Every year more than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins are grown only to end up rotting in landfills after Halloween festivities are over.
Every time you let a judgment hurt the way you embody a trait, you’re losing a bit of that trait that makes you who you are.
Once a revolutionary technology that paved the way for smartphone invention, the iPhone has lost its innovative edge, swapping ingenuity and quality for mass production and profit.
We are not all afforded the opportunity to embrace our identity as a child. Having your roots explored and explained to you is a privilege I never had. The language my father uses to communicate, the food that means home to him — I’m missing these layers.
Compromising the well-being and privacy of public figures to feel less alone as a queer person is never the answer.
"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."
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.
"After being in Buffalo on exchange from England for six weeks, I’ve come across many culture shocks and confusions."
"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."
Social media will continue to pervade every aspect of modern life, reaching both personal and professional spheres. So why not use it for good?
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.
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.
Male abuse survivors aren’t an excuse to dismiss women speaking out.
You don’t have to know how to make filet mignon on your college dorm bed to start cooking for yourself.
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.
Unhealthy consumption of pre-workout has taken a hold of gym goers.
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.
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.
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.
Don’t let the fear of being alone stop you from doing things you care about.
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