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On Wednesday, “Your Digital Footprint” presenters raised awareness on challenges in a “Digital Age,” where technology is more advanced and relied on.
Lily Weisberg, The Spectrum

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UB hosts first digital series

By Sharol Shamsor | Oct. 5, 2014

On Wednesday, ?Your Digital Footprint? presenters raised awareness on challenges in a ?Digital Age,? where technology is more advanced and relied on. Lily Weisberg, The Spectrum On Wednesday, UB students and faculty learned how dangerous ?Your Digital Footprint? could really be. The event ?Your Digital Footprint? featured five expert guest speakers in the first installment of the new Digital Challenges Series held in the Student Union Theater.

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"Spectrum 360 newscast: Oct. 5, 2014"

Oct. 5, 2014

This week, the team breaks down UB's decision to pass on McCarley Gardens, the Bulls' loss to Bowling Green and the latest on an enviormental group that's an offshoot of the Tonawanda Coke pollution incident.

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SUNY overhauls sexual assault policies

By AMANDA LOW | Oct. 5, 2014

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he will be implementing a new SUNY policy about sexual assault that will apply to all 64 campuses.

“Martin Luther King and Gandhi: Are They Still Relevant?” focused on the relevance of today’s non-violent movements and Gandhi and King’s values and approaches to non-violent movements. The panel was held on the International Day of Non-Violence, a day the United Nations declared to coincide with Gandhi’s birthday. Priscilla Kabilamany, The Spectrum

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UB panel applies teachings of Ghandi and King to today

By Aylin Erdogan | Oct. 5, 2014

?Martin Luther King and Gandhi: Are They Still Relevant?? focused on the relevance of today?s non-violent movements and Gandhi and King?s values and approaches to non-violent movements.

This week UB announced that plans to purchase McCarley Gardens, a low-income housing complex, have been ceased. The neighborhood was worried about the prospect of being relocated if UB bought the area. The neighborhood is located immediately south of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. Jackie Shi, The Spectrum

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The Spectrum's Top 5: What you missed this week

By LIVIA SLABODKIN | Oct. 5, 2014

This week UB announced that plans to purchase McCarley Gardens, a low-income housing complex, have been ceased.

Bowling Green defeated Buffalo 36-35 Satuday. The Bulls drop to 1-1 in Mid-Amiercan Conference competition.
Chad Cooper, The Spectrum

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Quick take: UB Bulls fall 36-35 in Bowling Green

By Tom Dinki | Oct. 4, 2014

Bowling Green defeated Buffalo 36-35 Satuday. The Bulls drop to 1-1 in Mid-Amiercan Conference competition. Chad Cooper, The Spectrum The football team (3-3, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) lost 36-35 to Bowling Green (4-2, 2-0 MAC) at Doyt Perry Stadium Saturday. The Bulls led 35-30 and set up a 33-yard field goal attempt with a little over three minutes remaining in the game to expand their lead to eight points.

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Four Spectrum editors earn finalist spots in national journalism competitions

By AMANDA LOW | Oct. 2, 2014

Aaron Mansfield, Brian Keschinger, Lisa Khoury and Chad Cooper

David Harary, a senior economics, geography and international trade major, founded the Center for Development and Strategy to uplift and promote other students.
Chad Cooper, The Spectrum

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UB student David Harary creates student-run think tank Center for Development and Strategy

By GISELLE LAM | Oct. 2, 2014

David Harary, a senior economics, geography and international trade major, founded the Center for Development and Strategy to uplift and promote other students. Chad Cooper, The Spectrum David Harary is tired of seeing students? research papers ? his own included ? ?go to waste.?

Brian Taylor, a professor from San Jose University, spoke at UB as a part of the Derpartment of Art's speaker series on Monday night and encouraged students welcome creativity.
Derek Drocy, The Spectrum

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Manipulation of photography creates an aura of reality

By SAMAYA ABDUS-SALAAM | Oct. 2, 2014

Brian Taylor, a professor from San Jose University, spoke at UB as a part of the Derpartment of Art's speaker series on Monday night and encouraged students welcome creativity. Derek Drocy, The Spectrum When photographer Oliver Gagliani proposed a road trip to explore and capture the American Southwest in the ?70s, Brian Taylor wasted no time saying ?yes.? Brian Taylor, a professor of art and art history at San Jose University, came to UB Monday night as a part of the Department of Art?s speaker series.

On Thursday, the Buffalo Humanities Festival began the “Migration Nation: Moving Stories” with “Who is Dayani Cristal?,” a documentary looking at the journey immigrants make along the U.S.-Mexican border. Derek Drocy, The Spectrum

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Lost identity in the Sonora Desert

By Sharol Shamsor | Sep. 30, 2014

On Thursday, the Buffalo Humanities Festival began the ?Migration Nation: Moving Stories? with ?Who is Dayani Cristal?,? a documentary looking at the journey immigrants make along the U.S.-Mexican border.

