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   Smokers at the University at Buffalo only have a few more weeks to enjoy a cigarette on campus.    On August 1, UB's 100-percent smoke-free policy, known as UBreathe Free, will take effect. The policy...

A 20-year-old man from Amherst was arrested on May 27 in connection with the murder of UB graduate Javon Jackson. When DaMario Cordelius appeared in City Court for a summons on a criminal mischief...

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   Imagine being a normal person with a normal life and one day, everything comes to a grinding halt.    For many people, losing the ability to see might seem like the end of it all. However, one organization...

   Mara Huber spent some time during Christmas in 2006 chatting with the Immaculate Heart Sisters of Africa while they were visiting her mother-in-law.    Huber, director...

   As confirmed H1N1 cases swell to over 60,000 globally, UB is taking steps to protect itself.    UB's Emergency Preparedness team recommends that students, faculty, and...

   The UB 2020 Flexibility and Economic Growth Act advanced in its progress toward becoming state law when the New York State Senate approved it on June 3. It will next move to the Assembly...

   Residents in UB's apartment complexes will be hoping for some sunny days in the near future.    On May 7, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the University at Buffalo...

   The UB Law School ended the academic year with a large gift from two alumni whose faces appear in frequent commercials across Western New York.    Well-known personal...

   For native Buffalonians, titles such as "Wide Right," "The Monday Night Collapse" and "The Music City Miracle" are all too familiar.    Buffalo sports fans have endured...

   The University at Buffalo as a sports school?    I'm sure this wasn't on your mind when you decided to say "bon voyage" to your parents and spend your next four years...

   As head coach Turner Gill hoisted the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship trophy over his head for all Ford Field spectators to see, a decade of struggles seemingly withered away.    The Buffalo...

   Jim Abbott was born without a right hand, but this didn't stop him from being a successful professional baseball player. He pitched a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians and completed...

   As basketball fans across the country anticipate March Madness, the last days of February feel like Christmas Eve. Diehard fans anxiously wait to see whether their favorite program can...

   Whether you are walking into a lecture that you are completely disinterested in or grabbing a quick bite to eat somewhere, pick up a copy of The Spectrum so you can brush up on what matters to you on...

   Supreme Court nominees should be asked about their views on topics such as abortion rights and how the Constitution should be interpreted. So far, for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, that's sadly not the case.    As...

   People always seem to chuckle when I tell them that I live in Buffalo.    Guess the joke is on you now, too.    Actually, I pity those who seem to have...

   Welcome to UB, freshies!    I'm about to start my senior year, and believe me, there are still some things that I don't understand about UB. Why do people sleep on the...

   I will never forget when I got that text.    It was May 31, and I was in Fenway Park in Boston, but not to see a Red Sox game. I was there for something that I think is...

   Over the last 25 years, The Offspring have sold over 33 million albums, influenced the sound and direction of countless punk acts, strummed the notes to a sure-fire hall of fame nod, and redefined a...

   Swirling in a whirlwind of road-worn success, Detroit post-hardcore act Chiodos vocalist Craig Owens’ love was almost his decay. Taking every ounce of criticism personally and drowning in an oftentimes...

   The idea of moving into a new place is hugely intimidating, often inundated with questions of where to go, what to do, and who to hang out with. Incoming students first settling into Buffalo will often...