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Letter to the editor
Apr. 30, 2015A letter to the editor regarding UB's Gettin' Dirty Day and student conduct in the University Heights.
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Playing Division I is costly and UB needs to ensure the price tag is justified
By Editorial Board | Apr. 30, 2015UB’s football team is just starting to find its footing, as the program has managed to string together several seasons of improved play and increased ticket sales. But that success must be sustained to make the university’s multimillion-dollar investment worthwhile.
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Buffalo Bucket List No. 12-15: Slacking Off
By Daniel McKeon | Apr. 30, 2015College is a time of meeting new people, exploring new ideas and growing as a person. But sometimes you just want to do absolutely nothing. Despite popular belief, there are actually different ways of going about doing nothing and certain milestones you can hit in your quest to shirk all responsibilities for a while.
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Letter from the Editor: The Spectrum staff questions how we describe race
By SARA DINATALE | Apr. 29, 2015The media is writing about race issues. The Spectrum is writing about race issues.
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“We the people” must practice what we preach
By JAMES BATTLE | Apr. 28, 2015I’m going to preface this column the best way I know how: I AM NOT ADVOCATING VIOLENCE OF ANY KIND. With that out of the way, I’ve seen a lot of hypocrisy lately on social media and in the news regarding how demonstrators are protesting against the police brutality – namely, in the city of Baltimore.
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Buffalo Bucket List, No. 11: The Great White North
By Daniel McKeon | Apr. 28, 2015One of the best things about the City of Buffalo is leaving it to go to Canada. Here are some great places to explore when visiting the Great White North.
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Spend money to improve UB, not its image
By Editorial Board | Apr. 28, 2015The initial phase of a four-part, $314,000 branding initiative at UB just came to a close – but somehow, even though branding is entirely focused on image and publicity, not many students are aware of the process.
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UB's new-and-improved Ellicott Complex laundry system is anything but
By Editorial Board | Apr. 28, 2015The installation of card swipe consoles in laundry rooms in the Ellicott Complex, along with the rollout of a new mobile app, was supposed to simplify the process and allow students to reserve machines, search for availability and view wait times. But it has instead complicated an already tedious process.
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African Americans are more than just a color
By JASHONDA WILLIAMS | Apr. 26, 2015Every other race gets the satisfaction of being called the politically correct term but African Americans are subjected to being identified as just a color. We are more than that, and The Spectrum's course book should be changed to reflect that.
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Expanded Buffalo Metro Rail should align with intelligent regional priorities
By Editorial Board | Apr. 26, 2015Although there’s much to consider and question about the proposed downtown extension of Buffalo’s Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) Metro Rail, there’s no doubt that it’s an exciting prospect that aligns with the City of Buffalo's needs.
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‘A’ for effort, but environmental issues in Buffalo linger
By Editorial Board | Apr. 26, 2015A renewed focus on Buffalo’s efforts toward environmental responsibility has made it clear that while the city has made definitive progress in reducing its impact on the environment, there’s still a long way to go.
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Turkey cannot deny the Armenian Genocide - and its dark beginnings - any longer
By William Krause | Apr. 23, 2015On the night of April 24, 1915, hundreds of members of the Armenian ethnic minority in Constantinople – now the Turkish city of Istanbul – were arrested and shortly killed – the beginning of what would become known as the Armenian Genocide. At its conclusion in 1918, roughly 1.5 million ethnic Armenians were dead. One hundred years later, Turkey – and other nations, including the United States – deny the killing was genocide.
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Public libraries serve a vital community need and deserve increased funding
By Editorial Board | Apr. 23, 2015From clogged water pipes to leaking roofs and broken windows, the infrastructure of many libraries in NYC is in desperate need of repair. The city’s three public library systems have asked for $1.4 billion over the next 10 years to ensure that all 217 libraries in the city meet the standards of modern buildings.
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Mens' basketball star Shannon Evans belongs at UB
By Editorial Board | Apr. 23, 2015The best place for Shannon Evans is in Buffalo. Even without former head coach Bobby Hurley, Evans will shine brightest on the Buffalo men’s basketball team – a team where the sophomore guard can continue his reign as a star player.
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Two wrongs don’t make a White: Danny White shouldn’t be blamed for Shannon Evans’ possible transfer
By Jordan Grossman | Apr. 21, 2015It’s one thing to blame an athletic director for letting a coach leave a program based on money and unawareness, but it’s another thing to blame an athletic director for a player transferring out of a program because of one quick instance.
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Letter to the editor
Apr. 21, 2015This letter was written in response to an opinion piece entitled “Legitimate arguments based on logic, not disgust” that was published on The Spectrum’s website on Sunday, April 16. The column did not appear in print.
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Buffalo school district should reject the status quo and choose mayoral control
By Editorial Board | Apr. 21, 2015After a period of what Buffalo lawmakers described as “total chaos” on the school board, local politicians are pushing for mayoral control over the school district and introducing legislation in Albany to accomplish this.
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The Buffalo Sabres should get excited for Jack Eichel
By Editorial Board | Apr. 21, 2015Despite the Buffalo Sabres’ concerted efforts to tank in order to ensure a spot at the bottom of the rankings, the team ended up with the second overall draft pick, losing the first spot to the almost-as-terrible Edmonton Oilers. The Sabres will likely select number two pick Jack Eichel and lose out on the chance to have the once-in-a-generation player Connor McDavid in Buffalo.
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It's no problem the Buffalo Sabres don't have Connor McDavid
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Apr. 19, 2015On Saturday night, the Buffalo Sabres did just that. Buffalo entered the 2015 NHL draft lottery with the best odds of obtaining the No. 1 pick in the draft. For the second season in a row, the Sabres walked away with the second overall pick, losing the lottery and first overall pick Connor McDavid to the Edmonton Oilers.
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Success in Leipold era starts with production on offensive, defensive lines
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Apr. 19, 2015The biggest challenge new head coach Lance Leipold has to figure out entering next season is the missing pieces of the offensive and defensive lines.
