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Buffalo 'Boys' Club
By Editorial Board | Sep. 15, 2015Study after study has come out recently proving that diversity is key to properly acknowledging and working a group’s issues.
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College athletes can't have it both ways
By Jordan Grossman | Sep. 15, 2015It’s a pre-conceived notion that whenever a student-athlete steps onto a college campus, he or she should be treated like a professional athlete.
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Guarding the skies: New laws seek to protect Ralph Wilson Stadium from drones
By Editorial Board | Sep. 13, 2015Drones are a new technology with far-reaching implications. Those implications are still being processed at every level of government, but there are some clear-cut problems: Namely, drones going where flying objects should not be.
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UB Bulls doom themselves with own hand against Penn State
By Tom Dinki | Sep. 12, 2015The Buffalo football team lost by 13 points to Penn State, which seems to define college football culture. But Saturday's loss for Buffalo was more impressive than the Nittany Lions' victory.
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Wednesday's power outage on UB's South Campus highlights the need for renovation
By Editorial Board | Sep. 10, 2015South Campus lost power on Wednesday morning and it wasn’t restored until roughly 3 a.m. Thursday morning. In the meantime, the university twiddled its thumbs for a bit, notified students sitting in darkened classrooms that it would probably be a good idea to go away for a while, threw some bottled water and glow sticks to students living on campus – nothing livens up a power outage like a rave – belatedly canceled evening classes and let everyone know that the problem had been fixed for them in time for classes on Thursday.
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Religion gone amok: Kim Davis discriminates, gets presidential candidate support
By Editorial Board | Sep. 10, 2015Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Kentucky clerk who has refused to issue any marriage licenses after the Supreme Court verdict legalizing gay marriage was passed, was ordered by a federal court to issue licenses and was eventual jailed for contempt upon further refusal to issue licenses.
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A new day of infamy: The events of Sept. 11 tragedy should be remembered year round
By ALYSSA MCCLURE | Sep. 10, 2015A plaque hangs in my hallway at home, dedicated to the victims and rescue personnel who lost their lives on Sept. 11. It features the iconic photo of firefighters George Johnson, Dan McWilliams and Billy Eisengrein raising the American flag over the rubble at Ground Zero. Every time I walk by it, I am reminded of the importance of how the American people responded that day and of how proud I am to include my dad in the group of heroes willing to risk their lives for others.
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Why Donald Trump is good (and bad) for politics
By William Krause | Sep. 10, 2015Trump’s campaign has been anything but typical. He is constantly in the news for politically incorrect quotes or impossible-sounding policy plans. His proposal to force the Mexican government to build a wall on the United States-Mexico border has become one of the staples of his campaign. But his atypical campaign may be just what the country needs.
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The Leipold era will truly begin on Saturday
By Jordan Grossman | Sep. 10, 2015It’s easy to predict an upset loss against Penn State on Saturday. Buffalo’s offense was clicking on all cylinders. The defense stepped up in a big way. That questionable offensive line proved many skeptics wrong.
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UB students need to take responsibility for Heights, but there are other issues to deal with
By Editorial Board | Sep. 8, 2015Amid the furor concerning University Heights and the student population, responsibility has to be shouldered. We have to be willing to make the changes necessary to ensure that debauchery and disturbances do not become the norm.
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Bernie Sanders might not need mainstream media coverage to win
By Editorial Board | Sep. 8, 2015Bernie Sanders may not need the mainstream media to upset the Democratic Party and herald something new, but apathy will be his worst enemy.
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A big win for UB Bulls, but thoughts remain on injured Jordan Collier and what could have happened
By Tom Dinki | Sep. 5, 2015The crowd noise and stadium music went silent. The once active football players, who had been colliding into each other moments before were now still – some standing around with their hands on their hips, others taking a knee on the turf. More than 21,000 people were now not watching the Buffalo football team’s season opener in UB Stadium, but a 19-year-old kid being loaded onto a stretcher and put into an ambulance.
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Letter to the editor
Sep. 4, 2015Dear Spectrum Editor, When the Associate Vice President of the Division of Student Affairs asks me to write a letter, of course I say yes.
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Kanye’s big announcement leaves little hope for our generation
By GABRIELA JULIA | Sep. 3, 2015Kanye West running for president is something I’ll have to see to believe and if it does happen, it’s no surprise that he’ll have millions of supporters. What’s surprising and discouraging is why our generation stands so closely behind him.
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Define success: UB Bulls season represents opportunity for them to succeed in both long-term and short-term
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Sep. 3, 2015While my predicted record of 6-6 for the Bulls suggests that the 2015 season will be a successful one, the true success for the Bulls will come if they can take a step forward and create a program that can be successful for years at a time.
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Successful first year of Lance Leipold era doesn’t need wins
By Tom Dinki | Sep. 3, 2015Leipold’s first season in Buffalo probably won’t result in the program’s second-ever MAC Championship or third-ever bowl appearance – and it doesn’t have to. Leipold’s first season in Buffalo only has to a result in a competitive MAC team that will be just entertaining enough to fill up UB Stadium seats this season and make season ticket holders want to renew for next season.
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For UB Bulls, wait ’til next year
By Jordan Grossman | Sep. 3, 2015Fans want to see action. Unless someone is an avid football fan who loves defensive matchups, most fans want to witness a shootout. For a school that is trying to rebuild its image for a depleted football program, the best option is to give fans what they want: a fast-paced, high-scoring offense. And that’s exactly what Buffalo will do this upcoming season.
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A UB Bulls’ decision to dismiss Moss themselves would have been a tough one, but a good one
By Tom Dinki | Sep. 2, 2015The men’s basketball team should have dismissed Moss itself. It would have been a tough decision – maybe even an unpopular one with some Bulls fans. But the right one.
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After Justin Moss dismissal, Bulls should look toward future in 2015-16
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Sep. 1, 2015First former Bulls head coach Bobby Hurley left for Arizona State, and former guard Shannon Evans and recruits Maurice O’Field and Torian Graham went with him. Then forward and reigning Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Justin Moss was expelled from UB, ending his stint with the Bulls to cap off a roller coaster offseason.
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The EU's huddled masses
By Editorial Board | Sep. 1, 2015Europe is facing possibly the worst migratory crisis in its history, with a supranational government reeling from economic damage and divided opinion on how to deal with the problem. As Americans, we should be taking a keen interest in the situation.
