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Knowles’ speech, sponsored by the UB chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, was originally slated for April 26, 2022.

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Young Americans for Freedom to host Michael Knowles next Thursday following months-long postponement

By KYLE NGUYEN | Mar. 2

Michael Knowles will speak at Slee Hall on Thursday, March 9 as a guest for the Young Americans for Freedom. The speech was originally slated for April 26, 2022, weeks after another YAF-sponsored speech by Allen West sparked student protests on North Campus.

UB said it will “continue to monitor” the bird flu and echoed assessments of the outbreak as a “public health concern” with low “immediate health risk.”

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Pandemic pains: UB monitoring ‘historic’ bird flu outbreak as migrant geese return to campus

By KYLE NGUYEN | Mar. 2

A record-breaking outbreak of bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, is sweeping poultry, wild birds and mammal populations across the globe.

Students have been using AI-powered chatbot Chat GPT for assistance on homework and assignments.

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ChatGPT a ‘blessing and a curse’ for UB students, faculty

By KYLE NGUYEN | Feb. 8

ChatGPT — a chatbot capable of providing information on command, generating content and explaining concepts — is turning heads at higher education institutions across the country.

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Students living in ‘active construction zone’ after Air Buffalo begins moving tenants into unfinished building

By KYLE NGUYEN | Dec. 10

DMG Investments property Air Buffalo has begun moving residents into the apartment complex's fourth, fifth and sixth floors while the building remains under construction.

Students from the Black Student Union protested Allen West’s on-campus speech, entitled “America is not Racist,” last semester.

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‘It’s an attack on education’: Students and faculty react to Supreme Court’s reconsideration of affirmative action

By KYLE NGUYEN | Nov. 17

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Oct. 31 in two cases that could strike down race-based affirmative action in college admissions nationwide.

Homework Helpers, which was founded in October of 2020 after New York City schools closed due to COVID-19, pairs prospective volunteer tutors with children and teenagers in grades K-12.

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UB Homework Helpers provides free tutoring for K-12 students in Buffalo

By Kiana Hodge and KYLE NGUYEN | Nov. 2

Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’s initiative to provide free one-on-one virtual tutoring to students in need inspired UB Homework Helpers.

It was “obvious” that Air Buffalo would not open in time for the start of the fall semester, a former DMG Investments employee said.

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Former DMG employee discusses ‘predatory’ Air Buffalo project

By KYLE NGUYEN | Oct. 26

One worker at DMG Investments says it was clear from the start that construction would not finish in time for the beginning of the fall semester.

This photo, taken on Oct. 12, shows the construction progress of the Air Buffalo student housing development. Management had initially delayed the move-in date to "at least" Oct. 15.

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Legal experts analyze Air Buffalo contract as delay continues

By KYLE NGUYEN | Oct. 20

Students bound to a lease agreement with Air Buffalo face an uphill legal battle as they continue to wait for their apartments.

Citizens protest the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in NYC this summer.

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‘Heartbroken’: Students and faculty reflect on overturning of Roe v. Wade, weigh on-campus reproductive care and expanded abortion access

By KYLE NGUYEN | Oct. 20

Three months after the Supreme Court ruling, students and faculty experts at UB sat down with The Spectrum to offer concerns and perspectives on reproductive healthcare on campus in a post-Roe v. Wade reality.

Sweet Home High School will be the sole drop-off polling site for this year’s midterm elections.

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2022 midterms: what to know about Election Day at UB

By KYLE NGUYEN , DOMINICK MATARESE and KATIE SKOOG | Oct. 20

UB students will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8 to mark their ballots for the 2022 midterms.