For years, resident advisors have told The Spectrum they can’t talk about their classroom experiences without Campus Living approval. Some said they can’t even talk about Sizzles’ burgers. Why? They said Campus Living “doesn’t allow” them.
3/18 1 a.m. A student reported having a piercing stuck in their ear and said they felt like they were going to pass out. UPD requested an ambulance and arrived at the scene. The student said they no longer felt like they were going to pass out. UPD cancelled the ambulance and advised the student to seek medical attention.
The Spectrum’s editorial board elected Brenton Blanchet, a junior communication major, as editor-in-chief for the 2019-20 academic year.
Student Association councils voted to endorse candidates for the upcoming SA elections Wednesday night following the candidates’ speeches.
Dr. Robert Genco was more than a professor. He was a father. He was a friend. And his peers said he was an “integral” part of UB for 51 years.
Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul discussed the importance of gender equality and representation and mentioned UB women’s basketball head coach Felisha Legette-Jack during her brief visit to UB on Friday.
David Fathi has led prison reform across the United States, was the director of the U.S. Human Rights Watch and advocated for the United Nations to adopt the “Nelson Mandela Rules,” which revised the minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners worldwide.
UB graduate school rankings are in. Eight UB graduate programs appear on U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Graduate Schools rankings, announced Tuesday.
A local coalition for open government graded 10 public college councils on their adherence to New York’s Open Meetings Law. UB was one of them. None passed.
The Student Association is holding events to commemorate Mental Health Awareness Week through Thursday in the Student Union. The events are part of SA President Gunnar Haberl’s push to address mental health awareness on campus.
3/04 12:02 a.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle crash in Hadley Village. No injuries occurred. Patrol arrived on the scene and filed a report. A second caller later reported their vehicle was part of the crash.
Black Student Union members discussed systemic racism, representation in faculty and UB’s treatment of the African and African American Studies program at its general body meeting Wednesday. BSU members and students talked throughout the meeting about the current state and future of the AAS program. Roughly 40 club members and students attended to voice concerns over the number of black faculty and AAS classes offered in the UB curriculum.
English Ph.D. student Willis McCumber spoke at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting and voiced the Living Stipend Movement’s dissatisfaction with the executive committee’s lack of support.
Strong winds and cold temperatures didn’t deter the 500 Buffalo community members who gathered in Niagara Square for the Women’s March on Sunday.
Public universities can’t punish student athletes for protesting or speaking with the press, according to professional athletes, lawyers and professors who spoke at a Capen Hall panel on Thursday.
Erie County Supreme Court released former UB student Hannah Christensen from her second arraignment Friday morning before State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns. Christensen is being charged on one count of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, which resulted in a serious physical injury, a class “E” Felony, according to Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn.
The Living Stipend Movement made its presence known at the UB Council meeting Monday morning.
Longtime UB Distinguished Professor Dr. Robert Genco died Wednesday morning in Foster Hall during a meeting with colleagues, according to UB officials.
Former UB student Hannah Christensen is scheduled to appear before Justice Christopher Burns at Erie County Supreme Court at 9:30 a.m. for her arraignment on Friday.
UB community members chanted “A seat, a voice and a vote” at the fourth-annual Shared Governance Day to emphasize the purpose of shared governance Tuesday afternoon.
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