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Video: Spectrum 360 Newscast - 4/6/14

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Playlist: All things Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain quoted Neil Young's "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" in his suicide letter, saying, "It's better to burn out than fade away."

Songwriting Club offers haven for student musicians

Corey Marikovics has been performing music for 15 years, but when she's on stage at open-mic nights in Buffalo, her heart races and her palms get sweaty. The senior psychology major, who has been singing since childhood, is planning to move to Nashville, Tenn., to pursue music after graduation.

Ahmed claims injustices in Student Association election

Ali Ahmed, a treasurer candidate in last week's Student Association election, feels he was treated unfairly throughout the election process and thinks the election was invalid. Ahmed, who ran independently, said various members of SA - whether intentional or not - hindered his ability to effectively campaign and be a viable candidate in the election.

Video: Spectrum 360 Newscast - 3/31/14

Spectrum elects 2014-15 editor in chief

On Sunday, March 30, The Spectrum elected its next editor in chief: Sara DiNatale.

Spectrum elects 2014-15 editor in chief

The Spectrum's editorial board unanimously voted Sara DiNatale as next year's editor in chief Sunday. DiNatale, a junior English major with a media study minor, is currently a managing editor for the newspaper.

"UB's Pre-Meds Without Borders treat people in Costa Rica, gain life perspective "

Matina Douzenis was treating a boy in Costa Rica when she found out he had gone his whole life misdiagnosed. What was thought to be an allergic reaction with a rash was actually scabies.

InFocus: #everything

If Facebook were a country, it would be the second most populated one. Every second, 9,100 tweets are sent - which is 1 billion tweets in fewer than five days.

Party in the new SA

James Ingram said he always knew his party had the potential to earn the student body's support. On Thursday, undergraduates proved him right. The Value Party celebrated in the Student Association office as Election and Credentials Chair Matt Siwiec announced Ingram and the rest of his party swept the SA elections. Presidential and vice presidential candidates Ingram and Evan Chen, respectively, won the two executive positions with 250 votes more than the Impact Party.

The value of story'

For Dr. Sanjay Gupta, being a television journalist didn't come easy. In fact, by his own admission, he was bad at it. He had pitched an idea to CNN in 2001 to talk about health issues on television, and though he was a doctor with no television experience, they still gave him a shot.

Spectrum editor in chief wins national college media leader of the year

On March 15, the College Media Association (CMA) announced Aaron Mansfield, the editor in chief of The Spectrum, has won the first-place Apple Award for Best Student Media Leader. The award recognizes excellence in student leadership in college newspapers, television stations, magazines and other outlets throughout the country. "I'm excited to accept this prestigious award, but I'm mostly grateful to my staff for putting in the time to nominate me," Mansfield said.

Tripathi announces he can't make UBF records public

President Satish Tripathi says he does not have the "legal authority" to make how the university spends its nearly $1 billion endowment and assets public or available for faculty scrutiny. The money and resources are managed by the UB Foundation, a non-profit private institution that collects all funds donated to UB.

Off-campus student housing websites offer students safer options

Dan Ryan has seen his share of problems in University Heights housing - electrical fires, bed bugs, black mold, lack of running water and electricity and even homes without locks. "We have a lot of students who choose to live off campus and many of them are not well educated in real estate matters," said Ryan, the director of off-campus student services.

One Region Forward creates new Citizen Planning School

People from all over Erie and Niagara Counties will have the opportunity to champion an idea for community change. UB's Regional Institute (UBRI), a subset of UB's School of Architecture and Planning, is offering a new program to teach Buffalo residents how to create sustainable developments in the two-county region.

Making non-informational barriers non-existent

Annie Leonard may have developed a strange "mental neurosis" after sneaking in and out of factories for 20 years. Leonard's mind immediately goes through the potential steps of extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal of any object she touches.

Students venture across icy Lake LaSalle despite university regulations

On an ice-cold night, curiosity got the best of Klodjan Gjegji, a freshman business administration major. Gjegji and his friends decided to walk across the frozen Lake LaSalle despite signs surrounding it prohibiting people to enter.

Video: Impact Party delegates endorsement speech

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Video: James Ingram endorsement speech

The Spectrum held its annual endorsement speeches for Student Association elections March 9, 2014. This is the speech and Q&A session with Value Party presidential candidate James Ingram.