The Need for Speed
Executives look to the high-stakes world of Formula 1 for more than fast cars and entertainment.
Party Like It’s …2021?
It’s a Friday night, and I’m making my way along the perimeter of a dance floor inside a warehouse garage illuminated with flashing neon lights. The DJ drops a beat, and some 30 bouncing avatars throw their hands in the air.
The Surveillance Paradox
Employee monitoring is not a foreign concept: workers are used to cameras in the office and managers wandering the halls, perhaps even peeking over shoulders.But since remote work has become the norm over the last two years, digital employee monitoring has taken on a new importance
K-dramas that boost my serotonin
As the days get shorter, and the nights longer, I turn to Korean rom-coms to cope with my seasonal depression.
The Newest Antidote to Burnout
The South Korean practice of “hitting mung,” aka zoning out, is spreading throughout the world.
Mix Master Manager
The executives who moonlight after hours as DJs.
Behind-the-scenes with filmmaker John Fiege
John Fiege has been pepper sprayed by police and has watched environmental activists chain themselves to the bottom of a truck. But Fiege isn't an activist.
Lose Yourself: The Year's Must-Read Novels
Whether it’s about a natural disaster or an interpersonal conflict, storytelling attempts to make sense of the puzzling and peculiar.
A conversation with Tom Toles
Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist and Spectrum alum talks climate change, democracy.
Striking Back
Are there parallels between the post-WWII strikes and today’s Great Resignation?
Sowing Seeds of Repose
It’s a warm evening, and after coming home from a long day of work, Jeff Bernhard goes—as he does most days—straight to the garden, where he inhales deeply, breathing in the petrichor of damp soil and the sweet tang of blooming tomato plants.
Office of the Future
After working from home for two years, you’re finally called back to the office. Are you wondering how it looks now? Don’t be startled to see cubicles replaced by Zoom booths and flexible seating.
'I'm worried about being the next victim’
On campus, Asian students say they feel there’s been an uptick in microaggressions, racial slurs and a general sense they are less welcome or don’t belong.
Pandemic derails students’ internship plans
Alexander Sansolo’s wishes were granted when he got the opportunity to intern at the Magic Kingdom. But, unlike most Disney stories, Sansolo’s didn’t have a happy ending.
Stop asking women to take precautions
We’re told to carry pepper spray, to check the child lock while getting into Ubers and not to leave our drinks unattended at parties.
From zero to millions: UB students find success on TikTok
Students reap the rewards of going viral, use TikTok to elevate their careers.
International students navigate travel bans and visa status amid COVID-19 crisis
Mingchen Cai went home to China over winter break to see his family. Upon returning to Buffalo, he had to self-isolate. But Cai never anticipated New York becoming a virus hotspot.
5 Must-read romance novels by women of color
Romance stories have tugged on our heartstrings since the beginning of time. But like most popular media, they lack diverse representation.
The Struts boogie-woogie by the harbor
British rockers put on a theatrical show for Canalside crowd on Thursday night.
‘Under this administration, I know I’m not welcome in this country’
International students relieved after the Trump administration withdrew ICE policy. Many still apprehensive and anticipate future restrictions.
‘We’re a secular country and we’re all equally part of it’
UB Indian community responds to violence in India, controversial legislation.
RuPaul’s drag queens ‘save the galaxy’
‘Werq the World Tour’ brings magic to the Centre for Arts Wednesday.
Fabrics, artifacts and nostalgia
Annie Bielski presents her work “Joes & Anns” with Emily Owens as the curator.