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University Police looks to start trial of Flock cameras

Flock cameras may be a new sight on campus.

SA will ask students to raise mandatory activity fee from $109 to $115

The undergraduate Student Association is asking its students to raise the mandatory activity fee from $109 to $115 in this year’s referendum, held from Sept. 14 to 18. The fee is SA's sole source of funding, and is directed towards the 200+ undergraduate clubs it oversees and student events.

Student Association president, senators up for election Sept. 14 to 18

Elections for the undergraduate Student Association president and Senate for the 2026-27 year will be held simultaneously from Sept. 14 to 18. Any full-time undergraduate can run for either the presidential role or one of the 12 Senate seats, or both.

SA president quits amid allegations of misspending, misconduct, attempted fraud

Incoming Undergraduate Student Association President Jack Koscinski has resigned, following a letter from his fellow e-board members accusing him of inappropriate conduct, mismanagement of funds and attempted fraud.

UB alum detained by ICE after engineering competition

Nadir Hassan, who graduated just weeks ago with a bachelors in environmental design, is currently held in an ICE detention facility in El Paso, Texas. 

Tufts University provost, senior VP to be UB’s first female president

Caroline Genco — Tufts University’s provost and senior vice president — will succeed Satish Tripathi as UB’s 16th president starting Aug. 10, making her the first woman to lead the university in its 180-year history. She will also be the first Buffalo native to oversee the university after the presidency was established in 1962.  

SA Senate fails to pass resolution by one vote in third attempt to raise e-board wages

The undergraduate Student Association (SA) Senate’s third and final attempt this semester to raise e-board stipends to $24,180 has failed to pass by a single vote. 

SA officials trade accusations in no-contact orders

Two elected officials in the undergraduate Student Association have obtained no-contact orders against each other through the university, with each student accusing the other of harassment and stalking.  

SA Senate falls short in second vote to pass resolution to raise e-board stipends to $24,180

After a nearly two-hour-long meeting Friday evening, the undergraduate Student Association Senate voted to pass a resolution to raise annual e-board stipends to $24,180 in a vote of 10 ayes and four nays. 

Approximately 20 pro-Palestine protesters escorted out of IDF soldier event by UPD

Approximately 20 pro-Palestine protesters were escorted by University Police out of a student event that hosted two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers Tuesday evening at the Center for Tomorrow. 

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A headshot of Spectrum writer Emily Hornbeck.

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A protester chalks on a concrete planter in front of the Center for the Arts, intentionally violating a new UB policy prohibiting chalking on campus.

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The Spectrum attempted to reschedule an interview with Tripathi 12 times over the course of four months. 

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Pro-Palestine demonstrators criticize UB's police response to May 1 encampment during May 3 protest