Last Wednesday, Manny Lezama, senior director of food service at Buffalo State College, led students of the United Student Government Food Service Committee on a behind the scenes tour of the Residential and Retail dining hall kitchens. Lezama, a former New York City chef and restaurateur, works for […]
Arts
Guest questions theology
Buffalo State’s Freethinkers Club is hosting a presentation called “Can We Be Good Without God” from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday in Bacon 117. Garret Merriam, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Southern Indiana, will introduce his presentation entitled “If There is a God, Then […]
Fire safety month heats up
October is National Fire Prevention Month. Fires and fire alarms have been a reoccurrence in student housing at Buffalo State. This month is an opportunity for students to get educated on fire safety and prevention to decrease the amount of evacuations that students have to endure every year. […]
Volunteering improves community
Many students and parents experienced the self-gratification of helping out the communities in Buffalo this past weekend, while participating in Buffalo State College’s Family Volunteer Day. The Volunteer and Service Learning Center put together the event to help students, siblings, and families connect with neighborhoods beyond campus, while […]
Notable musician to perform with Buffalo State Jazz ensemble
The Buffalo State Jazz Ensemble is preparing to perform alongside University of Rochester Eastman’s School of Music professor Clay Jenkins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The concert will be held under the direction of Rick Fleming, associate professor of music and director of bands at Buffalo State. […]
Smoking ban doomed to fail
The public perception of smoking has taken a drastic turn for the worse and it isn’t without merit. Cigarette smoke has been shown to harm nearly every organ in the body according to the Center for Disease Control, contributing to an estimated one out of five deaths per year. […]
Investigative reporting panel gathers world-class journalists
Students who are looking to become investigative reporters have the opportunity to speak with prize-winning and notable journalists. Investigative Post, a non-profit investigative reporting center focused on Buffalo and Western New York, will be hosting a panel of experts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Burchfield Penney Art […]
Homecoming Calendar
Window Painting Competition (registration form must be submitted by Oct 18, groups assigned a window will notified via email no later than Oct 19) (painting of the windows must be down during alotted time/days Oct 22-23) Pumpkin Carving Contest (registration forms must be submitted through bengalconnect.com no later […]
Bengals show their school spirit during Homecoming
Orange Crush is back. This year’s Orange Crush homecoming and family weekend at Buffalo State will take place Oct. 23-27. Tom Koller, chairman on the homecoming committee, explains that a big theme for homecoming at Buffalo State is tradition. “What we’ve tried to do is create […]
WBNY celebrates 30 years with concert, expansion
This October marks 30 years on-air for Buffalo State’s own student-run radio station, WBNY 91.3 FM, which hosted its “30th Anniversary Concert” this past weekend at the Performing Arts Center in Rockwell Hall. Friends, fans and family gathered for a great time listening to original and classic tunes […]