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Students face limited on-campus dining options during first spring-break weekend

By BENJAMIN BLANCHET and ISABELLA FORTUNATO | Mar. 15, 2020

After university officials announced Wednesday that “dining will be open for students who remain on campus” given a “distance-learning” shift at UB, students woke up to the contrary on Saturday. Security gates shut down popular on-campus food establishments Saturday and the only places open on campus were in The Commons, which does not accept student dining plans.

Redshirt forward Laquill Hardnett being heavily guarded in the paint by a Miami defender.
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Mid-American Conference cancels all remaining competitions

By JUSTIN WEISS | Mar. 13, 2020

The Mid-American Conference canceled all remaining regular season and championship competitions for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year, commissioner Jon Steinbrecher announced Thursday. “During this unprecedented health crisis that continues to evolve daily, we fully support the decision made today by the Mid-American Conference and the NCAA,” UB Athletics Director Mark Alnutt said in a press release. “While we are disappointed for our student-athletes, coaches and staff who have worked diligently to prepare this spring and have had their seasons cut short, their health, safety and well-being will always be our top priority.”

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UBIT warns students of 'cybercriminals' taking advantage of COVID-19

By JULIAN ROBERTS-GRMELA | Mar. 13, 2020

Cybercriminals are using phishing attacks to take advantage of COVID-19 worries, according to UB Information Technology.  The Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization warned that cybercriminals are using the organnizations’ names and images for phishing attacks –– when cybercriminals pose as reputable organizations to convince people to share personal information. The University of Michigan warned students to beware of scams including: promotion of products that claim to prevent, treat or cure COVID-19; requests for money from fraudulent charities; misinformation; phishing; and links to malicious websites disguised as COVID-19 maps. UBIT wrote in a news release that “phishing emails will likely include alerts and warnings about the coronavirus outbreak, along with a link.” 

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SEAS to move all operations online

By REILLY MULLEN | Mar. 12, 2020

All School of Engineering and Applied Sciences courses, including labs and tests, will be taught online beginning March 23, following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s mandatory “distance-learning model.”

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The Spectrum elects 2020-21 editor-in-chief

By ELIZABETH NAPOLITANO | Mar. 10, 2020

The Spectrum’s editorial board elected Senior News Editor Alexandra Moyen, a sophomore English major, as editor-in-chief for the 2020-21 academic year.  Moyen ran unopposed and won the election in a 16-1 vote. Her campaign platform emphasized the importance of minority voices and building upon The Spectrum’s web-based news coverage, with an emphasis on social media engagement.

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Students find bat ‘hanging around’ in C3 Thursday

By JULIAN ROBERTS-GRMELA | Mar. 8, 2020

Students found a live bat in the fountain beverage machine tray in C3 Thursday evening.  Campus Dining and Shops suspects the bat entered from an outside hallway or an open door and that it was an isolated incident, according to Marketing Manager Ray Kohl. Kohl said the bat did not come into contact with guests, staff or food. CDS called a local exterminator to assess the situation and advise whether or not CDS needs further extermination services. 

Residents of Chand Bagh in northeast Delhi leaving their homes amid the riots.
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‘We’re a secular country and we’re all equally a part of it’

By VINDHYA BURUGUPALLI | Mar. 8, 2020

Salaah Khan says she feels sick and helpless watching the news about her home country, India. She says she is horrified by the lynch mobs, the burning neighborhoods and the religious intolerance that has spread across the country in recent weeks. In the country’s capital of Delhi, at least 53 people, mostly Muslim, were killed and 200 were injured during street riots initiated by Hindu nationalist mobs. 

Yuqi Pang, a senior marketing major, raised $20,000 for the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan.
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Chinese students, community members donate nearly $20,000 to hospitals in Hubei province

By SHUYI LI | Mar. 5, 2020

Members of the UB Chinese community have raised $19,142 to send medical supplies to hospitals in Hubei province, China after a UB student began a donation program on Jan. 20. Yuqi Pang, a senior marketing major and vice chairwoman of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, started the program on Jan. 20 and joined Chinese students around the world by raising money to stock hospitals in Hubei province with supplies. Pang’s efforts allowed UB Chinese students and local Chinese residents to raise $19,142 for hospitals in Hubei province.

Provost A. Scott Weber discussing UB’s coronavirus plans at a press conference Wednesday.
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UB student returns to campus from Italy without COVID-19 screening or quarantine, UB taking precautions against coronavirus

By ELIZABETH NAPOLITANO | Mar. 5, 2020

When Gabriella Galizia* returned from her UB study abroad trip to Italy on Friday, no one at JFK screened her for the coronavirus or put her in quarantine. “I flew into JFK and there was no temperature screening,” Galizia said. “There was nothing and that surprised me. It was actually scary. Like I actually would’ve wanted to be screened.”

UUP members rally for more funding for SUNY at Buffalo State College.
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SUNY faculty union rallies for funding increase

By REILLY MULLEN | Mar. 4, 2020

United University Professions, the SUNY faculty union, rallied for more state funding for SUNY on Feb. 25 at Buffalo State College and at other campuses statewide. Roughly 70 UB and Buffalo State UUP leaders and students, many wearing red in support of UUP, met in Buffalo State’s Campbell Student Union at 12:30 p.m. to hear speeches from state, state and UUP leaders and officials.

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