Grant Ashley is the editor in chief of The Spectrum. He's also reported for NPR, WBFO, WIVB and The Buffalo News. He enjoys taking long bike rides, baking with his parents’ ingredients and recreating Bob Ross paintings in crayon. He can be found on the platform formerly known as Twitter at @Grantrashley.
The student, Abdul Badjie, is facing one felony count and one misdemeanor charge for encouraging a shooting against the pro-Israel rally.
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UB’s Environment, Health and Safety Office has been investigating the origins of the spill but hasn’t found a “definitive source.”
Since The Spectrum’s founding in 1950 as UB’s independent student news publication, thousands of students have come and gone. But a few things remain the same.
As the academic year comes to an end, The Spectrum would like to recognize its staff for all of the hard work, long hours, and professional-grade reporting that they contributed in 2023-24. From breaking news, to in-depth features, to social media and photography, this year’s Spectrum staff went above and beyond to inform the UB community.
I’m going to miss all the inside jokes, all the arguments over how to phrase something, all the group hangouts, all the office decorations, all the massive FOIL requests, and making fun of Faculty Advisor Matt Parrino. Saying goodbye is so much harder when you don’t have another year ahead of you.
Protesters are currently facing “approximately 14 pending violation-level offenses." Only one individual has been charged with an actual criminal offense — resisting arrest, a misdemeanor.
UB will not charge the seven students arrested during last week’s pro-Palestine demonstration with Student Code of Conduct violations, a university spokesperson told The Spectrum Thursday evening. The seven students — plus eight protesters not affiliated with the university — were arrested on May 1 after they refused to disperse at sundown. UB administrators maintain that by doing so, the protesters violated the university’s Picketing and Assembling Policy, which prohibits “overnight assemblies.”
The student turned himself in to (UPD) after he was identified by law enforcement. He was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor before being released with an appearance ticket.
The undergraduate Student Association (SA) has allocated $314,405 — aside from artist fees, which the SA has not made public — for expenses for this year’s Spring Fest concert.
Neither the alleged perpetrator nor the victim were affiliated with UB. A UB spokesperson said the "isolated" incident did not pose a "threat to the larger university community."
SUNY Chancellor John King addressed local media during a press conference in the atrium of UB's downtown campus.
Multiple pro-Palestine protesters were arrested on the lawn outside Hochstetter Hall, where demonstrators had attempted to set up an encampment hours earlier.
The venue for the 2024 Spring Fest is set up on North Campus.
The incident posed ‘no threat to the larger university community,’ UB spokesperson says.
The GRoW Home, pictured above, is a 1,100-sq.-ft. solar structure located next to the Solar Strand at the Flint Road entrance of North Campus.
"Bulls on the Run," a grab-and-go eatery, opened in the Natural Sciences Complex on Monday.
Old Erie County Hall is home to the Erie County Clerk's office and several New York State Supreme Court rooms.
University and Amherst Police responded to the accident, cordoning off a section of Augspurger Road.
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