Female faculty members and students celebrated Women’s History Month with a luncheon and an award ceremony on Tuesday, March 12. Student Life, United Students Government and Positive United Ladies Striving to Elevate hosted the lunch in the E.H. Butler Library. Students and faculty members were asked to nominate […]
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Poetry project picks out favorite female writers
The Buffalo State chapter of Sigma Tau Delta kick-started its monthly poetry project Tuesday with a focus on poems by famous female poets as well as student writers to commemorate Women’s History Month. The poems were printed on postcards and displayed on bulletin boards and elsewhere on campus, […]
Weigel classes offer students CPR training
Free classes through the Weigel Health Center are training students, faculty and staff to perform CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator. The American Heart Association classes are about two and a half hour segments at the Weigel Health Center. The first class of the semester […]
Space mission leads scientists to “lord of the rings”
The Earth science lecture series welcomed a rocket scientist from NASA on March 14 in the Bulger Communication Center North to talk to students, faculty and staff about the Cassini Mission to Saturn. The presentation, titled “Lord of The Rings: The Cassini Mission to Saturn and Its Moons,” […]
Students go to Albany to lobby against increased tuition
Over 50 students took a field trip to Albany on Tuesday to participate in Lobby Day. New York Public Interest Research Group organized the excursion as part of their higher education campaign. In Albany, the group of students spoke with representatives about the increasing cost of college tuition. […]
R.A.D. trains on self-defense
The Rape Aggression and Defense program at Buffalo State will kick off the spring with free self-defense classes for women. The classes will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on April 2-4 in Buckham Hall and are limited to 20 participants including students, faculty and staff. The […]
NYPIRG organizes food drive to assist neighboring community
The New York Public Interest Research Group has organized a door-to-door food drive as part of their Hunger and Homelessness campaign. Students and other volunteers at the “Trick-or-Eat” event March 13 and 14 will be targeting the area directly across from McKinley High School. The collected food will […]
Candidates announced for USG elections
The candidates for this year’s United Students Government elections that will take place April 1-4 have been announced. Current president Sara Garfinkle graduates at the end of the semester, vacating a position she’s held for two years for one of three candidates to assume. Running for president […]
Phone app buys food on campus
Chartwells dining services has a new phone app, giving students a faster, easier way to pay for food. The app is called Level Up and can be downloaded on any smart phone, iPhone or Android. Once downloaded, the student registers their credit or debit card to the app. […]
Women celebrated in library lobby
Buffalo State is using the E.H. Butler library to celebrate National Women’s History Month, showcasing 18 women who excelled in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The theme this year is “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.” The exhibit includes biographies as […]