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Video: Juan Jimenez endorsement speech

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Meet the Candidates: Vice President

Student Association elections will take place March 25-27. Here is a breakdown of the candidates for vice president. The vice president both directs and assists the Student Association's recognized clubs and student organizations.

Video: Value Party delegates 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 delegate candidates Sophia Peters, Corinne Zee, Hayley Ross and Collin Olander.

Meet the Candidates: Treasurer

Student Association elections will take place March 25-27. Here is a breakdown of the candidates for treasurer. The treasurer is the chief controller of the Student Association's multi-million dollar budget.

Video: Sade Cadle 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 treasurer candidate Sade Cadle.

Video: Erin Lachaal endorsement speech

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Meet the Candidates: SUNY Delegates

Student Association elections will take place March 25-27. Here is a breakdown of the candidates for SUNY delegate. Every year,

Meet the Candidates: President

Student Association elections will take place March 25-27. Here is a breakdown of the candidates for president. The president shall serve as the chief executive officer of the Student Association and has the ultimate responsibility for the enforcement of the constitution and bylaws of SA.

Video: Myriam Diomande 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 Impact Party vice presidential candidate Myriam Diomande.

Video: Ali Ahmed 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 Independent party treasurer candidate Ali Ahmed.

Video: Evan Chen 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 vice presidential candidate Evan Chen.

UB takes precautions in asbestos removal in Capen Hall

UB has placed signs warning students of the presence of asbestos in a few rooms on the first floor of Capen Hall that are being renovated in conjunction with New York State health codes. Some asbestos is contained in floor tile mastic and joint compound in the rooms and its removal was necessary in renovating the area. In an email, Joe Raab, director of environment, health and safety (EH&S) at UB, said the abatement is a "planned project and there has been no emergency release of asbestos in the building." The removal will take about eight days to complete. Raab said precautions are being implemented to prevent the spread of asbestos.

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Energy company faces backlash from community with environmental concerns

Police Blotter 3/5-3/7

All information according to University Police reports. 3/5 12:33 p.m. - A Crossroads Culinary Center manager reported five suspects stole decorations from the restaurant.

Because children can't fight alone

Before her death, Talia Castellano, makeup blogger, Covergirl and Internet celebrity, said, "In a hundred years, I want to be remembered as the bubbly girl who wanted to do something about childhood cancer." In September 2013, The Spectrum reported on Lizzy Lenchner's passion for raising money and awareness for childhood cancer research.

Calling for fairness in federal financial aid

Weather warming and birds returning to roost serve to remind us it's tax season: an exciting time of forms and frustration for disgruntled filers around the nation.

Leonard to speak at UB's Center For the Arts

World-famous sustainability proponent Annie Leonard will tell her Story of Stuff at UB Tuesday. She will speak at the Center For the Arts beginning at 7 p.m. Leonard is best known for her work leading up to the Story of Stuff project, in which she talks about the culture of waste with "stuff" today.

SA elections to begin after Spring Break

Student Association elections for next year's president, vice president, treasurer and SUNY delegates will take place March 25-27 - the week following Spring Break. Polls will be open from 9 a.m.

Video: Spectrum 360 Newscast - 3/9/14

Wednesday's abortion debate brings philosophical perspectives

Picture you and your friends are on a plane with Tony Stark from the comic book series Iron Man. Stark sees Pepper Pots making out with another man, becomes enraged and forces everyone out of the plane miles above of the earth. Wednesday's "Abortion: is it Ethical?" discussion was filled with anecdotes and hypothetical scenarios like this as the two debaters attempted to debunk each other's positions using philosophy as the basis of their arguments. "We can only ask people to leave once we've invited them to somewhere, not that we can kill them in order to remove them," said Catherine Nolan, a Ph.D.