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On the rise

Dec. 2, 2012

Saturday marked the 24th anniversary of World AIDS Day, and our nation is failing at creating the "AIDS-free generation" it so longs for as the high infection rates and low testing rates of the latest CDC report shows. New HIV numbers estimate of the approximately 50,000 people infected with the disease each year, over 1 in 4 (26 percent) are between 13 to 24 years old. HIV/AIDS has had a stigma for being just a "gay disease" since the first cases of the '80s.

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UB alum takes on medical challenges at ECMC

By BEN TARHAN | Nov. 29, 2012

Earlier this week, a young woman with a 7-month-old child was in a car accident. She was rushed to Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), but her baby was taken elsewhere.

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Country star Jerrod Niemann discusses upcoming show with The Spectrum

By JOE KONZE JR | Nov. 27, 2012

The Spectrum: Have you ever played at a venue like Shea's Performing Arts Center? Jerrod Niemann: Yeah, we actually do have venues that are set up like theaters.

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Police blotter 11/27

Nov. 27, 2012

All information according to the University Police. 11/20 9:20 a.m. - A complainant reported a suspicious male roaming the halls of the Biomedical Research Building.

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Mixtape Monthly #8

By BRIAN JOSEPHS, ELVA AGUILAR and DUANE OWENS | Nov. 27, 2012

Joe Budden - A Loose Quarter

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"Canisius stays undefeated, bests undermanned Bulls"

By AARON MANSFIELD | Nov. 21, 2012

This year's Canisius team is not the same squad that lost 95-59 in Alumni Arena last year, and UB is certainly not the team that won that game. The Bulls started last season 4-1 and did not suffer their fifth loss until Jan.

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UB extends Quinn through 2017

Nov. 21, 2012

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Former students plead guilty to March robbery

By LISA KHOURY | Nov. 20, 2012

Two former UB students pleaded guilty on Monday in State Supreme Court for robbing two UB students at gunpoint of money and marijuana in the victims' University Heights home on March 28. Donovan Haigler, 25, and Lance Minton, Jr., 23 pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery in the first degree and class "B" violent felonies before State Supreme Court Justice Christopher Burns. Their charges are the highest counts they could have been convicted had they gone to trial.

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"Mycoskie discusses TOMS, the decision that changed his life"

By AARON MANSFIELD | Nov. 16, 2012

When Blake Mycoskie's new company, TOMS, was featured in the Los Angeles Times, 2,200 pairs of his revolutionary shoes sold the day the story was published.

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Witness recounts one of weekend assaults in University Heights

By BEN TARHAN | Nov. 13, 2012

Jennifer witnessed one of three assaults that took place late Saturday evening in the University Heights. She was walking with two of her male friends on Winspear Avenue when two men confronted the group and attacked her two friends. The assailants were confrontational and told her friends to empty their pockets before punching one in the face, knocking him out and knocking the other to the pavement with blows to the face and ribs. Three assaults occurred near South Campus on Saturday night.

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Students suffer injuries in two incidents Monday evening

By Brian Josephs | Nov. 13, 2012

On Monday evening, two UB students suffered injuries that occurred within two minutes of each other. At approximately 6:55 p.m.

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"Late-game comeback falls short, Bulls remain winless on season"

By JON GAGNON | Nov. 13, 2012

The women's basketball team fought back but couldn't overcome a double-digit deficit. The Bulls (0-2) hosted Youngstown St.

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Six attacked in separate incidents in the Heights

By LISA KHOURY | Nov. 11, 2012

Two males were beaten and robbed, one was held at knifepoint and three females were assaulted in three separate incidents early Saturday morning in the University Heights.

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"UB School of Nursing receives $695,000 grant"

By RACHEL RAIMONDI | Nov. 11, 2012

The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded UB's School of Nursing a $695,000 grant.

Reverien Mfizi survived the Rwandan Genocide when he was 14 years old. Now, he studies other tragedies similar to his own in pursuit of his Ph.D.

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Scarred

By SARA DINATALE | Nov. 11, 2012

A member of the Hutu militia dragged Reverien Mfizi's unconscious body to the side of a dirt road. A wounded man's pained screams jolted Mfizi awake.

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National news from Election Day

Nov. 8, 2012

Gay marriage On Election Day, voters in three states made history when they endorsed gay marriage in Maine, Maryland and Washington.

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UB will not allow private vendors outside The Commons

By RACHEL RAIMONDI | Nov. 8, 2012

Every morning, Buffalonians can smell the fresh burgers around the corner when Ayoub "Mike" Abboud pulls up in his black and red painted truck.

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Sum 41 infects Town Ballroom

By FELICIA HUNT | Nov. 8, 2012

As four middle-aged men with iconic spiky hair walked onto the wooden stage, fans screamed and anticipated a blast from the past. Veteran Canadian punk rockers Sum 41 commanded the Town Ballroom stage Wednesday night to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the group's third album, Does This Look Infected?

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Local elections

Nov. 8, 2012

The Spectrumreported on the winners of the local elections at the time of press

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Invisible Children visits UB

By AMI DIALLO | Nov. 8, 2012

Last spring, the world joined together because of one movement: KONY 2012. Millions watched a 30-minute video that soon became one of the most viral videos on the Internet. Many Americans, especially the younger generations, rose for a cause and used the power they have to make a change - all because of one man: Joseph Kony. On Wednesday night, UB Girl Effect did its part in reviving Invisible Children's mission by screening the organization's latest video, Move, which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the aftermath of KONY 2012 and its creator, Jason Russell.