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Court decision wrongly condones hate speech

  “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat jihad.”   These words are splashed all over ten Metropolitan Transit Authority subway stations after a judge ruled in favor of the campaign’s creator, Pamela Geller, and the organization she runs called […]

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To Hell and back: a drive through the Bible Belt

  I attended my first “destination wedding” this weekend, in the aptly nicknamed City of Music, Nashville, Tenn.   I had a great time on the trip, from exploring the various Honky Tonks to watching one of my cousins marry the man she loves.   I guess I didn’t see […]

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New parking plans could benefit commuters

  Parking, or lack thereof, has been a consistent problem for students at Buffalo State and thousands of other colleges alike for years.   In fact, we have old issues of The Record in our office dating back to 1970 with stories detailing similar parking troubles students who roamed the […]

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Happiness does not necessarily come with a college degree

  Another day, another dollar. Right?   Wrong. It is a new day, and the dollar has a much different meaning to it.   My generation is facing one of the worst job markets since, well, ever. I know a handful of students whose college major should be “changing majors.” […]

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Could first presidential debate dictate elections?

  As the most Tweeted-about event in America’s political history, the first presidential debate of the 2012 election season proved to America that voters were tuned in to hear what each candidate brought to the table.   For President Obama, however, that table was never found.   Although President Obama […]

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Bikini league is a distraction from real sports

  Last week, the Miami Spice announced they are looking for players. Hot ones.   Good looks are essential for the Spice because it will soon be a team in the Bikini Basketball Association, a new female athletics league featuring girls clad in, you guessed it, bikinis.   This hoops […]

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The burdens of technological advancement

  We humans have a pre-programmed, animalistic tendency to take the shortcut method whenever plausible. It is something that has been, and forever will be, encoded into our very genetic makeup.   This notion is supported by the central fact that distinguishes us from other forms of bipedal, human- like […]

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Buff State, West Side enhance connection

  Buffalo State has long maintained an active presence in the West Side despite the negative perception surrounding the community. Bordering the stigmatic neighborhood, the college has been associated with the downtrodden and violent stereotypes connected with the area, fairly or unfairly, since its inception.   Buffalo State is deeply […]

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Facebook statuses are more permanent than you think

  While many college students use Facebook as an outlet to release the stresses of their everyday life, students should be more cautious about what they post and who exactly could be looking at their page.   My freshman year of college, I used Facebook by the hour. I would […]

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Will new Obama plan benefit students?

  Most college students have to take out at least one loan to help fund their education. You know you’ll eventually have to pay them back, but you figure graduation is years away and you have plenty of time to worry about it.   But things do not always turn […]