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Celebrities can’t 'queerbait'

By ALEX OLEN | Oct. 11, 2023

Compromising the well-being and privacy of public figures to feel less alone as a queer person is never the answer.

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Letter to the editor: A Graduate Student's Perspective on the Undergraduate Student Association

Oct. 9, 2023

"I’m not arguing that I know what the solution to this problem is, all I’m saying is that the Undergraduate Student Association at UB is fundamentally broken."

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Editorial: Students deserve to know more about why the SA canceled Fall Fest

By Editorial Board | Oct. 4, 2023

For our part, The Spectrum will keep following YAF’s suit against the SA and figure out what the SA is doing with the Fall Fest budget. Students have a right to know.

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Life across the pond

By ESTHER ARNOLD | Oct. 4, 2023

"After being in Buffalo on exchange from England for six weeks, I’ve come across many culture shocks and confusions."

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Letter to the editor: Vice-President Hamluk tolerates free speech, but only because the law compels him to

Oct. 4, 2023

"The vice-president of student life should be one that sees the vital importance of these values and not one that tolerates it because the law compels him to."

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In defense of social media

By ALEX OLEN | Sep. 27, 2023

Social media will continue to pervade every aspect of modern life, reaching both personal and professional spheres. So why not use it for good?

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‘We have the Roman Empire at home’

By DARCY WINTER | Sep. 27, 2023

There’s a myriad of battles, influential figures and cultural touchstones that line this city’s streets and museums. Maybe Buffalo can be your Roman Empire, too.

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Let’s talk about the fights outside the Octagon

By KAYLA ESTRADA | Sep. 20, 2023

I’m afraid that in the three years that Jon Jones hasn’t been in the Octagon, we’ve forgotten about his most infamous beatdown — one that took place outside the arena.

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Stop using the experiences of male victims as leverage for your misogyny

By QUINN KENNEDY | Sep. 20, 2023

Male abuse survivors aren’t an excuse to dismiss women speaking out.

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A college student’s guide to eating well on a budget

By ALEX OLEN | Sep. 20, 2023

You don’t have to know how to make filet mignon on your college dorm bed to start cooking for yourself.

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In the age of AI, group projects are worse than ever

By ALEX OLEN | Sep. 13, 2023

If it wasn’t for my cynicism and well-established hatred of group work, I would’ve fallen victim to the actions of a fellow group member who used ChatGPT and tried to pass it off as their own effort.

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Pre workout energy, post consumption damage

By DYLAN GRECO | Sep. 13, 2023

Unhealthy consumption of pre-workout has taken a hold of gym goers.

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I look ‘better,’ people treat me better — but I don’t feel better

By KAYLA ESTRADA | Sep. 13, 2023

I hate myself for feeding into this standard that in order to exist, I have to do so perfectly and while catering to the aesthetic preferences of men.

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Letter from the editor: New packaging, same great flavor

By GRANT ASHLEY | Sep. 7, 2023

With the end of The Spectrum's print issue, there will be a lot of experimentation in the coming months — but our journalistic mission will always stay the same.

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Drinking 101: How to avoid being that guy

By DYLAN GRECO | Sep. 6, 2023

While it’s fun to have a brew or two to bring in the new academic year, college students tend to have a little more than one or two — which is OK once in a blue moon! That being said, it’s important to maintain good manners and be safe while drinking.

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