OPINION
Being invisible is the worst superpower
By MORGAN S.T. ROSS | Nov. 16, 2022As children, we often ask each other the question: If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
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OPINION
I am numb to the racial inequality against Black Americans in America
By AJ FRANKLIN | Nov. 16, 2022Will racism in the U.S. ever end? For myself and many of my friends, the likely answer seems to be that it won’t.
OPINION
Joke’s on you
By DYLAN GRECO | Nov. 9, 2022Don’t live life in service of others, desperate for their companionship. Be the jester, the king, the queen and the knight, in all of their glory.
OPINION
I wish I had more time before graduation
By VICTORIA HILL | Nov. 9, 2022You aren’t forced to have your life figured out after senior year. But the societal pressure of finishing school and finding a job right after graduation are real.
OPINION
We need more time to choose our majors
By KIANA HODGE | Nov. 2, 2022As a first generation college student, I felt a lot of pressure from my family to go into school with an idea of what I actually wanted to do, but I barely had any guidance during the application process.
OPINION
Being nonbinary is hard enough
By JULES EVANS | Nov. 2, 2022But as I grew older and developed more of my personality, I started to feel like I was forcing myself to be a girl. It was like I was putting on an overly feminine performance to attract attention and to please my family, because it was easier to be a woman than it was to even consider the possibility that I may be nonbinary.
OPINION
Your Jeffrey Dahmer costume isn’t clever — it’s offensive
By KAYLA ESTRADA | Oct. 26, 2022Being a member of a marginalized community is scary enough — let’s not make it worse by wearing inappropriate, insensitive or stupid Halloween costumes.
OPINION
Chase your dreams, not your parents’ or society’s
By AJ FRANKLIN | Oct. 26, 2022I am done with the system that deceives me and my peers into thinking that our success is defined by how high our grades are and how satisfied our family members and teachers are.
OPINION
Good enough
By JASMIN YEUNG | Oct. 19, 2022You don’t need to be perfect to be worth something. Memories are made when you set yourself free from the little, nitpicky expectations no one but you notices.
OPINION
Fireworks displays aren’t all they’re cracked up to be
By ALEXANDRA SACCONE | Oct. 19, 2022UB’s Homecoming fireworks are only one of many examples of environmental destruction. But its contract with the Town of Amherst for the Fourth of July display over Lake Lasalle magnifies this issue. Why does UB, a research institution with multiple offices and programs based in sustainability, continue with this engagement?
OPINION
Letter to the editor: GSEU State of the Union
Oct. 14, 2022A graduate worker’s state of the union is this: the University at Buffalo knowingly keeps their graduate workers in severe financial distress and poverty, while their top administrators have received $20K+ bonuses EACH since the pandemic started.
OPINION
Letter to the editor: emergency contraception on campus
Oct. 14, 2022Providing emergency contraception in vending machines is an innovative way to ensure easy access to basic, essential health care.
OPINION
How to not get roofied: A survival guide for women, as taught by my parents
By KAYLA ESTRADA | Oct. 12, 2022As a first-generation college student and an eldest daughter, it goes without saying that my family was completely and utterly terrified for me to move out and start attending parties.
OPINION
Social media: the perpetuator of anxiety
By Yakun Liu | Oct. 12, 2022I want to tell the girls who also experience insecurity and anxiety: good looks are replicable, but what’s inside is irreplaceable.
OPINION
The violent, drug-induced lifestyles of young artists has been overlooked for too long
By DYLAN GRECO | Oct. 12, 2022Juice Wrld, Mac Miller, Lil Peep, King Von, Pop Smoke and XXXTentacion: They've all suffered an untimely death by overdose or brutal murder in the past five years.
OPINION
We need more communication from SA officials
By Editorial Board | Sep. 28, 2022The Spectrum tried repeatedly in in-person meetings and emails to SA officials to obtain two media passes to this year’s Fall Fest. SA representatives were as adamant as their reasoning was vague: This year’s SA e-board would not provide The Spectrum with passes.
OPINION
Letter to the editor: On Mahsa Amini
Sep. 28, 2022We, Iranian students at UB, and most Iranians over world are filled with rage, anger and hatred.
OPINION
An exam should be a reward, not a jigsaw puzzle
By DYLAN GRECO | Sep. 21, 2022I’ve tried index cards, Quizlet, excessive note taking and textbook memorization, all to no avail. No matter what I do, these so-called “applied knowledge” questions always find a way to trick me.
OPINION
The monkeypox vaccine is great — that’s why we need to expand access
By GRANT ASHLEY | Sep. 15, 2022If you’re in a high risk category like I am, I can’t recommend getting the monkeypox vaccine enough.
OPINION
Letter from the editor: use our paper to find your passion
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Sep. 14, 2022I found my passion through The Spectrum, and I encourage you to do the same.
