Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
The independent student publication of The University at Buffalo, since 1950

News

The Spectrum
NEWS

Giuliani Set to Speak Tonight at Alumni Arena

Nearly 8,000 people are expected to pack the stands of Alumni Arena for former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's sold-out speech tonight.The speech, which is the second this year in the Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series, is set to start at 8 p.m.


The Spectrum
NEWS

Speeding Up the Grading Process

Soon the long task of submitting grades could be as easy as a few mouse clicks.On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the Faculty Senate unanimously voted to review a proposal submitted by William Baumer, chairman of the Faculty Senate Grading Committee, which would make it mandatory for all UB instructors to submit students' grades via the Internet."Every faculty member has a UB IT account," Baumer said.


The Spectrum
NEWS

School Vouchers

One of President George W. Bush's pet projects, school vouchers, has come under scrutiny of late due to student complaints in Florida.


The Spectrum
NEWS

Scoreboard & Upcoming Games

ScoreboardUBFootballSat: UCF 45, UB 21M. SoccerMAC QuarterfinalsFri: Kentucky 4, UB 1VolleyballFri: Marshall 3, UB 0Sat: Ohio 3, UB 1W.


NEWS

Sidelines

Women's SwimmingThe Bulls (2-3, 1-3 MAC) split their first (and only) home dual meet of the season, falling to the Ball State Cardinals (3-1, 2-1) 182-108 and defeating the Bowling Green Falcons (2-4, 0-4) 193-107.


NEWS

Byrned to a Crisp

Pittsburgh Steelers' running back Jerome Bettis must have been one of those guys that found a magic lamp at some point in his lifetime.


The Spectrum
NEWS

The U.S. Economy

Reading the headlines of major newspapers, one might not realize that the United States' economy is in a state of rapid decline.


The Spectrum
NEWS

Scholars Discuss Theories of Democracy

The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy held its first conference on contemporary democratic theory Friday afternoon in O'Brian Hall, in an effort to "explore the area by bringing democratic theorists and legal academics who study the electoral system that we have," according to UB Law Professor and panel organizer James Gardner.The panel consisted of well-established scholars in a range of fields from universities across the country, which discussed the current structure of democracy from representation to legislative deliberation."The innovative feature of this conference is that it combines scholars from institutional law, and normative political theory," said Lynn Mather, director of the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy."I think this will create a stimulating dialogue that will lead to further scholarship and better understanding on how to build stronger democratic institutions," she added.


The Spectrum
NEWS

Bulls Report Card

Exam 10: UCF 45, UB 21Running GameRedshirt freshman Aaron Leeper was phenomenal, leading all rushers with 119 yards on 27 carries and three touchdowns - the first of which set the UB freshman record for touchdowns.


NEWS

Bulls' Third Quarter Lead Eradicated by Knights' Golden 31-point Run

For as long as the Buffalo Bulls (1-9, 0-6 MAC) can hang with a talented team like the one they encountered on Saturday at UB Stadium, they simply don't have the talent, experience or guns to put themselves up and over for a victory against a well-oiled and established team.The Bulls played admirably for most of the first three quarters against the University of Central Florida (4-5, 3-2 MAC); in fact they held a 21-14 lead in the third quarter after trailing 14-7 at halftime.


The Spectrum
NEWS

Deceptive Downloads

When Robin Klein, a sophomore business major, recently ran a program called "Ad-aware" on her computer, it found over 266 items classified as "spyware" installed on her hard drive."I was shocked, and a little scared, that I didn't know any of that was on my computer," she said.According to the Web site maintained by the Computer Information Technology Help Desk, "spyware is software that helps a third-party (i.e.


NEWS

The State of Masculinity

My original idea for this column was to discuss the degeneration of the feminist movement as exemplified in pop culture by eye-candy pop princesses and their fashionably misogynist counterparts, but I couldn't steer away from the fact that perhaps this degeneration is due to the currently sorry state of masculinity.A professor last year told the class that in the past decade or two, it seems the only thing men have to define their masculinity is violence.


NEWS

Freshman Artist Displays Work in Local Venue

For a budding artist, gaining recognition and experience does not come easy. But one lucky UB student may have found his break at Spot Coffee.Raymond Beale, a freshman, has found a venue through which he hopes to make his work known to the Buffalo community.


The Spectrum
NEWS

Panties and Putty Knives

I must admit, I too am a little bit tired of reading about the goings on in the University Heights district, but being a resident there, I feel that I might as well jump on the bandwagon one last time, but with my own little warped, dismal perspective on the issue.


View this profile on Instagram

The Spectrum (@ubspectrum) • Instagram photos and videos




Powered by SNworks Solutions by The State News
All Content © 2026 The Spectrum