Opinions
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Kissing a girl during a pandemic
By JACK GALVIN | Dec. 7, 2020Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain once said, “Nobody dies a virgin, life f**ks us all.”
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Mid-major prodigy: Why Jaret Patterson should win the Heisman trophy
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Dec. 2, 2020The Bulls are having the kind of season college dreams are made of.
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Football and feminism
By REILLY MULLEN | Nov. 29, 2020Saturday was a big day for college football fans everywhere.
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A uromastyx is the perfect quarantine pet
By JACK PORCARI | Nov. 25, 2020The weather is changing, and the end of an unprecedented cyber semester is on the minds of many. With Thanksgiving break and the pandemic cutting off all in-person activities at UB, winter break and the following months could become lonely for those who long for the full college experience to return once again. Luckily, there might just be something that could make some people a little less lonely: Pet lizards.
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That awkward moment when you’re the only one in your family who is glad Joe Biden won
By HUNTER SKOCZYLAS | Nov. 20, 2020I voted for the first time this year and I cast my vote for Joe Biden, although the rest of my family supports Donald Trump.
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It’s never you until it is
By ABBY GRASTA | Nov. 16, 2020It’s been over two years and the idea of him still infuriates me.
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The rise of mental health symptoms during quarantine is caused by more than just the stress of current events
By ANASTASIA WILDS | Nov. 6, 2020I’m sitting in my bathtub with all the lights turned off. Tears are streaming down my face as my mind races at a million miles a minute. “I’m a failure, I mess everything up, I’m afraid to lose everyone I care about, I wish I wasn’t here.”
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COVID will not silence us and it shouldn’t silence you
By ALEXANDRA MOYEN | Sep. 14, 2020When classes first started, I excitedly opened the door to my new office and sat down as The Spectrum’s new editor-in-chief.
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Letter to the editor
Sep. 14, 2020Editors note: This letter remains in the condition in which it was sent.
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Letter to the editor
Sep. 14, 2020Editor's note: This letter remains in the condition in which it was sent.
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By REILLY MULLEN | Sep. 11, 2020"I awoke to hundreds of messages from friends, acquaintances and strangers telling me that someone made a fake Instagram, nearly identical to my personal account, offering access to a private Snapchat story where “I” would post explicit photos and nude content."
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Bigger than basketball
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Aug. 28, 2020On Wednesday afternoon the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic were set to play in game 5 in the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs.
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UB’s ‘leadership’ is laboring with Labor Day
Aug. 25, 2020Editor's note: This letter remains in the condition it was sent.
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Letter of solidarity from the UB Black Council
July 9, 2020Editor's note: This letter remains in the condition it was sent.
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Buffalo and UB need to stop celebrating Millard Filmore, NOW!
July 6, 2020Editors Note: This letter remains in the condition it was sent.
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A letter from transnational studies professor Cecil Foster
June 8, 2020I write to draw attention to the deafening silence emanating from the University at Buffalo and the College of Arts and Science on developments following the brutal execution of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police and the resulting street protest across the nation and internationally by diverse groups calling for racial equality.
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Thank you and farewell
By BRENTON J. BLANCHET | May 10, 2020Before I began my pursuit of journalism … actually, scratch that. During my first-ever interview in February 2012, a source gave me the greatest advice I could ever use. “Life is about dealing with all situations in moderation,” he said. “Whether you’re a celebrity, a teacher or just a guy with a shovel in his hand, digging a ditch.”
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Bye kids
By JACKLYN WALTERS | May 10, 2020I remember sitting in my first Spectrum class. It was fall 2018, the first day of my second year at UB. A year –– I promised myself –– that I would change my perspective. And boy was I in for a treat. Jody started talking about journalism and I was hyped. “This is perfect,” I thought. It was everything I was looking for in a career all lumped into one 300-level class.
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And now, the end is near
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | May 10, 2020Eighteen-year-old eyes. A future in business. It was all the luggage I needed for Grandpa’s 2005 Kia. And close to 300 miles later, some of the first mist I got on that luggage came from exiting that old car, too.
