With each instance that I went headphones-free, I grew fond of the observations and the details that I became perceptive to which enabled me to continue music-free walks.
They talk too much. They sing too loud. They dance in the hallways. Theater kids have long been written off as a subculture for drama and inflated egos. But there's more to it.
The social media trend of stopping strangers to ask what they’re listening to has offered a glimpse into our peers’ music taste. But what are our professors listening to?
In “History is Present,” now on display at UB's Anderson Gallery, two artists try to decelerate the diminishing of these images and lend a slowness to the urgency of our present by reflecting on the past.
Photo: Album covers courtesy of Island Records, The Avalanches, Warner Bros. Records, 88rising Records, Smithsonian Folkway Recordings and Numero Group
The Spectrum has put together a selection of songs that could be fresh and fitting for jumpstarting a spring playlist with new sounds.
Getting ready is the best part of the night. No matter how many times you do it, the process never fails to renew your connections to your friends.
Rather than waiting 20 minutes in the Tim Horton’s line, I decided to allocate that time to commuting to cafés around Buffalo. It's changed the way I taste coffee.
In 1972, Gerald O’Grady was offered a position that many academics spend their whole lives pursuing: director of the Educational Communications Center at UB. O’Grady told administrators he would accept the job — as long as UB created its own Center for Media Study and named him as its director. It was one of the first media studies departments in the nation.
Vibrant colors adorned the Center for the Arts (CFA) mainstage at this year’s International Fiesta. But where do these colorful garments come from, and what do they mean?
Winter in Buffalo can get dreary, but there's no better way to get over lousy weather than to indulge in local art with these events happening around town.
Kenneth Joseph, seen here in his Davis Hall office, says his music taste was expanded by Vampire Weekend.
Shawn Donahue is known around campus for his obsession with Taylor Swift.
Aaron Estes, seen here in his Bell Hall office, listened to Röyksopp as an undergraduate.
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Photo: Album covers courtesy of Island Records, The Avalanches, Warner Bros. Records, 88rising Records, Smithsonian Folkway Recordings and Numero Group
Chapell Roan, The Avalanches, Eugene Record, MiNt ChOcOlATe, Luiz Bonfa and Antena all make for great spring listens.
The time spent on getting ready is a formative experience, especially during college. The process is often an accumulation of lessons we’ve learned from personal experiences and from others.
Get to know five of Buffalo's best coffee shops.
UB students spoke with The Spectrum for the first edition of "Culture PerSPECtives."
The Spectrum spoke with seven UB students about their takes on various hot topics.
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