America still has a long way to go, but what happened last night reassured the lonely and scared girl inside of me that I was not crazy for pulling a “Hillary Clinton” and daring to believe that it is worth fighting for a different life.
Chad Gilbert, I never met you, but my life has been considerably made better by your music, and my world is now considerably bleaker without you in it.
“I don’t care about politics” is not the neutral statement people think it is. There is a difference between not picking a side and not having moral principles.
This letter remains in the condition of which it is sent.
On May 20, when almost every student had left campus for summer break, Student Union Director Sue Kurowski told The Spectrum that the university will move the paper out to three classrooms on SU's third floor, replacing its offices with a craft room and student lounge.
My whole life, I always said I would be a journalist if money didn’t matter.
My time writing for and leading the sports desk have been incredibly fun and rewarding experiences, experiences that if you told me a few years ago that this side quest was in my future I would not have believed you.
For the longest time I believed that my route would be law as it was the only thing that made sense.
I first heard of The Spectrum when a guest speaker, Matt Parino, visited my COM 101 class after I transferred to UB. Right away, I knew I wanted to be a part of it, so I decided to reach out — and from the beginning, I was welcomed.
My time at The Spectrum has been one of the defining experiences of my time at UB. Some of the best people that I have met at UB have been the editors that I've worked with all year, and I will treasure all of the great times that I have had this year and half of working here.
A place where creative ambitions thrive, and honest storytelling is pursued — The Spectrum. I cannot emphasize enough how much this experience meant to me.
When my past Resident Advisor-in-mate Ricardo Castillo asked me if I would be interested in joining the UB Spectrum team my sophomore year — my first statement was: “The newspaper? Bruh what.”
Early on, it was evident to me that I had a passion for learning new things. Using YouTube as my teacher, I was always picking up a new hobby. I've been a makeup artist, a hair stylist, a fashion designer, a dancer, a singer, a content creator, a photographer and now, a Spectrum Multimedia Editor.
As the 2025-2026 academic year comes to a close, The Spectrum Editor in Chief, Izabella Ducato, and Managing Editor, Amy Aracena would like to reflect on some of the best stories we have seen this year.
The “Black is Beautiful” movement originated in Harlem, 1960s. This campaign was a community effort to uplift people that didn’t fit eurocentric features and feel represented in Western society.
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