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Honor those who fight on Veteran’s Day

This Friday is Veterans Day, a day when we respect and honor those who have served and are currently serving in the U.S. military. Just because this is a college campus doesn’t mean we are a community without direct military ties. According to the Buffalo State website, “Buffalo State enrolled […]

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Grant Street offers much to Buff State community

For most of my time at Buffalo State, the Grant Street area represented a place of danger and fear. A late-night walk to my car in Lot M made my heart pound in my chest. The thought of ever walking down Grant Street by myself, even in broad daylight, was […]

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Finding an apartment

Maybe you’re sick of cleaning up after your suitemates, tired of hearing the endless nagging from your parents or maybe you just feel ready. Whatever the reason, many college students these days are looking to venture off into the “real world” and get their very first apartment. I’ve successfully lived […]

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Don’t put health on the backburner

Recently at work, I fainted for the first time ever. I didn’t know the symptoms; I didn’t know it was coming. Next thing I knew, I woke up laying on the ground with my scared coworkers yelling my name. I had blacked out and fallen to the ground. As they […]

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Alternative Barbie covered with tattoos

If I were a Barbie girl in a Barbie world, then the new Tokidoki Barbie Doll would be the doll for me. The doll is a new twist on the traditional doll Mattel produces, sporting a pink bob haircut, heart skull and crossbones shirt, hot pink mini, printed logo leggings […]

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Hollywood and the sanctity of marriage

Hollywood is at it again. Kim Kardashian filed for divorce on Monday after only 72 days of marriage. Things longer than Kim K’s marriage: her engagement — clocked in at a whopping 85 days, the run time of her wedding special on E!, and the average gestational period for a […]

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Taking steps to improve community relations

Buffalo State’s decision to form a committee to address the problems created by careless off-campus residents is a step in the right direction toward improving relations between our school and the community. It reflects poorly on the school as a whole when noise complaints are commonly directed at off-campus students. […]

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Don’t take fire precautions lightly

It’s 2 a.m. and you’re standing outside in the freezing cold because somebody decided to pull the fire alarm. Not only were you awakened from your warm, cozy bed, but you know there are dozens of people in your building who are still in theirs. Just about everybody hates residence […]

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PETA porn: what values?

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the notorious animal rights group, has announced its intentions to launch a pornography website as an extension of its explicit campaign against animal cruelty. PETA’s advertisements, which include phrases such as “We’d rather go naked than wear fur” and “Bare skin, not bearskin,” […]