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Opinion
Students go to extreme lengths to get drunk
Young people like booze. A lot. I hope that’s not a revelation to you. And people who are under the legal drinking age will jump through the highest of hoops for a drink. But reports have surfaced that teenagers in the San Francisco Valley were hospitalized recently with […]
Student loan debt bubble reaching its bursting point
Congratulations, college students. You’ve worked hard to get your education, and probably racked up a fair amount of debt along the way. But more and more graduates are finding it difficult to pay back these debts. The student loan industry is spiraling out of control, and if the […]
Buffalo prepares for Year of the City celebrations
Buffalo State President Aaron Podolefsky announced at his State of the College address on April 12 that the 2012-2013 school year will be known as the Year of the City in continuance of this year’s widely popular Year of the Arts. Buffalo State is the only State University […]
Weigh the pros and cons of summer classes
The spring semester is wrapping up. While most students planning to return in the fall are looking forward to a few months off, some will jump right into more schooling as early as May 14, when Buffalo State’s early summer session starts. Summer session provides students with an […]
Romney set to run a campaign he can’t win
With Rick Santorum stepping down, Mitt Romney has all but officially locked up his place as the Republican candidate for president, and the election drama has moved to its next stage. For months the media has dissected the Republicans’ every move, analyzed their every word and scrutinized every […]
Media exploits women to sell products
Call me oblivious, but I never used to notice the subliminal sexual content that companies try to slide under our brains. Subconsciously, these subliminal images have authority over the way we think, act and treat people. The next time you watch a commercial featuring sexy women, ask yourself, […]
Travel and make the most out of your summer
The last month of school is underway, and with the workload picking up in many classes, students are working through the grind of the last few weeks and have finals on their minds. There is surely something in the back of everyone’s mind as well – summer. Yes, […]
Will “Dark Knight” sequel live up to the first one?
Once in a while, a movie is so successful that a sequel is demanded by fans because they don’t want to see the story end, they want to see it continue. Not all sequels turn out to be very good, however. The outcry for an epilogue can sometimes […]
Campus elections lack any real competition
Last year, we wrote about the disappointing lack of competition between the candidates competing for seats in the United Students Government. The students who ran for the positions for president, vice president and treasurer were all unopposed during the election. Given the fact that the decisions USG makes […]