The people of McCarley Gardens are now excited after learning UB is no longer planning on buying the low-income housing complex. The neighborhood was worried about the prospect of being relocated if UB bought the area. The neighborhood is located immediately south of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. Jackie Shi, The Spectrum

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McCarley Gardens residents 'at ease' for now in Buffalo

By AMANDA LOW | Sep. 30, 2014

The people of McCarley Gardens are now excited after learning UB is no longer planning on buying the low-income housing complex.

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Police Blotter 9/23-9/26

Sep. 30, 2014

9/23 1:35 a.m. ? The burglar alarm went off in the Elli. Police were sent to the scene, but reported all the exits were secured and no one was in the Elli. 1:47 p.m.

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Spectrum 360: video newscast Sept. 29

Sep. 29, 2014

This week in Spectrum 360, the team breaks down the dean of the law school's resignation, the passage of an increased student activity fee, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood's visit to UB and the Bulls' victory against Miami Ohio.

Sade Cadle keeps her mom’s influences in mind and at heart as she takes on her position as SA treasurer to manage finances, assist clubs and help the people around her.
Chad Cooper, The Spectrum

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Pushing forward

By GISELLE LAM | Sep. 28, 2014

Sade Cadle keeps her mom?s influences in mind and at heart as she takes on her position as SA treasurer to manage finances, assist clubs and help the people around her. Chad Cooper, The Spectrum Sade Cadle remembers the day her mother turned off all the lights in their New York City home. Cadle?s mother, Stephanie Cadle Osoba, was devising a surprise for the gaggle of children ? Cadle and her brothers and cousins ? who were about to return from a day of playing. White powder covered Stephanie?s face as she jumped out and screamed, teasingly terrorizing the kids.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and UB will be raising awareness by hosting events like “Walk with Me” and “These Hands Don’t Hurt” through Wellness Education Services.
Courtesy of Walk With Me UB

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UB prepares for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By Christine Valdez | Sep. 28, 2014

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and UB will be raising awareness by hosting events like ?Walk with Me? and ?These Hands Don?t Hurt? through Wellness Education Services. Courtesy of Walk With Me UB Students will be donning purple Wednesday to show their support and give a voice to victims of domestic violence. As October approaches, UB is making preparations to host multiple events for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, including Walk with Me, a charity walk, held in the Student Union lobby Wednesday, Oct.

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UB no longer buying McCarley Gardens

Sep. 28, 2014

UB is no longer planning on purchasing McCarley Gardens, a low-income housing area located near Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. President Satish Tripathi told Common Council President Darius Pridgen Thursday that UB is not going to buy the property, according to The Buffalo News. Reverend Michael Chapman, pastor of St.

On Sept. 24-26, UB undergraduate students voted in the SU on whether they wanted to keep the mandatory student activity fee and whether they agreed to the $10 increase in fee. Both votes passed.
Juan D. Pinzon, The Spectrum

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Students to pay higher mandatory activity fee

By Samaya Abdus-Salaam and Giselle Lam | Sep. 28, 2014

On Sept. 24-26, UB undergraduate students voted in the SU on whether they wanted to keep the mandatory student activity fee and whether they agreed to the $10 increase in fee.

This week, Law school Dean Makau Mutua resigned from his position, saying it was the “right time” for him to leave because he’s accomplished what he set out to do as dean. He is currently facing allegations of lying in federal court.
Courtesy of UB News Center

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The Spectrum's Top 5: What you missed this week

By LIVIA SLABODKIN | Sep. 28, 2014

This week, Law school Dean Makau Mutua resigned from his position, saying it was the ?right time? for him to leave because he?s accomplished what he set out to do as dean.

Members of Citizen Science Community Resources, from left to right, Jackie James-Creedon, Nick Bassisi, Jon Rusch, Alex Rusch and Andrew Baumgartner, take soil samples at a lawn in the Tonawanda area after high levels of benzene were detected in the air in 2004 and 2005. The benzene was traced to Tonawanda Coke, which produces coke to be used in the production of steel.
Courtesy of Citizen Science Community Resources

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A stench in the air

By EMMA JANICKI | Sep. 28, 2014

Members of Citizen Science Community Resources, from left to right, Jackie James-Creedon, Nick Bassisi, Jon Rusch, Alex Rusch and Andrew Baumgartner, take soil samples at a lawn in the Tonawanda area after high levels of benzene were detected in the air in 2004 and 2005.

Reggie Littlejohn spoke at UB about what she calls "gendercide" and China's one-child policy
Emily Li, The Spectrum

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'Voices for the voiceless'

By CHARLES W. SCHAAB | Sep. 26, 2014

Reggie Littlejohn spoke at UB about what she calls "gendercide" and China's one-child policy Emily Li, The Spectrum Reggie Littlejohn has made it her mission to inform people about what she sees as the truth of China?s one-child policy. The activist came to speak at UB on Tuesday about the work of her non-profit organization, Women?s Rights Without Frontiers (WRWF). UB Students for Life hosted Littlejohn, founder and president of WRWF, who spoke about ?gendercide? ? the act of sex-selective abortions based on the gender of the unborn child ? forced sterilizations and forced abortions in China. Littlejohn said WRWF is a ?voice for the voiceless.? Before she created WRWF, Littlejohn was a litigation lawyer in San Jose, California for eight years.