-Israel students clash in heated SA Senate meeting
By SOL HAUSER , MYLIEN LAI and ALISHA ALLISON | May 10Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel students clashed with each other and with Student Association (SA) President Becky Paul-Odionhin for more than an hour at a tense and sometimes fiery SA Senate meeting Wednesday evening. Attendees argued over experiences of hate and discrimination at UB, and over Paul-Odionhin’s continued blockage of a vote on a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)-backed resolution.
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7 students arrested during May 1 protest will not face on-campus disciplinary action
By GRANT ASHLEY | May 9UB will not charge the seven students arrested during last week’s pro-Palestine demonstration with Student Code of Conduct violations, a university spokesperson told The Spectrum Thursday evening. The seven students — plus eight protesters not affiliated with the university — were arrested on May 1 after they refused to disperse at sundown. UB administrators maintain that by doing so, the protesters violated the university’s Picketing and Assembling Policy, which prohibits “overnight assemblies.”
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SA Senate votes to condemn use of Stampede buses in arrests
By MYLIEN LAI | May 9The resolution follows the use of a Stampede bus to transport arrested protesters from the scene of a pro-Palestine demonstration last week.
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UB drops disciplinary case against former UB Council student rep. candidate
By SOL HAUSER | May 8UB dropped its Student-Wide Judiciary case against former UB Council student representative candidate Jack Walsh on Tuesday, after student prosecutors failed to find that he violated an election rule prohibiting dishonesty.
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Faculty Senate to vote on resolution condemning police actions at May 1 protest
By MYLIEN LAI | May 7The motion to hold a vote on the letter passed with 10 ayes, 2 nays and 2 abstentions.
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Pro-Israel, pro-Palestine organizers hold protests on campus Sunday and Monday
By SOL HAUSER and SOPHIA STINES | May 7Two pro-Palestinian demonstrations and one pro-Israel rally made their way through UB’s North Campus on Sunday and Monday, extending a tumultuous week of protests on campus that began Wednesday afternoon.
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A video timeline of UB's pro-Palestine protests and police backlash
By DOMINICK MATARESE | May 7Pro-Palestinian protesters marched on campus and attempted to set up an encampment outside Hochstetter Hall. The night ended with multiple arrests and injuries. Here's how it happened.
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Student arrested for social media post encouraging violence against pro-Israel rally
By GRANT ASHLEY | May 7The student turned himself in to (UPD) after he was identified by law enforcement. He was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor before being released with an appearance ticket.
