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Pushing forward
By GISELLE LAM | Sep. 25, 2014Sade 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.
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Buffalo Humanities Festival debuts in Buffalo
By CHARLES SCHAAB | Sep. 25, 2014The first annual Buffalo Humanities Festival will take place at Albright-Knox Art Gallery on Sept. 26-27.
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Law school Dean Makau Mutua resigns
By SARA DINATALE | Sep. 24, 2014Law school Dean Makau Mutua has resigned. The resignation comes amid allegations that he lied in federal court and in a state administrative proceeding.
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SA to ask to students to raise activity fee to $104.75
By AMANDA LOW | Sep. 23, 2014The Student Association wants students to spend $10 more each semester to support the organization. Every two years, SA holds a vote on whether the mandatory student activity fee, which funds the student-run organization, should continue.
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"UB to hold classes on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, for the first time in 37 years"
By SAMAYA ABDUS-SALAAM | Sep. 23, 2014Rivka Gurary, wife of Rabbi Moshe Gurary of the Chabad House Jewish Center, prepares Rosh Hashanah dinner for over 300 expected guests for Wednesday?s dinner.
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UB celebrates America's history and Founding Fathers through Constitution Day
By AUSTIN STEINBACH | Sep. 23, 2014Terri Budek, assistant director for cultural diversity for Student Life, said about 275 students attended UB's Constitution Day on Sept.
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"Spectrum 360 newscast: Sept. 21, 2014"
Sep. 22, 2014This week, the team breaks down new recreational activities on campus, the likely overhaul of UB's gen ed requirements, The Spin Doctors' tailgate performance and the Bulls' victory over Norfolk state.
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A gen ed breakdown: understanding UB's potential revamp
By AMANDA LOW | Sep. 21, 2014Graphic by Jenna Bower and Chad Cooper By 2016, students entering UB may not be puzzled by phrases like ?integrated clusters? and ?e-portfolios? ? the terms are the key to UB?s proposed general education overhaul. The majority of students aren?t satisfied with UB?s current general education requirements ? a UB survey showed 68 percent of students surveyed thought the required classes were just something to ?get out of the way.? On Friday, the General Education committee ? which is leading the charge for a new curriculum ? hosted its second open forum about the suggested new program, which emphasizes critical thinking and communication skills as well as capstone projects and studying aboard.
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"UB screens students, monitors Ebola outbreak in Africa"
By Aylin Erdogan | Sep. 21, 2014Temitope Olalekan, a junior exercise science major and vice president of African SA, said educating UB students on the Ebola virus disease outbreak is the best way to provide insight about the disease.
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The Spectrum's Top 5: What you missed this week
By LIVIA SLABODKIN | Sep. 21, 2014This past week, University at Buffalo students have kept busy tailgating before football games, kayaking on Lake LaSalle and juggling work and schoolwork.
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Unprecedented number of students prompt increased tailgate patrol
By OWEN O'BRIEN | Sep. 18, 2014UB Athletics estimated about 5,000 students attended last Friday?s Party in the Point. The parking lot was filled with trash and empty beer cans before a UB Stadium record 7,000 students attended the football game.
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UB looks to overhaul general education requirements
By AMANDA LOW | Sep. 18, 2014Kaitlin Ahern, a third year Ph.D. student of anthropology and TA for world civilizations, teaches a class in Knox 104.
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"UB holds Suicide Prevention Week, offers QPR suicide prevention training"
By Sharol Shamsor | Sep. 18, 2014QPR, a suicide prevention training program, teaches students to recognize the warning signs of suicide.
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UB Police in search of suspect
Sep. 18, 2014On Wednesday, Sept 17, an unknown college-aged black male allegedly
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UB students reinvent ideas to make a buck
By SAMAYA ABDUS-SALAAM | Sep. 16, 2014Lunch: $8.00 Gas: $50.00 Junot Diaz?s new book: $14.99 Bank account: Empty With the fall semester underway, it?s easy for students to get caught with an overwhelming list of personal expenses.
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UB students choose to cook in their dorms over purchasing a meal plan
By GISELLE LAM | Sep. 16, 2014Theresa Blaise, a sophomore biology major, cooks almost every meal in her dorm kitchen to save money and stay healthy.
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"Spectrum 360 video newscast: Sept. 14, 2014 "
Sep. 14, 2014This week the team breaks down the Bulls' loss to Baylor, the new mode of transporation offered by Amherst bar The U and the reopening of Buffalo-favorite Mohawk Place.
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UB cracks top 50 ranking for public universities in U.S. News & World Report
By CHARLES W. SCHAAB | Sep. 14, 2014UB breaks into the U.S News & World Report?s top 50 best public universities in the nation, ranking No.
