OPINION

Give us a break

By JULIE FREY | Nov. 2

It is Week 10. 

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OPINION

People with vaginas: schedule your pap smear now

By NATALIE DOLLER | Oct. 19

I love being young. That may seem unusual, but I love having a fully functioning body, non-graying hair (although with my genetic luck, that will be short-lived) and the promise of endless possibilities. 

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OPINION

Kyrie Irving’s vaccine views will kill the Nets from within

By BRENDEN WOLD | Oct. 19

Excitement quickly turned to panic among the thousands of fans gathered in Oklahoma City’s Paycom Arena to watch an NBA matchup between the local Thunder and Utah Jazz last March.  

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OPINION

Geese are UB’s gravest evil

By GRANT ASHLEY | Oct. 12

Every UB student has a goose story. Maybe you almost hit a goose driving to class because it wouldn’t get out of the road. Maybe a particularly aggressive goose built its nest outside of your dorm building a few years back

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OPINION

The Canada Geese aren’t the problem. We are.

By JULIE FREY | Oct. 12

Geese-haters are hypocrites. Everything that students get mad at the geese for, they do themselves.

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OPINION

How to put your happiness first

By SOPHIE MCNALLY | Oct. 5

In late August, I arrived at Buffalo Niagara International Airport with two luggage-filled bags and loads of anticipation.

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OPINION

Hispanic Heritage Month was never to blame

By KAYLA ESTRADA | Oct. 5

In the fall of eighth grade, Friday nights meant eating too much popcorn, attempting new makeup looks and secretly watching Mean Girls in my best friend’s basement. My friends and I talked for hours about boys who didn’t know we existed, discussed Halloween costume ideas and stalked celebrities on social media accounts our parents didn’t know we had. It was my turn to receive a makeover, and all was well — until one girl scrolled onto a post about National Hispanic Heritage Month. 

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OPINION

UB should pounce at the opportunity to join the AAC

By ANTHONY DECICCO | Sep. 28

Conference realignment is a cycle that always seems to repeat itself. It doesn’t always have a predictable timetable, nor does it always make sense.  But when conferences shift, everything changes.

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OPINION

Everyone should work at least one restaurant job

By Alex Falter | Sep. 28

Screams fill the trenches on a recent Friday night in August.  

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OPINION

How to say goodbye to your hero

By TOM ANDREWS | Sep. 21

I was eating lunch with a colleague last Tuesday when I received one of the worst texts of my life:  “Norm is dead,” my friend texted me.

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OPINION

Living off campus: your last first step into the ‘real world’

By Kara Anderson | Sep. 21

For years, whenever I would talk about adulthood, my family and older peers would instantly shut me down. 

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OPINION

Mental health is public health

By JUSTIN WEISS | Sep. 14

We’ve all been affected by the mental health crisis in personal and profound ways. Maybe it’s a roommate, or a friend, or a family member, or a colleague, or one’s self, but everyone on campus knows somebody who is just trying to make it through the day.

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OPINION

A letter to Vice President for Student Life Brian Hamluk

By THE SPECTRUM EDITORIAL STAFF | Sep. 14

On behalf of the entire staff of The Spectrum, we are delighted to welcome you to campus as the new vice president for student life. It’s an exciting time for our university, as we emerge from this pandemic stronger and more resilient than before. 

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OPINION

Texas’ abortion law is dangerous not only for women, but for society

By JACK PORCARI | Sep. 7

Wednesday marked the start of a new, dark era for women’s rights in The Lone Star State.