OPINION
Goodbye, Buffalo!
By IZABELLA DUCATO | May 12My whole life, I always said I would be a journalist if money didn’t matter.
IZABELLA DUCATO
OPINION
Best of The Spectrum 2025-26
By AMY ARACENA and IZABELLA DUCATO | May 5As the 2025-2026 academic year comes to a close, The Spectrum Editor in Chief, Izabella Ducato, and Managing Editor, Amy Aracena would like to reflect on some of the best stories we have seen this year.
OPINION
The missed disease
By IZABELLA DUCATO | Apr. 7Endometriosis is a gynecological condition often nicknamed the “missed disease.”
OPINION
Sex Ed: what they (probably) didn’t teach you in school
By IZABELLA DUCATO | Apr. 1Let’s go back to the beginning and highlight some of the key things to know they should have — but probably — didn’t teach you in school.
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SPORTS
Your guide to USA women in the Olympics
By IZABELLA DUCATO | Feb. 10The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway, with competitions running from Feb. 4 to Feb. 22.
Photo: Paul Hokanson / UB Athletics
SPORTS
Softball head coach retires after eight seasons
By IZABELLA DUCATO | May 12, 2025Softball head coach Mike Ruechel had his retirement announced by UB Athletics on Monday, after spending eight seasons with the Bulls.
NEWS
All 17 students’ canceled immigration status reinstated, university officials say
By IZABELLA DUCATO | May 2, 2025All 17 current and former UB students’ immigration status was restored by the federal government last weekend.
OPINION
ACL tears: The overlooked research gap
By IZABELLA DUCATO | Apr. 29, 2025For a long time, women have faced struggles being taken seriously in both the medical world and the sports world, and as much as we have made progress, this intersection is a prime example of somewhere we continue to lack.
SPORTS
Women’s basketball honored in Buffalo City Hall after record-breaking season
By IZABELLA DUCATO | Apr. 22, 2025April 21 was officially declared “UB Women’s Basketball Day” by acting Mayor Chris Scanlon of the City of Buffalo, after honoring the team's historic 2024-2025 season with a mayoral proclamation.
Photo: Ken Smith/UB Athletics
SPORTS
Softball breaks six records in Saturday’s win
By IZABELLA DUCATO | Apr. 22, 2025This weekend, softball (12-28, 7-12 MAC) took on the Toledo Rockets (14-26, 7-12 MAC) in Mid-American Conference (MAC) play.
