UB police blotter 2/1-2/18
By News Desk | Feb. 27, 20172/1 4:15 p.m.- A UB student reported her vehicle was keyed. The damage was a large scratch on the front driver’s side from the wheel to the bottom of the door.
2/1 4:15 p.m.- A UB student reported her vehicle was keyed. The damage was a large scratch on the front driver’s side from the wheel to the bottom of the door.
Trump released a memo to public school districts on Feb. 22 that required state law legislators to decide which bathrooms transgender people in public schools could use.
A UB female reported she was sexually assaulted in her dorm Sunday morning. The suspect is described as a male with earrings, a tattoo on his right arm and dark brown hair, according to a UB alert that was sent at 4:19 a.m.
Cortellessa, Washington correspondent for The Times of Israel, and UB and Spectrum alum, led a discussion in Clemens Hall on Friday afternoon entitled “A front row seat to history” as part of the English Department’s lecture series: “What Can You Do with an English Major?”
Provost Charles Zukoski and Vice President Scott Weber proposed an increase in the Academic Excellence and Success fee for undergraduate and graduate students.
When Cynthia Tysick sees a news story on social media, she diligently fact-checks it on Snopes and PolitiFact.
Dean A. Yerry, a former UB maintenance supervisor admitted Tuesday morning that he was involved with rig bidding on UB’s North Campus to help a friend get a $1 million dorm painting contract
UB’s Gender Institute held a Solidarity Party on Sunday in Asbury Hall to honor and celebrate international scholars, students, immigrants and refugees. One hundred community members and organizations partnered in the event.
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sat down with The Spectrum for a Q&A session before he spoke at UB’s Distinguished Speaker Series on Thursday night. Holder spoke about his early life, gave advice to college students looking to invoke political change on campus and discussed his major gripes with President Donald Trump’s administration.
Eric Holder spoke as the 41st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Keynote Speaker as a part of UB’s Distinguished Speaker Series on Thursday night.
The Spectrum sat down with Weber in his Capen office full of family photos and artwork of inspirational quotes. Historical books on ancient Rome were stacked on his desk while he sipped a glass of soda.
Michael Juszczak saw cockroaches crawling inside his sink, over his stovetop and across his kitchen counter in his University Village at Sweethome apartment.
Muslim UB students are taking this week to break stereotypes. Muslim Student Association (MSA) is looking to unite the student body by celebrating Islamic Awareness Week. MSA is holding events every day this week to teach non-Muslim students about their culture
Megan Glander was faced with one of the hardest decisions of her life when she was offered a job with Senator Chuck Schumer; she could either go after her dream job or stay at UB surrounded by the people she considered her family.
Professors will plead their cases for survival in the sixth annual Life Raft Debate on Feb. 15. The debate is sponsored by the Undergraduate Academies and the University Honors College. It will take place from 6-8 p.m in 107 Capen Hall. Six professors from six different departments will defend their academic fields.
Political science professor Harvey Palmer thinks the increased popularity of fake news is a “symptom of changes in the media market.”
Amelia Jacobs* blacked out once while having sex and can’t remember if she was sexually assaulted. Three months later, the guy told her they had sex, but she explicitly remembers telling herself she wasn’t going to because she was on her period. She says she only wanted to kiss him. “I don’t like calling him a rapist if that is perchance what he is,” Jacobs said.
University police conclude the alleged attempted sexual abuse claims Monday morning are false. UB sent an alert to the UB community at 3:25 a.m. Monday saying a UB female was "roughed up and assaulted" by two tall black males of medium built near the Ellicott Complex and the Millard Fillmore Academic Center.
The future of K-12 and college education in America rests in the hands of an incredibly controversial leader: Betsy DeVos DeVos was confirmed as Secretary of Education on Tuesday.
A UB Alert was emailed to students, faculty and staff on Monday that said a female was “roughed up and assaulted in the area of Core Road and the MFAC.”