SUHA CHOWDHURY

Blair sat with crossed legs in a casual post-speech interview with The Spectrum on Wednesday.

FEATURES

A conversation with Selma Blair

By TENZIN WODHEAN and SUHA CHOWDHURY | Mar. 19

Though memorable for playing a frigid Vivian Kensington, Selma Blair showed to be quite the opposite off screen.

Selma Blair delivered the final installment in UB’s 2022-23 Distinguished Speakers Series with her service dog, Scout, curled up at her feet.

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Selma Blair gets candid about multiple sclerosis, addiction and more

By MERET KELSEY and SUHA CHOWDHURY | Mar. 18

The gravity of the topics in her speech didn’t stop Blair from speaking with remarkable levity and humor, garnering laughter from the audience all night.

Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced Friday that a grand jury would press no charges in connection with the death of Tyler Lewis.

Photo: Courtesy of Roquishia Lewis

NEWS

Grand jury votes not to press charges in Tyler Lewis stabbing

By GRANT ASHLEY and SUHA CHOWDHURY | Mar. 15

The stabbing was "justifiable" under New York State self-defense laws, the Erie County DA said.

Knowles was greeted with a standing ovation and thunderous applause by the audience.

NEWS

Conservative pundit addresses ‘lying’ media coverage of CPAC speech

By SUHA CHOWDHURY | Mar. 10

The auditorium had reached full capacity, leaving some who waited in line unable to attend the event.

AudienceView initially reported a data breach on Feb. 22.

NEWS

UB reports that Box Office data breach could have been more widespread than initially thought

By SUHA CHOWDHURY | Mar. 9

The data breach of UB Box Office’s third party vendor, AudienceView, may have compromised customer information from August 2022 to February 2023, an investigation by the UB Information Security Office found.

There still have been no arrests made in connection to the death of Tyler Lewis, who was fatally stabbed on campus in October.

Photo: @justice4tylerlewis and @blmlosangeles / Instagram

NEWS

Lewis Family holds press conference demanding arrests of Tyler Lewis’ alleged assailants

By SUHA CHOWDHURY | Mar. 8

A lawyer for the family confirmed that a grand jury has been convened in connection with the case.

Demolition work has begun in Flint 303 and 306, with electrical demolition complete.

NEWS

Flooding in Flint Village causes over $1.5 million in damage

By SUHA CHOWDHURY | Mar. 2

Reconstruction will likely take place over the next three to five weeks.

Individuals who made purchases at the UB Box Office between Feb. 17 and Feb. 21 are at risk for having their information compromised.

NEWS

UB Box Office’s third-party vendor reports data breach

By SUHA CHOWDHURY | Feb. 26

It remains unknown how many of the 292 affected customers are UB students.

UB’s Center for Information Integrity held a panel discussion on Feb. 18 to discuss artificial intelligence systems.

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UB Center for Information Integrity discusses bias in artificial intelligence at panel

By SUHA CHOWDHURY | Feb. 22

Panelists touched on AI-generated Seinfeld, political extremism and how AI interacts with culture.

OPINION

In the courtroom that is my classroom

By SUHA CHOWDHURY | Feb. 8

"In my silence, I am reminded that enjoying political science and humanities classes is a privilege. Educational institutions only teaching through specific lenses. Spaces where we’re not heard nor seen, purported to be works of charity. It is, like many things, run by the white man and woman. A scholarly realm for them, a battleground for us."