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By News Desk | Nov. 12, 2018Campus GloBULL education week at UB This week marks UB’s 17th annual International Education Week, which highlights the cultural diversity of the university.
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Community members still upset UB Commons businesses use styrofoam
By JACKLYN WALTERS | Nov. 12, 2018Eight of the 11 businesses that rent space in The Commons are not following environmental suggestions set forth in a 2015 Professional Staff Senate resolution. The PSS passed the resolution on Greening The Commons so businesses would replace styrofoam containers with environmentally friendly alternatives. Since The Commons is privately owned, UB cannot force the businesses to implement sustainable practices. Students and staff involved with the movement petitioned and handed out pamphlets to educate students on the importance of sustainability.
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U.S. midterm elections breakdown
By MAX KALNITZ and JACKLYN WALTERS | Nov. 8, 2018Republicans and Democrats will split control of Congress next year, as Republicans expanded their control of the Senate, while Democrats won enough GOP-held seats to retake control of the House.
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The Spectrum sits down with UB President Satish Tripathi
By HANNAH STEIN , BENJAMIN BLANCHET and MAX KALNITZ | Nov. 8, 2018UB President Tripathi thinks every student should take a computer science or statistics course before they graduate, he said as he laughed. The Spectrum sat down with Tripathi on Monday to discuss campus safety after the recent threats in the nation, university projects and achievements, student voting trends and UB’s land use for roughly 45 minutes.
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Lawsuit doesn’t prompt changes to student-wide judiciary some critics hoped for
By MAX KALNITZ | Nov. 8, 2018Despite criticism over the summer from a state Supreme Court judge who ruled against the university in a lawsuit, UB has not changed its Student-Wide Judiciary policy to allow students the right to a representative, and its director said there will be no further changes to the office’s policies in the foreseeable future.
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Police blotter
Nov. 8, 201811/1 2:26 a.m.: UPD responded to an alcohol overdose at Greiner Hall. The student was transferred to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital.
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Hit-and-run victim in stable condition
By JACKLYN WALTERS | Nov. 8, 2018The victim of the hit-and-run collision at Hadley Village on Nov. 1 is in stable condition as of Wednesday, according to UB spokesperson David Hill.
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UPD investigating hit-and-run collision
By MAX KALNITZ | Nov. 5, 2018University police are looking for a suspect from a hit-and-run crash Thursday at the Hadley Village Apartments on North Campus.
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UB Votes to offer free shuttles to polling places
By JACKLYN WALTERS | Nov. 5, 2018UB Votes will be providing free shuttles to nearby polling places on Tuesday for the midterm elections.
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By News Desk | Nov. 5, 2018Campus National Institutes of Health grant to support research on prenatal drug and alcohol use
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UB community holds vigils to commemorate the losses at Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
By JACKLYN WALTERS | Nov. 1, 2018UB community members lit eleven candles on Monday night to commemorate the lives lost at the Tree of Life massacre on Saturday.
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Survey indicates only half of registered UB students will vote
By MAX KALNITZ | Nov. 1, 2018Almost 84 percent of UB students said they are registered to vote, but only 43 percent said they will vote in Tuesday’s midterm elections, according to a survey by The Spectrum.
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Police blotter
By News Desk | Nov. 1, 201810/25 8:11 a.m.: University Police noticed graffiti on the Katharine Cornell Theatre sign on Core Road. The tag was in black marker and the officers took photos of the graffiti.
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Midterm breakdown
By JACKLYN WALTERS | Nov. 1, 2018On Tuesday, New York State voters will select candidates for governor, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, State Senate and State Assembly. In local races, voters will choose municipal government officials and school board leaders.
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‘Brainwashed from the obvious’
By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Nov. 1, 2018Paul Zarembka has taught at UB for over 40 years and currently works in the economics department. Zarembka is also the co-author and editor of “The Hidden History of 9-11-2001.”
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Community members react after Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Oct. 29, 2018Eleven people are dead and six people are injured following a mass shooting at a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
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UB Student Association Senate disperses $4,000 to clubs
By JACKLYN WALTERS | Oct. 29, 2018The Student Association Senate granted $4,000 to various UB clubs at Friday’s meeting, denying only one club’s request for funds.
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Unused ropes course on edge of university land called ‘hazard’ by UB official
By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Oct. 29, 2018If you walk five minutes past Sweet Home Senior High School into the neighboring woods, you’ll find a rope bridge hanging from tree-to-tree, sneakers still hanging off the ropes and a fallen tree with belay hooks and climbing gear still attached. All of this is easily accessible to Sweet Home teens. There’s even a trail leading to the course near the high school and no fence or sign blocking entry.
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Joe Biden speaks at UB’s 32nd Distinguished Speaker Series
By HANNAH STEIN and BRENTON J. BLANCHET | Oct. 26, 2018Joe Biden walked out to a standing ovation at Alumni Arena Thursday night, just hours after becoming a target in a list of nationwide political bomb threats. The former vice president, who started the speech by shouting out UB’s successful football team, quickly shifted the tone and addressed the pressing news of the day.
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The Spectrum’s exclusive interview with Joe Biden
By HANNAH STEIN and BRENTON J. BLANCHET | Oct. 26, 2018Joe Biden served as a U.S. senator for 36 years before becoming one of country’s most recognizable public figures as the 47th vice president. The former VP sat down with Spectrum editors for an exclusive interview Thursday afternoon ahead of his sold-out Alumni Arena lecture as part of UB’s 32nd Annual Distinguished Speakers Series. The former VP, orange Gatorade in hand, shared personal memories, his political heroes and lines from his favorite works of poetry, all while extending the allotted interview time.
