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UB alumni Andrew Mingola is the creator of Spot Swapper, a free app allowing students leaving campus to match with a student looking for parking. He hopes pairing students together will save them time when searching for a parking spot.
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UB alum hopes app will help campus parking problem

While UB officials have said there are several hundred parking spaces free at any given time, students have long complained about driving from lot to lot searching for a spot in time for class. UB alum Andrew Mingola wants to help with the parking problem with the launch of his new app, Spot Swapper.


SA Senate Chair Devashish Agarwal speaking on the phone with newly appointed Vice President Ben Harper at the Thursday night Senate Meeting.
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SA Senate elects new vice president

The Student Association appointed a new SA vice president on Thursday, after the SA Senate approved current Director of Club Services Benjamin Harper to take over the role. The position had been left vacant since Feb. 2.


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Campus Women in STEM Summit to focus on roles of females in advancing sustainability The fourth annual Women in STEM Summit, coinciding with Earth Day on April 18, will focus on the roles of women in advancing sustainability and how local leaders are influencing sustainable change.


A new lounge is available in the Student Union for veteran, military-affiliated students to study and relax. The lounge was created after a WWII veteran made a donation in the fall.
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New lounge gives veterans space to study, meet students from similar backgrounds

A newly opened student lounge gives military-affiliated students a space to work, relax and meet others with similar life experiences on campus. The lounge, located in SU 321, has two rooms: one for socializing, furnished with couches, a TV and an Xbox, and another conference-style room for group study. Only military-affiliated students have access to the lounge, which opened this semester after a donation from a WWII veteran, Efner “Lucky” Davis, 91.


SA announced Anyssa Evelyn, Gunnar Haberl and Tanahiry Escamilla as the 2018-2019 SA executive board. The R.E.A.L. Party candidates ran unopposed and will assume their positions in May. 
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R.E.A.L. Party wins SA election

It was no nail-biter, but elections for the 2018-2019 Student Association e-board still managed to bring over 650 students out to vote, which is an improvement since the last time an SA e-board ran unopposed in 2015 when only 217 students voted.


The Spectrum editor met with President Tripathi for a monthly lunch to discuss student concerns. The Spectrum will meet with Tripathi next on April 12. 
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Q&A with UB President Tripathi

The Spectrum sat down for a monthly lunch with UB President Satish Tripathi in Tripathi’s office to discuss his career, campus security, freedom of speech and student concerns.


Students ordering food at The Poké Factory during lunchtime. The Poké Factory opened its doors over spring break and serves poké, acai bowls, and smoothies
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Poké Factory expands UB’s culinary scene

While students were off on spring break, UB welcomed The Poké Factory as the newest addition to its culinary scene. It fills the space in the Commons previously occupied by Marco’s Italian Deli, which closed last year.



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