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(From left to right) Matt Rivera and Megan Glander of Progress, and Maximillian Budynek and Daniel Christian of Transparency are the candidates for this year's Student Association elections. 
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UB Student Association elections: Meet the president and vice president candidates

By News Desk | Mar. 27, 2016

The Student Association executive board is responsible for controlling approximately $4 million of student money collected through the mandatory student activity fee of $104.75 a semester. The SA president and vice president must run on a ticket together. The president is the chief executive officer of SA and has the ultimate responsibility for the enforcement of the SA constitution and bylaws. The vice president directs, assists and oversees SA recognized clubs and organizations. Elections will be held March 29-31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Student Union Theater.

Students living on South Campus are placed in either Goodyear Hall (pictured) or Clement Hall. South Campus, smaller and less inhabited than North Campus, has both its advantages and disadvantages for students. 
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The pros and cons of dorming on UB's South Campus

By HANNAH STEIN | Mar. 24, 2016

While the majority of freshmen dorms are located on UB’s North Campus in Governors Residence Hall and the Ellicott Complex, Goodyear Hall and Clement Hall on South Campus are home to first-year students as well. And, like many housing situations, there are both positive and negative sides to living on South Campus. Though many UB students have found advantages to living on South Campus, they feel the disadvantages may outweigh them.

The Zika virus is a major threat to any person living in or traveling to South America. Any students who may have traveled there over the spring break aren’t in too much danger fortunately, since contact was probably minimal.
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UB discusses Zika virus and spring break travel

By JOHN JACOBS | Mar. 23, 2016

In addition to transmission through mosquito bites, the disease can also be passed sexually from one person to another, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. The virus exists mainly in South American countries and is prominent in Brazil and El Salvador. Though the CDC states that there have been no confirmed local cases of people contracting Zika within the United States, there have been over 250 confirmed travel-associated cases of the Zika virus.

Several UB students have been reported to have the mumps virus, which is spread by exchanging saliva with an infected individual. Although UB requires students to be vaccinated prior to coming to the university, Susan Snyder, director of Student Health Services, said vaccines are never 100 percent effective and some may still get the mumps even with being vaccinated.
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Mumps outbreak causes concern for some students

By MARLEE TUSKES | Mar. 22, 2016

UB spokesperson John Della Contrada released a statement on March 12 that said the Department of Health is speaking with the students’ close personal contacts and that UB is currently reviewing immunization records to identify students who are not immune to mumps who may need to either be vaccinated or excluded from classes and activities when the semester resumes, which it did on March 21.

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News briefs

By News Desk | Mar. 22, 2016

Locally: UB struggles to boost its research and fundraising assets UB is currently behind most of its peer universities in the fields of research, scholarships and fundraising. An analyst at The Buffalo News found that Rutgers University dished out $86 million more in federal research in 2012 compared to UB.

UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is currently working to improve the lives of those diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
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UB medical school receives grant to improve Alzheimer’s disease care in Western New York

By SARAH CROWLEY | Mar. 10, 2016

UB’s medical school recently received a five-year grant of $2.35 million from New York State to develop a Center of Excellence that intends to improve diagnostic and treatment plans for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders across Western New York. The initiative will combine person-centered care with state-of-the-art research and treatment facilities.

UB graduate student Aisha Abdelmula’s (pictured middle) "Black Lives Matter" film explores the lives of black students on campus. Afiya Grant (left) and Christina Dunn (right) are two participants featured in the film. The “Black Lives Matter” movement rallies against violence and injustice toward black people.
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UB graduate student creates ‘Black Lives Matter’ film

By Kori Hughes | Mar. 10, 2016

Her film follows five black UB studentsand their involvement in the “Black Lives Matter” movement and their lives as black students on campus. “Black Lives Matter” is a movement that rallies against violence and injustice toward black people based on their race. The movement gained national recognition after the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner – both black men killed by police in 2014.

While some students choose to go away for spring break, others choose to stay on campus - free of charge - provided they submit a request to Campus Living in advance.
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UB gives students the option for students who choose to stay on campus over break

By Evan Schneider | Mar. 8, 2016

UB is home to more than 6,000 international students from 87 countries. A common problem for these students is how they will spend spring and Thanksgiving breaks, as many don’t have the option of visiting home. To accommodate these students, UB allows them to stay in their dorm rooms – free of charge – provided they request permission in advance, according to Brian Haggerty, senior associate director of Campus Living.

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Spectrum elects 2016-17 editor in chief

By ALYSSA MCCLURE | Mar. 6, 2016

The Spectrum’s editorial board unanimously elected Gabriela Julia as next year’s editor in chief on Sunday. Julia, a junior communication major and current managing editor at the newspaper, ran unopposed.

John Oliver performs at UB as a Distinguished Speaker in December of 2014. Oliver and his team at "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" created a viral hashtag called "MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain to discredit Donald Trump as a presidential candidate. 
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#MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain

By EVAN GRISLEY | Mar. 6, 2016

Donald Trump is back in the news – but not for his derogatory comments toward his competitors or members of the media. This time, the people are firing back at Trump.

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