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Where is your money going?

If you've been at UB the past four years, you've paid the university more than $8,000 on top of your tuition.

Students for Life bring anti-abortion display to campus for second year

Directly outside the Student Union on Monday and Tuesday, students were greeted with a question: "What do you think about human rights?" Members of the UB Students for Life handed out pamphlets with photographs of aborted fetuses, mirroring the billboard display behind them. The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, a national organization that is anti-abortion, was asked to plan the event with Students for Life.

The great graduate debate

Every year, graduating seniors debate between two options as a stepping-stone into their futures: going straight to graduate school or pursuing a job. Questions of finances and potential unemployment weigh heavily in the minds of many soon-to-be UB graduates as they debate lunging into the professional world or continuing higher education.

Student Association views election changes as long overdue

Students walking into the voting booth next year will see fewer names on the ballot and vote for each executive board member separately. On Wednesday night, the Student Association Senate and Assembly passed two changes to the election process.

Student arrested on drug charges

On Wednesday morning, Erie County Sheriff's narcotics unit and the Buffalo police raided 45 Tyler St., near South Campus, and arrested UB student Matthew McCarty,

Speckman and Gallardo break program records

Individual performances by members of the softball team will forever be remembered as two seniors etched their names into the school record books this weekend. Senior pitcher Tori Speckman and senior shortstop Sammi Gallardo are now the sole leaders of wins and homeruns for the Buffalo softball program, respectively.

Spectrum 360 -- 4/27/14

UB Council student representative election ruled invalid

The results of the UB Council student representative election were voided Friday by the University Council Elections Committee in a majority vote. Elections Committee Chair Matt Siwiec informed the six candidates of the committee's decision in an email sent at 4:08 p.m. "The committee's decision aims to restore students' trust in the election process and demonstrate that the expectation of professionalism will be enforced," he said in the email. For the new election to be valid, it must take place within the academic year.

UB council student rep accused of 'overstepping boundaries'

Former Student Association hiring committee member Rory Miller claims current UB Council Student Representative Daniel Ovadia has overstepped his boundaries in the race for UB Council representative and in SA's hiring procedures. Miller, a senior communication major who has resigned from the hiring committee after working in the SA for three-and-a-half years, believes Ovadia has inappropriately inserted himself into Minahil Khan's campaign for UB Council student representative, the position Ovadia currently occupies.

SA VP and President to run on separate ballots in 2015

On Wednesday, the Student Association Assembly voted to change election guidelines to have presidential and vice presidential candidates running on separate ballots. During an impromptu Senate meeting on the same night, the SA Senate passed an amendment allowing the SA president to appoint the SUNY delegates. The Assembly also voted Melissa Kathan, a sophomore political science major, to be Speaker of the Assembly for the second year in a row. The previous election system required the presidential and vice presidential candidate to be elected together.

SA VP and president to run on separate ballots in 2015

On Wednesday, the Student Association Assembly voted to change election guidelines to have presidential and vice presidential candidates running on separate ballots. During an impromptu Senate meeting on the same night, the SA Senate passed an amendment allowing the SA president to appoint the SUNY delegates. The Assembly also voted Melissa Kathan, a sophomore political science major, to be speaker of the Assembly for the second year in a row. The previous election system required the presidential and vice presidential candidate to be elected together.

Cement canoe to row and glow in the dark in regional competition

There are three thingsthat the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) members hope will give them an advantage in the Upstate New York Regional Conference: a steel bridge, a glow-in-the-dark cement canoe and a cowbell. ASCE will once again compete in the at Cornell University this Thursday through Sunday.

Let's talk about geese babies

Spring - a season for cherry blossoms, greener grass, less clothing and the creation of baby geese. On Friday, Campus Living sent an email to students living on campus, alerting them to be cautious of the geese during their mating season.

"UB welcomes Jimmy Fallon - well, sort of"

UB students experienced what it was like to be part of the live audience of "The Tonight Show" in the Student Union lobby during Earth Day Tuesday. Spectators were entertained with the late-night talk show's standard segments such as

Meet the Candidates: UB Council student representative

The UB Council serves as the primary oversight and advisory body to UB and its president and senior officers.

UB's union approves resolution to make UB Foundation more transparent

The Buffalo Center Chapter of the United University Professions (UUP), UB's union representing academic and professional employees, came to a resolution last Friday requesting the UB Foundation (UBF) be more transparent in and accountable for its financial decisions. UBF is a non-profit, private organization that handles the millions of dollars in donations UB receives annually.

SA reduces pay of its executive board

The Student Association has cut the stipends of its president, vice president and treasurer by $2,000 each - putting $6,000 total back into SA's roughly $3.6 million budget. On Sunday evening, the SA Senate passed the 2014-15 undergraduate SA budget with eight senators approving and three abstaining.

"UB raises more than $55,000 at annual Relay For Life event"

Lauren "Loloy" Martinek and her grandmother shared a love for Harry Potter. Throughout her grandmother's battle with ovarian cancer, Martinek, a freshman mechanical engineering major, spent time reading the Harry Potter series to her.

Video: Spectrum 360 Newscast - 4/13/14

Fitch Perfect

Imagine a small dollhouse, complete with miniature dolls that become animated as their handlers move them through the rooms.