The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center is helping students earn credits by giving back to the community and helping those less fortunate.   “We jumped on board … helping people understand where to go to volunteer,” said James Hall, a senior who started volunteering last year. “It helps build your […]

  Although this semester is coming to a close, the crime that has been reported throughout has some students feeling unsafe on campus.   Over the course of the semester, students received six alert emails informing them of criminal and violent incidents that happened near or around campus, including a […]

  The United States Peace Corps is looking for student recruits.   Buffalo State graduate student and Peace Corps representative Dove Russo organized an information table and presented an information session to spread awareness to students about international opportunities for students through the Peace Corps.   While handing out pamphlets, […]

  As stressful as the end of the fall semester may be for students, this transitional phase of the academic year can also cause stress to the environment as well.   Some students will be graduating and moving out, leaving trashcans filled with unwanted, recyclable items. The cold, snow and […]

  The 2012 Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony was held on Nov. 15 in the Warren Enters Theater in Upton Hall, with several faculty members receiving the SUNY Chancellor’s Award.   A mixed crowd of faculty, staff, students and family members filled in the crowd at the theater, with several […]

  Despite it keeping a low profile, the majority of students and faculty at Buffalo State benefit from the Equity and Campus Diversity office.   “Students benefit from the office, even though they may not realize the office exists,” said Karen Clinton Jones, chief diversity officer for equity and campus […]

  In the shadow of this past presidential election cycle, Public Citizen’s Democracy is for People Campaign tour of New York State made a stop in Buffalo last week.   Local leaders such as county legislator Betty Jean Grant, Ellen Kennedy from Citizen Action and Sheldon Anderson of Buffalo State […]

  Representatives from the Pan-African Students Organization, Buffalo State’s University Police Department, the Weigel Health Center and various faculty members came together last Friday in Ketchum Hall to discuss a new program, the Rape Aggression Defense Course.   PASO is working in collaboration with university police and the health center […]

  The Commuter Council has been automatically unrecognized by the United Students Government.   During the senate meeting on Nov. 6, USG decided that the Commuter Council had violated the constitution by not getting their election results in by the Nov. 1 deadline.   Miguel Pereira, USG rules and regulations […]

  The foreign language requirement for Intellectual Foundations is being reconstructed, giving students more options to study other cultures.   The new requirement, the IF Global Engagement, will allow students to achieve credit for the requirement through four specific learning methods.   “The Global Engagement option expands and enhances the […]