News
NEWS
America needs another miracle
By Joe Paterno | Feb. 12, 2010As the chants of 'USA, USA' echoed through the corridors of Herb Brooks Arena, Al Michaels delivered the most historic sports call from a small press box amid the rafters of the rink.
NEWS
Correction
By Editorial | Feb. 12, 2010In the article 'Downtown Buffalo business leaders demand parking reform' in Monday's issue of The Spectrum, Donald Shoup was incorrectly referred to as Daniel Shoup. The Spectrum regrets the error.
NEWS
SA Election Update
By STEPHEN MARTH | Feb. 12, 2010Undergraduate students interested in running for a variety of positions in this year's Student Association election may pick up applications at 350 Student Union until March 4 at noon. Available positions include president, vice president and treasurer, in addition to four delegate positions. A mandatory meeting will follow for candidates on March 5 at 4:30 p.m.
NEWS
No compromise
By Editorial | Feb. 12, 2010If you've been paying attention to the political news for the past few months, there is a new buzzword: bipartisanship.
NEWS
University support services VP steps down
By Caitlin Tremblay | Feb. 12, 2010UB's executive vice president for university support services, James A. 'Beau' Willis, is stepping down after six years of service.
NEWS
Radio silence
By Vanessa Frith | Feb. 12, 2010Radio has died. An investigation was launched, but the prime suspect, video, was acquitted late last night. It was deemed a suicide, induced by mass amounts of mind-numbing, repetitive mainstream trash.
NEWS
Downtown Buffalo business leaders demand parking reform
By Lauren Nostro AND Amanda Woods | Feb. 10, 2010'I have … suggested that the City consider equalizing the parking rates among their parking facilities as it is, in effect, giving a competitive advantage to businesses closest to the cheapest priced ramps, nudging those rates upward so that we have 10 to 15% vacancy in all City-owned ramps,' Lefebvre said. 'This would ensure that there is access to convenient parking for anyone wanting or needing to get downtown.'
NEWS
Saints outsmart Colts for first Lombardi trophy
By Joe Paterno | Feb. 10, 2010They suffered through over four decades of futility and had their hometown washed out by a natural disaster, but finally, Saints' fans in the city of New Orleans have something to be proud of.
NEWS
It's all about the weight
By Matt Mosher | Feb. 10, 2010The Food and Drug Administration is lobbying for the food industry to put more reader-friendly nutrition labels on packages and to have the labels moved to the front.
NEWS
Looking back
By Adrian Finch | Feb. 10, 2010If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.
NEWS
Boxing vs. MMA
By Luke Hammill AND Matt Parrino | Feb. 10, 2010The sport of boxing has reached rock bottom. No one is watching and nobody cares – or do they? Mixed Martial Arts has arguably taken over as the No. 1 combat sport in America, but with its historical relevance, can boxing make its way back to respectability?
NEWS
School resource officers get reassigned
By JENNIFER GOOD | Feb. 10, 2010Not only have Gov. David Paterson's recent budget proposals cut school aid drastically, but they are now threatening to eliminate the school resource officer program that began at the start of the 2003-04 public academic school year.
NEWS
DiFranco returns home
By Mary Machajewski | Feb. 10, 2010Ani DiFranco played an energized and inspirational show Monday night at Asbury Hall at Babeville on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo. The show reflected her fierce guitar playing abilities and aggressive independence.
NEWS
Ticking time bomb
By Editorial | Feb. 10, 2010The Iranian government, rather than wilting under international pressure, informed the world on Tuesday morning it would continue its nuclear program. It has begun to enrich uranium for use in a medical reactor.
NEWS
Demetri Martin discusses very important things
By James Twigg | Feb. 10, 2010The king of awkwardly hilarious comedy has returned with his second season of sketch comedy with Important Things with Demetri Martin on Comedy Central.
