OPINION
Letter to the editor
Oct. 25, 2015Faculty Editorial to the Spectrum 10/16/15 The UB art project incident and follow-up conversations are dichotomized into questions of art versus racism.
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OPINION
Letter to the editor
Oct. 24, 2015The UB art project incident and follow-up conversations are dichotomized into questions of art versus racism. But—as others have noted—the project and responses to it seem more like social experimentation. As an education researcher, I’ve been asking myself, “What if Ashley Powell’s art project had been a research experiment?” The research concepts of external review, informed consent, and debriefing—none of which exist in the art world—have helped me interpret the incident and the varied reactions.
OPINION
UB Bulls' defense the key to salvaging season
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Oct. 23, 2015This will be Buffalo’s toughest defensive matchup since Penn State in Week Two. But Buffalo has a much larger issue at the moment: The defense isn’t great and I don’t know how the Bulls can fix it.
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Let’s chill with the 'Netflix and Chill'
By JAMES BATTLE | Oct. 23, 2015The Internet, and by extension social media, links humanity together like never before. It has gone beyond sharing information and ideas into a shared, online consciousness thanks to memes and other ideas that were born on social networks. One of the most recent social phenomena is “Netflix and Chill,” a way for men to ask girls out without actually asking girls out.
OPINION
There’s snow place like UB for winter parking
By Editorial Board | Oct. 22, 2015The first inklings of snow have fallen, warning students of the impending winter that’s rapidly approaching. Buffalo is known for its insane snowfall – last year, we were hit with seven feet of snow right around Thanksgiving.
OPINION
Letter from the editor: SA’s tainted reputation won’t be undone until it’s held accountable
By Tom Dinki | Oct. 21, 2015As a reporter who sat through the questionable senate chair election and spent four days speaking with more than 10 SA members both past and present, I can confidently say to our readers this situation is not something to be taken lightly. It’s kind of scary.
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Letter to the editor: SA Senate Chair Dillon Smith resigns
Oct. 20, 2015I, Dillon Michael Smith, the current serving Senate Chair of the Undergraduate Student Association of the State University of New York at Buffalo, who is acting in sound mind and reason, in order to advert any misrepresentation of the SA government in light of current events, which if perceived incorrectly threaten to tarnish the dignity and impede upon the timely execution of duties of the office of SA Senate Chair, am hereby putting aside any personal interest for the sake of responsible governance and therefore resigning the office of SA Senate Chair effective immediately, 10/20/2015. Dillon M.
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Letter to the editor: SA senator statement on senate chair election controversy
Oct. 19, 2015Now, looking back on this, I feel that Ms. Khan had to make certain that there was a Senate Chair and I believe she did everything in her power to follow the Constitution as with such that this is an election of the Student Association. Wouldn’t you trust your elected official to make sure that they actually follow the Constitution as best as possible to ensure that all is fair?
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Letter to the editor: SA President Minahil Khan statement on senate chair election controversy
Oct. 19, 2015I can genuinely say that any procedural error was an honest mistake and had absolutely no vindictive motivation. I have had limited interaction with all three of the candidates that ran for the Senate Chair election and have no reason to favor any one of them over the other.
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Letter to the editor: Yaser Soliman resigns from SA Senate
Oct. 19, 2015The actions of the SA President on the evening of October 14, 2015 took away the position of Chairman of the Senate from me and changed the outcome of the election. On the morning of October 15, 2015 I had a meeting with Mr. Sorel and Ms. Johnson in which I detailed the grave violations committed and tried to resolve the matter fairly. I asked the SA to resolve this professionally as any Board-of-Elections would handle it, however, they refused to strike the unconstitutional ballot and introduce the suppressed ballot. I submitted a letter attached through email on October 15, 2015 officially notifying the SA of the numerous violations. Other than an email confirming the receipt of the letter, I have not heard anything back.
OPINION
UB Bulls must play the first half the way they do the second to defeat the beatable Central Michigan
By Jordan Grossman | Oct. 17, 2015It’s a very winnable game for the Bulls. They just have to play for all 60 minutes. Buffalo needs to finally show up in the first half and sustain its second half surge.
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UB asking current students to donate to university is slap in face
By Editorial Board | Oct. 16, 2015The idea behind UB’s Senior Challenge may have good intentions. But it’s still laughable for a university, already bringing in millions of dollars in tuition money, to ask its students to pay even more with donations.
OPINION
USC head coach Sarkisian’s drunken behavior raises questions
By Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2015University of Southern California (USC) Athletic Director Pat Haden fired football head coach Steve Sarkisian Monday after putting him on a leave of absence Sunday. While USC has only said Sarkisian was not healthy and was not right during a practice Sunday, it’s becoming clear through media reports that Sarkisian came to the Trojan’s practice intoxicated – and it may not have been the first time.
OPINION
The Search for Thai
By TYLER WALTERS | Oct. 12, 2015There’s a saying about two mice stuck in a barrel of cream – one drowns but the other starts kicking and eventually churns the cream into butter. I can’t imagine that he kicked the whole time – even that hard-working mouse needs a break.
OPINION
UB students want more from President Satish Tripathi – and they should
By Editorial Board | Oct. 11, 2015The Black Student Union’s (BSU) protest during and after President Satish Tripathi’s annual address Friday was yet another example of the disconnect and divide between Tripathi and the student body.
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Despite its use against the Sabres, coach’s challenge a suitable addition to the NHL rules
By Editorial Board | Oct. 11, 2015Despite the Sabres’ goal being disallowed in their home opener, the addition of the coach’s challenge is a good one.
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Giving back: Why it’s important to donate and how you can help
By TORI ROSEMAN | Oct. 11, 2015It’s important to remember there’s a world outside of UB – Buffalo, Amherst and the other cities that encompass the university are full of people, families and businesses. There are many struggling to get by – in 2014 there were more than 6,000 homeless people in Erie County, according to the Western New York annual report on the state of the homeless.
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UB’s lack of diversity raises hard questions
By Editorial Board | Oct. 9, 2015The university is one of the most diverse institutions in the country when it comes to its student population. But no so much when it comes to its faculty and police. Minority students feel discomfort with the fact that UB faculty and police don’t equally represent the student body.
OPINION
No more late nights?
By Editorial Board | Oct. 9, 2015However, the lack of specific evidence to support the legislation is troubling. Jacobs provided no statistics that demonstrated a substantial amount of crime and alcohol-related accidents occur between 2 and 4 a.m. Even if he had, such statistical evidence is hard to prove as causal. Does a person get a DWI because he or she could drink at the bar for two more hours or was the person going to get one regardless of when he or she started drinking that night?
