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UB's Joe Licata is 'Buffalo Joe'

By Jordan Grossman | Dec. 1, 2015

It’s fair to say there’s been little stability in the UB football program over the past few seasons. The Bulls have had a coaching change. They’ve seen the highs of a bowl game in 2013 and the lows of back-to-back five-win and bowlless seasons the past two years. But through it all there has been one constant – Joe Licata, a local high school quarterback who stayed local and shattered most of the passing records at UB.

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Hillary Clinton is not a leftist

By RUSSELL GUILBAULT | Nov. 22, 2015

Firstly, Clinton has firmly established herself as a neocon of the highest order over her career as Secretary of State. She supports a barrier in the West Bank, advocated recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and blamed Hamas for the destruction caused by Israel’s disproportionate assault on Gaza last year.

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Letter to the editor

Nov. 21, 2015

They were a wake-up call, and perhaps a demonstration of how far parts of our current society and culture have drifted from the turbulent struggles of the 1950s through 1970s. Struggles that were to have alleviated the prevalence of “White Only” and “Black Only” mentalities.

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Time to listen after clicking ‘post’

By Editorial Board | Nov. 20, 2015

Perhaps the general population needs to be reminded what an opinion is – a belief or judgment produced on a ground insufficient to produce certainty. That means everyone is entitled to have his or her own opinions and it’s not necessarily right or wrong. And an opinion is meant to change based on discussion and new information.

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Danny White brought quick success, but future is questionable

By Tom Dinki | Nov. 20, 2015

A Mid-Major like UB needs to think long-term. Nothing is a quick fix. You have to slowly inch your way up the college athletics landscape. You don’t, as White always liked to say, build “America’s next big-time college athletics brand” in three years. White could move up a conference and get a larger budget to play with in three years. UB cannot.

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Letter to the editor

Nov. 19, 2015

I had intended to keep my thoughts about the “Whites Only” signs to myself until I read the letter to the Spectrum by Jonathan D.

President Satish Tripathi speaks speaks during his annual State of the University Address last month. Tripathi sent out letter about Athletic Director Danny White taking the A.D. job at the University of Central Florida.

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UB President Tripathi sends letter on Danny White leaving for UCF

Nov. 18, 2015

"I am writing to share the news that Director of Athletics Danny White will be leaving UB to accept a position as Athletic Director at the University of Central Florida, our fellow Division I institution and an emerging power in intercollegiate athletics."

OPINION

Justin Bieber’s purpose

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Nov. 18, 2015

Bieber released his fourth studio album Purpose on Nov. 13 as his first project of new music after a two-year break of “bad behavior” and the follow-up to his previous album Believe.

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Letter to the editor

Nov. 17, 2015

In a letter from a significant percentage of the faculty in Transnational Studies, I was helpfully informed that the undersigned, “support those students arguing that art cannot always be only for art’s sake...” I am only puzzled as to who might possibly be construed as having made that argument. Surely not me, as in fact my work, and the work of the vast majority of my colleagues is defined by an activist, progressive social practice: my work is queer, others here deal with racial, gendered, ethnic and/or economic inequity. No one here airs that tired bromide “art for arts” sake. On the contrary we are on aggregate one of the most socially engaged art departments in the US. Just look at our course schedule.

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Letter to the editor

Nov. 17, 2015

I write as a faculty member of the Department of Transnational Studies who has taught at the University at Buffalo for over seven years.

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Letter to the editor

Nov. 17, 2015

We the undersigned faculty members in the Department of Transnational Studies, home of African and African American Studies at UB, would like to raise our voices in support of the position taken by the Black Student Union on the issue of race relations at our university.

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Creating a more trans-understanding environment

By TY ADAMS | Nov. 15, 2015

Transgenderism: When a person’s self-identification doesn’t reflect the biological sex in which they were born and the gender norms that are commonly associated with that sex. We’ve seen the big faces on our TV screens, like Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jenner, and we’ve heard their stories. But how much do we know about the trans-experience of the greater majority who don’t have the luxury of being a celebrity?

President Satish Tripathi speaks at his annual State of the University Address in Slee Hall last month.

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UB President Tripathi: UB committed to inclusive campus

Nov. 15, 2015

I want to take this opportunity to say once again how vitally important I feel it is to foster a welcoming, safe and inclusive campus climate where all feel respected and valued. This is a core principle for our UB community. But together, we must understand that creating this environment requires constant commitment, dialogue and intellectual engagement on the part of all of us.

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The UB Bulls will be back in the NCAA Tournament

Nov. 13, 2015

Overall prediction: 19-11 (11-7 MAC) It’s rather easy to be down on the Bulls this year.

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UB men's basketball is hitting the reset button

By Tom Dinki | Nov. 12, 2015

Well, it was a good story while it lasted. That’s what I can’t help but think while looking at the Buffalo men’s basketball team.

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UB Bulls women's basketball are bits and pieces

By QUENTIN HAYNES | Nov. 12, 2015

This is a young women’s basketball team, but let’s backtrack for a second. Buffalo is coming off its best season in program history, winning 19 games and making its first-ever Women’s National Invitational Tournament appearance.

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University of Missouri students show the power of student advocacy

By Editorial Board | Nov. 11, 2015

The Spectrum commends the football team for taking a stance when they could’ve easily continued on with their season without any repercussions.

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Starbucks' red cups should not define your Christmas

By MARLEE TUSKES | Nov. 11, 2015

Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays. There’s a magical feeling that comes with the holiday season that doesn’t occur at any other time of year. As someone who was raised in a Catholic household, for years I went to religious education where other kids and I learned about the history behind our religion, including the history of Christmas. Not once did I learn that the true meaning of Christmas should be defined by how mega-corporations choose to advertise.

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Letter to the editor

Nov. 4, 2015

In reply to your article “The Buffalo News’ irresponsible coverage of the Heights must end.” I find the unprofessional ones are the Spectrum Editorial Board thinking they have a right to comment on another paper’s writing. Your staff has shown it is not capable of accurately reporting facts, misquoting almost every person you do interview, and additionally sending questions to interviewees via text message. You are students, remember that. You are still learning, and from the articles I have read this semester you need continue to go to class. You do not have the knowledge and the experience to tell professional journalist what is irresponsible. When you all get your paper in order, then, and only then can you even think about commenting on another paper.

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The Buffalo News’ irresponsible coverage of the University Heights must end

By Editorial Board | Nov. 3, 2015

The newspaper’s most recent article on the Heights, published Sunday and entitled “Halloween relatively tame in University Heights,” was the final straw for our editorial board. We feel we must say something about this irresponsible and unprofessional journalism. It’s our responsibility to do so.