Words can’t begin to describe the feeling of elation that came with watching the Bills battle all the way back from an 18-point halftime deficit to overcome the Raiders on the final play of Sunday’s nail-biter. I wasn’t even at the game. I passed up a ticket to attend under […]

For the last few summers, I’ve worked a job as a laborer for a guy who builds stone patios and retaining walls. It’s a tough job, especially in the summer heat. It requires stamina, the ability to think on the fly and the ability to troubleshoot. Despite the long hours […]

Last week a controversial billboard sponsored by Amherst’s sector of Center for Inquiry went up in Niagara Falls. Why controversial? The billboard presents passer-bys with the message: “You Don’t Need God — To Hope, To Care, To Love, To Live.” It has a picture on it of a smiling woman […]

It’s very likely that your college years will be the most stressful of your life. Your friends who bypassed schooling for full time jobs look like they’re ahead of the curve. They’re making money, going out and spending freely, living in nice apartments and driving nice cars. Unless Mommy and […]

Gone are the days of rolling out of bed 15 minutes before class and getting there five minutes early. After three years of living on campus, I opted for the freer life by living off campus in a house with four roommates. And just like that, I’m now a commuter. […]

Last Thursday, President Obama addressed Congress and the nation with his plan to drive down the unemployment rate, which has been hovering at around 9 percent since the peak of the recession. The proposed jobs bill offers few surprises — tax cuts, investment in new roads and schools, yada yada […]

There are many outside forces that affect relationships, especially as technology continues to expand and become a more integral part of our lives. For some, programs like Skype, Facebook and even basic email are a godsend, especially when a loved one lives far away or perhaps overseas. Personally, the more […]

When I first sat down to write this, I had every intention of sharing another angering encounter involving the ever-ogling construction workers at our wonderful school. But as I began developing my usual feminist thoughts, I looked around at some of the other girls on campus and realized that the […]

Congrats grads of 2011! You just proved you could memorize enough stuff, paraphrase SparkNotes, and show up often enough for class to earn some sort of diploma. But there’s a surprise waiting for you once the party balloons pop and you burn through the money you got from graduation […]

My name is Matthew Schmidt, I am a junior Journalism major here at Buff State, and yes, I am a member of the All College Honors Program. When most people hear that I’m an “honors kid,” they tend to give me a certain look, or say something like “Oh, so […]