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UB police blotter 10/13/15 - 10/18/15
By News Desk | Oct. 22, 2015All information according to university police
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UB Student Association senate trying to get on track, still behind, in light of controversy
By GABRIELA JULIA | Oct. 22, 2015The senate held a special forum – attended by just seven of the body’s 18 voting members – in place of its normal meeting Wednesday night to discuss the election and to educate senators on their positions.
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The craziest, creepiest UB Police blotter from the past few years
By News Desk | Oct. 20, 2015The creepiest police blotters from the past few years.
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Abandoned Buffalo
By Evan Schneider | Oct. 20, 2015Buffalo has become famous for some of its old, dilapidated buildings and many claim these areas are home to paranormal activity, including UB’s very own Hayes Hall and its surrounding buildings on South Campus. The hall used to be the Erie County Almshouse and Insane Asylum.
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Skinnersville Cemetery on North Campus provides resting place for donated bodies
By Thanya Theogene | Oct. 20, 2015As a part of the Anatomical Gift Program, UB purchased grave plots for the remains of donors that gave their deceased bodies to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences for anatomical studies. The donor or his or her family members decide whether or not the body will be buried in Skinnersville Cemetery, according to the Anatomical Gift Program website.
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UB Police expects to see increase of students in Heights this Halloween weekend
By MARLEE TUSKES | Oct. 20, 2015According to Sticht, the student traffic in the Heights during Halloween weekends are comparable to the first couple weeks of the semesters. During the first few weeks of this semester, UB disciplined 57 students for partying in the Heights.
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UB receives gold certification on STARS sustainability report
By Thanya Theogene | Oct. 19, 2015The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating system (STARS) report, which examines over 80 different fields of sustainability on campus, listed UB as among the top 1.6 percent of universities in the United States in sustainability practices, with gold certification
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Breakdown of past UB Student Association election scandals
By GABRIELA JULIA | Oct. 19, 2015Here is a breakdown of recent SA election scandals.
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UB Student Association senator alleges election violations against e-board
By Tom Dinki | Oct. 19, 2015Yaser Soliman, who says he was cheated out of a win in Wednesday’s senate chair election, has retained an attorney and submitted a five-page letter to SA officials Thursday night outlining his complaints. In the letter, he accuses SA President Minahil Khan of violating the SA’s constitution and bylaws in order to prevent him from winning the election for senate chair, which is a paid position.
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News briefs: A breakdown of this week in news
By News Desk | Oct. 18, 2015A breakdown of this week in news locally, nationally and globally.
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While UB gave away medical school name for $30 million, other schools hold out for much more
By ASHLEY INKUMSAH | Oct. 16, 2015$30 million donation to many other schools across the country, both private and public, would not even be enough to gain naming rights to a single building.
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UB asking seniors to donate money to the university, students unhappy
By ASHLEY INKUMSAH | Oct. 16, 2015UB’s Class of 2016 will be paying back student loan debt in a few months from four years of tuition, but that hasn’t stopped UB from asking them to reach into their pockets for donations.
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UB raises awareness on sexual violence with annual Take Back the Night event
By GABRIELA JULIA | Oct. 15, 2015Take Back the Night is a rally that helps raise awareness of all forms of sexual violence.
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Liz Murray speaks as part of UB's Distinguished Speaker Series
By GABRIELA JULIA | Oct. 14, 2015Liz Murray watched her parents strap their arms and shoot heroin. They chose buying drugs over feeding their kids. Murray and her sister often ate ChapStick and toothpaste to curb their hunger. But Murray has always chosen to focus on the “blessings in the path [she] walked.” Murray, now a New York Times best-selling author and advocate for homeless youth, spoke in Alumni Arena Wednesday night as part of UB’s Distinguished Speaker Series.
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UB bans former professor from campus for referencing mass shootings
By Tom Dinki | Oct. 14, 2015Malkan, who has sent nearly 200 emails about his firing and lawsuit to faculty during the past year, insists his emails were not threatening.
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UB adds new Master’s program in Economics and Education Policy Analysis
By HANNAH STEIN | Oct. 13, 2015The Master’s program in Economics and Education Policy Analysis (EEPA) was added after the university’s competition for new initiatives last year.
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The top five stories around UB this week
By TORI ROSEMAN | Oct. 11, 2015Did you miss last week’s issues of The Spectrum? Catch up with our recap of the top five must-read stories.
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News briefs: Lawsuits, car crash, President Obama, Tamir Rice, Turkey, North Korea
By News Desk | Oct. 11, 2015What you should know locally, nationally and globally in the news this week.
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Grabbing gold: UB Police receives accreditation from IACLEA
By Evan Schneider | Oct. 11, 2015University Police is proud its “gold standards” are now recognized by some prestigious accreditation organizations. The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement (IACLEA), the “leading voice for the campus public safety community” that represents more than 1,000 colleges and universities around the world, announced its approval of UPD last month.
