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Stomach flu spreads around UB campus
By HANNAH STEIN | Apr. 13, 2017Kimberly Lam thought she had food poisoning from campus food. She woke up Monday vomiting and felt pain when she stood up.
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Three vehicles struck in car accident between Augsburger and Flint Road
By ASHLEY INKUMSAH | Apr. 12, 2017University police closed off the road between Augsburger and Flint, after three vehicles were struck in a car accident. The person driving the car that started the accident was having a “medical emergency,” according to UPD Deputy Chief of Police Josh Sticht. Passersby broke the driver’s window open to get him out of the car before UPD arrived.
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UB students discuss observing Passover at school
By VICTORIA HARTWELL | Apr. 10, 2017Jessica Reznik scrubs her floors, vacuums her apartment and burns the traces of grain-based foods in her oven to make her home Kosher for Passover. Passover is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the Israelite’s Exodus from Egypt when they were freed from slavery.
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By News Desk | Apr. 10, 2017UB announces new format for DIFCON series UB’s Spring 2017 DIFCON series will have a different format than year’s past. The series will take place from April 17-21 and will ask participants to own their differences and introduce a new debate-style format to address controversial topics influencing the nation.
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UB community reacts to Buffalo State’s April Fools’ article
By HANNAH STEIN | Apr. 6, 2017Robert Bailey was concerned about transferring to UB next semester after he read Buffalo State’s April Fools’ article, “UB declares independence from SUNY, gets rid of in-state tuition rate.”
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Carl Paladino gives speech to UB College Republicans
By MADDY FOWLER | Apr. 4, 2017Carl Paladino thinks if people do not like him, they should “turn off the TV and go for a walk.” The Buffalo School Board member and former chair of President Donald Trump’s New York campaign addressed 60 students in 106 Knox Hall on Monday night. Halfway through his speech, roughly 15 students interrupted the speech in protest.
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VOC party's president, vice president and Initiative party's treasurer win UB SA e-board election
By ASHLEY INKUMSAH | Mar. 30, 2017In recent years, Student Association executive board elections had forgone conclusions, where parties ran unopposed or one party was practically poised to win.
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Overview of off-campus housing near UB
By MADDY FOWLER | Mar. 30, 2017Finding the perfect off-campus spot to settle can be tricky, especially since UB’s surrounding area offers so many options. All of these housing options present their own issues and conveniences, depending on location, price and amenities.
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Aviva Abramovsky appointed dean of UB Law School
By HANNAH STEIN | Mar. 27, 2017Aviva Abramovsky has been named dean of UB's School of Law, effective in July, after an international search. Abramovsky will be the first female dean of the law school. “I do take the historic appointment with all due seriousness and recognize it as the honor it is,” Abramovsky said.
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UB cancels classes Tuesday amid winter storm, reopens Wednesday
By ASHLEY INKUMSAH | Mar. 16, 2017Theresa Rubi drove to North Campus from her apartment on Minnesota Avenue on Wednesday morning “slipping at every turn.” “The weather Tuesday was bearable compared to this,” Rubi, a senior biological sciences major, said. “I think school should have closed on Wednesday for the safety of students, professors and staff.”
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Meet the candidates: UB SA 2017-18 president, vice president, treasurer
By ASHLEY INKUMSAH , HANNAH STEIN and SARAH CROWLEY | Mar. 16, 2017The Student Association executive board controls roughly $4 million of student money collected through the mandatory student activity fee of $104.75 per semester.
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Learning to lead: Gina Nasca discusses new position as SA vice president
By VICTORIA HARTWELL | Mar. 13, 2017Gina Nasca fell in love with engineering when she made paper airplanes in her high school introductory engineering class. Nasca, the former Engineering Council coordinator, became vice president of the Student Association (SA) after Megan Glander stepped down from the position
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UB's 1 Capen ‘Heart of the Campus’ project opening in July
By HANNAH STEIN | Mar. 13, 2017Starting in July, students will have one place on North and South Campus that will meet their needs: 1 Capen and 1 Diefendorf, respectively.
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UB BSU members spray paint bull outside of Student Union
By ASHLEY INKUMSAH | Mar. 9, 2017The UB community woke up to large words reading “Black Lives Matter” in red, black and green paint on the bull outside of the Student Union on Wednesday morning.
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Unexpected counter protest causes tension at UB International Women’s Day rally
By HANNAH STEIN | Mar. 8, 2017The UB Sanctuary Movement gathered on Wednesday to “unite against patriarchy” and celebrate International Women’s Day.
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Spectrum elects 2017-18 editor in chief
By TORI ROSEMAN | Mar. 8, 2017The Spectrum’s editorial board elected Hannah Stein, a sophomore English major, as the editor in chief for the 2017-18 school year. Stein ran unopposed.
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UB Faculty Senate and Professional Staff Senate hold Day of Shared Governance
By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Mar. 8, 2017The UB Offices of Shared Governance – Faculty Senate and Professional Staff Senate – met Tuesday afternoon in Center for Tomorrow. Along with the two Senates were 10 guest speakers – including Student Association President Matt Rivera and Graduate Student Association (GSA) President Tanja Aho – who participated in a Q&A panel. There were approximately 40 people in attendance.
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UB professors weigh in on Gov. Cuomo’s free tuition plan
By MADDY FOWLER | Mar. 6, 2017Students may be able to attend any SUNY and CUNY schools with free tuition in the near future. But UB professors are questioning what “free tuition” means. On Jan. 3, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a proposal to make college tuition-free at all SUNY and CUNY institutions forfamilies making less than $125,000 per year.
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By News Desk | Mar. 6, 2017Campus: UB holds second annual Internship Day The UB SUNY Works Committee sponsored the second annual Internship Day on Tuesday. The event featured several workshops that focused on career-related skills, such as resume building and interviewing techniques.
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UB students question meal plan time gaps
By EMA MAKAS | Mar. 6, 2017When students are running late for breakfast and the clock hits 10:46 a.m., it is officially too late for them to use their breakfast meal credit. On weekdays, students can use a breakfast meal swipe from 7 a.m-10:30 a.m. If a student wants to purchase a meal between 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m., they must use dining dollars or campus cash
