The mission of The Spectrum – the independent student newspaper at the University at Buffalo – is to provide thought-provoking, hard-hitting, and informative reporting and story telling to the UB and Buffalo community.

The Spectrum is the largest independent student newspaper in New York. We print 7,000 copies three times a week for all UB campuses and the surrounding Buffalo area.

Two former Spectrum editors, Andrew Wiktor and Amanda Jonas, won national college journalism awards from the Associated Collegiate Press for stories printed in The Spectrum in Spring 2011. The Spectrum is creating a culture of excellence and is holding people accountable at UB.

The Spectrum maintains a high ethical standard and has recently been recognized by The Poytner Institute for excellent ethical decision-making.

The Spectrum's coverage of UB athletics is second to none, and it is the number one source for everything UB sports.

We take pride in being able to tell UB's stories and partnering with BUFFALO.com allows us to bring even more awareness to the great school we all love. Thanks for reading."