The sight of students brazenly smoking on campus, breathing smoke clouds directly in front of the many “No smoking” signs that dot UB’s facilities, is an ironic but not uncommon sight. More than that, it’s a scene that demonstrates the current ineffectiveness of UB’s prohibition of smoking on campus.
As a large university with multiple campuses, UB boasts a multitude of housing options – but not enough that a simple matter of bad luck can’t leave students with little choice in their living situation.
From mildly annoying treks through unplowed sidewalks to more frightening late-night walks on dimly lit, rarely patrolled streets, students’ safety in the Heights is far from guaranteed as they go to and from their houses. UB has done little to address this issue, despite troubling crime statistics and pleas from the student body for a more equal dissemination of university resources. But for some students, the issue of unsafe conditions permeates beyond the city streets – right into their homes.
When teachers, rather than their students, are choosing to break the rules, it’s an indication that there is something seriously amiss. This time around, the issue at stake is Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed teaching evaluations – a proposal which threatens the independence of teachers’ instruction and their freedom in the classroom.
Following the Bulls' first visit to the NCAA Tournament, will Hurley stay or will he go?
Buffalo is a city filled with culture and life – you just need to find the right places. As a sophomore from Long Island, I hope to get the most out of my Buffalo college experience. With that in mind, here is first installment of my “Buffalo Bucket List,” starting with the food that bears Buffalo’s name: the Buffalo wing (or as you locals call it, “a chicken wing”).
I’m an off-campus student, I don’t live with my parents and I certainly don’t live in the Heights. And neither should you.
When Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out his five-point plan for ethics reform, he proclaimed his party was creating a new standard for campaign disclosure, one which even merited its own catchphrase: “Explain the money.” But now that Senate Republicans expect Cuomo himself to “explain the money,” the governor is balking.
You never exactly know when a team or player is ready to take the leap. Take this year’s men basketball team.
When I got a call at the end of June before my freshman year telling me my housing forms were not filled in correctly and I would not be provided dorming, I panicked. They told me I’d have to commute – which was an issue, considering I live on Long Island.
If a death is truly a tragedy, then the word ‘tragedy’ is an understatement. There are no words to describe a tragic death.
OK, so maybe it’s not just the ring that’s pushed Buffalo on its current run to its first-ever NCAA tournament and a second round matchup with West Virginia on Friday. But for whatever reason, the moment doesn’t seem too big for the Mid-Major program making its first trip to the big dance.
The Spectrum sports staff gives their predictions for Buffalo's NCAA tournament matchup with West Virginia on Friday.
Saturday was a monumental moment for UB Athletics. The men's basketball team should savor its first MAC championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. But the immediate future of head coach Bobby Hurley remains a question. Will he make a big jump or try to build something in Buffalo?
Broken waterlines and bumpy roads are a constant headache for Buffalo residents, as this endless winter continues to wreak havoc on the most everyday – and essential – aspects of the region’s infrastructure. So although large-scale projects like a renovated Peace Bridge sound exciting, and undoubtedly will invite increased business activity to the area, Buffalo’s residents just need functional roads.
After a video surfaced online of students at the University of Oklahoma enthusiastically singing a racist chant, the university’s president made it clear to the individuals – and the public at large – just what “zero tolerance” means.
As one of The Spectrum’s most Irish editors, I felt it was my duty to defend the essence of Ireland before it is bastardized yet again on St. Patrick’s Day.
Essentially, if there’s a way to be offensive, “yakkers” will exploit it. If there’s a demographic to taunt, then it’ll be mocked on Yik Yak. If there’s an individual to bully, then the victim’s name will show up on the app.
It goes without saying the current level of security in Buffalo’s housing projects is not sufficient – but the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority clearly isn’t listening to the gunshots on its properties.
Six words in a more than 1,000-page law have brought President Barak Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) under Supreme Court scrutiny yet again. The Court heard oral arguments on March 4 in the case King v. Burwell over the meaning of the words “an exchange established by the State” after a court battle that began in January of 2014.
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