In early March, an activist group known as Invisible Children, Inc. released a video entitled Kony 2012, which quickly went viral and spawned a movement to end the actions of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony.   The movement’s motivation is to help children who are being abducted by the […]

  Last Friday, after spending an exhausting eight hours trying to catch up on schoolwork, I went to leave campus for work when I discovered a slight parking issue.   The blue boat of a Chevy parked next to my car was parked at such an angle that I could […]

  Every once in a while, something happens that takes us back to our childhood.   Maybe you’re watching daytime television and notice that old cartoons are on, or your roommate stumbled upon and bought a Nintendo 64 at the flea market.   For me, at least most recently, it […]

  I never thought I would have to explain city politics to my daughter at the age of six. But there we were in the car, coming back to campus up Richmond Avenue when a severely disabled adult in a wheel chair veered into traffic. My daughter Zuli screamed, and […]

  Health care is a mess. And not just the current state of getting decent health care in America, although that’s true, too. No, what’s worse than the current health care problems are the attempts to fix them.   2010’s debate over the new health care bill was nothing short […]

  Bleary-eyed students peer at glowing schedules on their computer screens, clicking nervously with equal parts desperation and anticipation. The confusion, last-minute decisions and constant complaining can only mean one thing: It’s registration time again.   As usual there’s a new change in the system meant to ease the process, […]

  If you’ve paid any attention to anything at all in the last week, you’ve heard about Kony. But just in case the rock you live under was buried under an avalanche of even larger rocks, let me give you a brief summary.   Joseph Kony is an African warlord. […]

  Today I had an incident in the Y parking lot where a lady hit my car trying to get into a parking spot. Five Buffalo State students were witness to this and they were amazing at assisting me with this matter! I was not present when my car was […]

  One of the best things about college education is that each one of us can tailor our schedules to fit our desired goals and interests. But at some point this personalized buffet of classes turns into a sort of garbage plate of a degree.   We are offered many […]

  It’s almost that time of year, where drinking is life and opportunities for sex present themselves in great abundance.   If you’re just as surprised as I was to discover this said way of life is not status quo for most people, spring break is probably your favorite time […]