Spring Fest is a time when Buffalo State students join their friends and classmates to celebrate the end of the school year with live music. Everyone has fun. At least that’s the case for most people. Me? Nope. Since I transferred here from NCCC in 2009, the acts that have […]
Opinion
Bank of America: plenty of profit
You work three nights a week at a local restaurant because that’s all your demanding schedule as a full-time college student will allow By living paycheck-to-paycheck, you’re able to afford the necessary gas, food and other miscellaneous living costs that are needed to get by, but rarely much more. Sound […]
Buffalo State’s radio station has much to offer
I don’t know about you, but when it’s seven in the morning I don’t want top 40 hits blasting in my ears. So when I make my morning drive to work, I listen to 91.3 FM. If you are unaware of what this is, it is Buffalo State College’s very […]
Buff State needs social media classes
I was recently able to sit in on a guest lecturer in an Internet marketing class. Her name was Jennifer Starkey and she’s a 2008 graduate from Buffalo State College with a major in communication studies and a concentration in public relations. She uses social media constantly and numerous times […]
The media vs. Ron Paul
Bias in the media is never OK. However, it also seems to be something that media consumers have grown used to. But where do we draw the line between political bias and just plain not playing fair? Following the Aug. 11 GOP debate in Ames, Iowa, Fox News posted a […]
Halloween just ain’t what it used to be
It seems like only yesterday I was tiredly walking my little butt home, dressed as the pink Power Ranger and carrying my orange plastic pumpkin brimming with enough candy to keep a 6-year-old wired for weeks. But since time has passed, it seems that Halloween and the costumes that accompany […]
Should BSC 101 be a required course?
A recent survey of Buffalo State faculty and students revealed a desire to keep BSC 101, Foundations of Inquiry, as a required course at this school. The issue has met opposition, as some people seem to think taking the course is a waste of time. Our editorial staff couldn’t agree […]
Campus needs common courtesy
The transition from high school to college was a challenging one. I went from knowing everyone in my school to only a few people at Buffalo State. I was excited for the change and the chance for new friends, but the excitement of this new fresh start and exciting chapter […]
Buff State should start composting waste
Environmental sustainability is becoming something of importance to consumers. There has been more and more demand for businesses to take measures to ensure their waste products are disposed of with regards to the health of the environment. Buffalo State, however, seems to be lagging behind the environmentalist bandwagon. Every morning […]
Drone strike on U.S. citizen raises alarming questions
A few weeks ago, a U.S. drone strike in rural Yemen killed several members of al-Qaida, including an English speaking mid-level propagandist who’s been implicated in inspiring several “lone wolf” style terrorist attacks on American soil in recent years and the English-speaking editor of “Inspire,” al-Qaida’s English language magazine. While […]