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Adrian Finch

Adrian Finch began writing at a young age. While other students found English class to be monotonous, she enjoyed the novels and the writing opportunities that it offered her. After graduating high school in 2007, Adrian attended the University at Buffalo as a communication major and began working towards a Journalism Certificate. In her sophomore year, she started as a staff writer for the Art's Desk for The Spectrum. Soon after, she was asked to be an Assistant Editor and was then promoted to Life Editor, then later Senior Life Editor. Adrian finds inspiration for writing from her friends, family and the people around her. She finds a thrill and a purpose in reporting and educating students on events that are important to their future. Although a career in journalism isn't her ultimate goal, she hopes to use her writing experience to excel in the field of public relations. After graduating, Adrian hopes to attend graduate school and maintain a career that she's passionate about.


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Christy Suhr

Christy Suhr first became interested in journalism as a writer and editor for her high school's newspaper. She dreamed of one day writing for Spin magazine and getting the chance to interview John Mayer. Christy came to UB undecided, and was disappointed to find that they did not offer journalism as a major. She tried out a few programs in the College of Arts and Sciences before choosing communication.


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Joe Paterno

Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Joe is the epitome of a true Buffalonian. A graduate of Kenmore West High School, Joe takes pride in his hometown and appreciates everything the city has to offer. No matter where he may be, Joe never forgets his roots and is proud to be a Western New Yorker. At 21 years old, this dedicated sports fan credits his love of sports to his hometown teams, the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres. As a five-year season ticket holder, there's no place Joe would rather be than Ralph Wilson Stadium on a Sunday afternoon or HSBC Arena in the midst of winter. Through the good seasons and bad, Joe is fully devoted to his native teams and will bleed the red, white, blue and gold no matter where he ends up in the future. The senior communication major began writing for the paper during his junior year as a staff writer and was appointed assistant sports editor after one semester. He is currently the senior sports editor and will take a position as managing editor in fall 2010. Joe also works with UBTV as the host of The Sports Bull-etin, a weekly sports show that recaps the past week in Buffalo athletics. His passion for sports led to a love of writing and has given Joe the ambition to begin a career in broadcast journalism. He is currently a programming intern at WGR Sports Radio 550. Following his collegiate days at UB, he hopes to pursue his childhood dream and work with ESPN.


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David Sanchirico

David Sanchirico grew up loving sports and reading the Sports section of the Albany Times Union every day. When he was interning for the TU after sophomore year, he realized his dream was coming true. Sanchirico entered Buffalo with no career path in mind, but as a sophomore he started as a Sports Writer and has been with The Spectrum ever since. The Albany native moved up the ranks quickly, becoming an assistant sports editor after one semester and being promoted to sports editor the next. He was promoted to Senior Sports Editor in the Fall '09 semester, and is now a Managing Editor. Throughout this time, Sanchirico has gained experience at many places. Along with his Albany Times Union internship, he has edited for bleacherreport.com and has provided freelance pieces for many other Web sites. He has covered New York Giants Training Camp, the MAAC Tournament, and many other glorified sporting events. Upon graduation, Sanchirico plans to attend graduate school to hone his journalism skills and become a better, more creative writer.


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Jennifer Lombardo

Jennifer Lombardo joined The Spectrum in fall 2008 as an assistant copy editor. In spring 2009 she became the senior copy editor, and in fall 2009 she advanced to managing editor. When Jennifer isn't in The Spectrum's dungeon, she's usually working as a writing tutor at the Writing Place. In terms of professional experience, Jennifer interned at PSPRare Publishing, a magazine publishing company, in England over the summer of 2009. Jennifer is an English major who hopes to become a book editor – not a teacher. She enjoys hiking and reading, as well as kittens and long walks on the beach.


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Matt Mosher

Matt Mosher is a WNY native, born and raised in Wilson, NY (about 45 minutes north of North Campus). He graduated from Wilson High School in 2005, there he took every media arts and video editing class available, focusing most of his time and energy on those classes. Matt then went on to Niagara County Community College (NCCC), where he started off as a digital media major, but switched after his second semester to communications and media arts, focusing on broadcasting. Throughout Matt's time at NCCC, he made sports highlights films and did other various freelance video works. After graduating from NCCC in December of 2007, Matt transferred to UB, where he entered the communication program. In the fall of 2008, he began writing for The Spectrum as a staff writer for the Life Desk. For the spring 2009 semester, Matt was offered a position as an assistant editor for life desk, which he gladly took. In the fall 2009 semester, he was promoted to Life Desk editor. During the spring 2009 semester, Matt also entered the Journalism Certificate program, took a class dedicated to feature writing and went to a journalism workshop in New York City. In the summer of 2009, he interned with Buffalo's only 24-hour news network, YNN – Time Warner, where he was later hired as a part-time news assistant. Matt is currently a managing editor with The Spectrum and a senior communication major.


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Fast food fail

Everyone's had the thought that maybe they want to shed a few pounds or tighten things up a bit. Now of course, there are many ways to go about this. Start exercising more, eating right, etc. But one way no one should ever, and I mean ever, try to lose weight is by going on a Taco Bell diet.


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Disillusioned youth

Remember that time when Gov. David A. Paterson was good at his job? Yeah. It was about a year and a half ago, when he was a tight-lipped lieutenant governor whose soul purpose in life was to agree with former Gov. Eliot Spitzer and smile for the cameras.


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A sit-down with Canada's finest

Margaret Atwood has cemented her reputation as one of the foremost authors of our time. From her riveting fictions, exceptional poetry and biting criticism, her list of accomplishments is equal only to her consistency as an artist. Ms. Atwood sat down with The Spectrum before her speech and answered a few questions about her distinguished career.


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"Into the great, wide world"

A shoddy economy, rising tuition and a silver medal in hockey can put a damper on American pride. This may be why there are a rising number of students traveling to different countries to pursue jobs after graduation.


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One-of-a-kind careers

Blimp pilots, food stylists and pet acupuncturists are not on many job hunters' lists. These unusual job titles may sound like they have nothing in common, but the people who hold them have all forged their own unique career paths.



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