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Letter from the editor: ‘It’s been a long journey’
By REILLY MULLEN | Feb. 23, 2021Four weeks ago, I sat down in front of my laptop to write this column.
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The Bills didn’t make the Super Bowl this year; Buffalo should be grateful
By GRANT ASHLEY | Feb. 7, 2021This year was The Year. Sure, every year is The Year if you ask Bills Mafia, but this year was The Year. The Bills, who hadn’t made it beyond the wild card round since 1995, were finally on the brink of going to the Super Bowl!
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What you need to know about the GameStop frenzy
By NITYA COHEN | Feb. 3, 2021Last week, a Reddit group by the name of “Wall Street Bets” made history when users pushed stocks to extreme highs in a fight against big trading firms.
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We need breaks, so why is UB cancelling them?
By JUSTIN WEISS | Jan. 12, 2021How is it possible that at a time when 71% of students are reporting increased stress and an even greater percentage are experiencing difficulty concentrating and disruptions to sleep schedules, UB is about to embark on a completely break-less semester?
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What to expect in 2021
By NITYA COHEN | Jan. 8, 20212020 brought with it major historical events. The year started off with a near war between Iran and America. The assasination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was then followed up with a retaliatory missile strike on an American base. Australian bushfires burned millions of acres and killed billions of animals. The escalation of COVID led to worldwide lockdowns, an international disruption to everyday life and tragedy throughout the world. Additionally, protests for racial justice, the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict and many other important incidents occurred.
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Is playing during a pandemic worth it?
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Dec. 11, 2020Everybody knew playing a college basketball season during COVID-19 was a risk. College football was the pandemic guinea pig and had over 200 games canceled this season. Basketball coaches knew this and went ahead anyway.
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Ranking college football’s small school success stories
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Dec. 11, 2020As the regular season comes to an end, it’s an appropriate time to reflect on the college football year that was 2020. While it hasn’t been an ideal year, 2020 has actually produced some of the greatest success stories in college football history.
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Kissing a girl during a pandemic
By JACK GALVIN | Dec. 7, 2020Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain once said, “Nobody dies a virgin, life f**ks us all.”
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Mid-major prodigy: Why Jaret Patterson should win the Heisman trophy
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Dec. 2, 2020The Bulls are having the kind of season college dreams are made of.
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Football and feminism
By REILLY MULLEN | Nov. 29, 2020Saturday was a big day for college football fans everywhere.
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A uromastyx is the perfect quarantine pet
By JACK PORCARI | Nov. 25, 2020The weather is changing, and the end of an unprecedented cyber semester is on the minds of many. With Thanksgiving break and the pandemic cutting off all in-person activities at UB, winter break and the following months could become lonely for those who long for the full college experience to return once again. Luckily, there might just be something that could make some people a little less lonely: Pet lizards.
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That awkward moment when you’re the only one in your family who is glad Joe Biden won
By HUNTER SKOCZYLAS | Nov. 20, 2020I voted for the first time this year and I cast my vote for Joe Biden, although the rest of my family supports Donald Trump.
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It’s never you until it is
By ABBY GRASTA | Nov. 16, 2020It’s been over two years and the idea of him still infuriates me.
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The rise of mental health symptoms during quarantine is caused by more than just the stress of current events
By ANASTASIA WILDS | Nov. 6, 2020I’m sitting in my bathtub with all the lights turned off. Tears are streaming down my face as my mind races at a million miles a minute. “I’m a failure, I mess everything up, I’m afraid to lose everyone I care about, I wish I wasn’t here.”
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COVID will not silence us and it shouldn’t silence you
By ALEXANDRA MOYEN | Sep. 14, 2020When classes first started, I excitedly opened the door to my new office and sat down as The Spectrum’s new editor-in-chief.
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Letter to the editor
Sep. 14, 2020Editors note: This letter remains in the condition in which it was sent.
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Letter to the editor
Sep. 14, 2020Editor's note: This letter remains in the condition in which it was sent.
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By REILLY MULLEN | Sep. 11, 2020"I awoke to hundreds of messages from friends, acquaintances and strangers telling me that someone made a fake Instagram, nearly identical to my personal account, offering access to a private Snapchat story where “I” would post explicit photos and nude content."
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Bigger than basketball
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Aug. 28, 2020On Wednesday afternoon the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic were set to play in game 5 in the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs.
