OPINION
Until next time
By KATIE SKOOG | May 17The Spectrum has truly broken me out of my shell. This experience is something I will hold close to my heart for the rest of my life.
KATIE SKOOG
FEATURES
‘I did that in a blink of an eye’: UB seniors prepare for graduation
By KATIE SKOOG | May 3The “Trick Out Your Tassel” event, hosted by Student Engagement and the Class of 2023, took place last Tuesday afternoon. The Spectrum asked students how they feel about graduating in a post-COVID-19 world with a constantly changing workforce.
FEATURES
UB students share their Tinder stories
By VICTORIA HILL and KATIE SKOOG | Apr. 26Students hesitantly shared their bizarre dating and hookup stories with The Spectrum, ranging from direct messages to in-person dates.
Photo: Courtesy of UB SA.
NEWS
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen speaks at UB for SA’s Student Choice Speaker event
By KIANA HODGE and KATIE SKOOG | Apr. 21Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen spoke at Alumni Arena on Wednesday as the Student Choice Speaker, hosted by the Student Association.
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‘I actually had my first bong hit in the stairwells’: UB students share their favorite smoke spots
By KIANA HODGE and KATIE SKOOG | Apr. 19With more than 1,300 acres across UB’s three campuses, students have found plenty of places to puff, puff, pass.
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Let’s be blunt: UB students discuss marijuana stigma
By KIANA HODGE and KATIE SKOOG | Apr. 19Stereotypes such as “lazy” and “stupid” are used by those against the use of marijuana. Those that favor the usage mention “medicinal benefits” and it not being “as dangerous as other drugs.”
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‘Silence equals death’: Buffalo community protests Riley Gaines’ speech on Thursday evening
By AMY MASLIN and KATIE SKOOG | Apr. 14Protesters filled the sidewalk across from the Center for Tomorrow as event attendees lined up to see former All-American swimmer turned political commentator Riley Gaines speak on UB’s North Campus Thursday night.
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‘It’s clearly meant to make trans students feel unsafe’: UB students react to Riley Gaines’ upcoming speech
By AMY MASLIN and KATIE SKOOG | Apr. 12Gaines has spoken out against transgender women competing in women’s sports competing against Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, at the 2022 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
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The Spectrum elects 2023-24 editor-in-chief
By KATIE SKOOG | Mar. 31The Spectrum editorial board elected Grant Ashley, a junior political science and Spanish major, as its 2023-24 editor-in-chief this past Monday.
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Two people, including state court official, arrested in Alumni Arena men’s locker room
By KATIE SKOOG | Mar. 25As district executive, Andrew Isenberg supervises and leads daily operations of the courts in the eight counties of Western New York.
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By KATIE SKOOG | May 3UB seniors decorating their graduation caps in the Student Union.
