As the United Students Government elections are underway, one issue students will be voting on is the referendum concerning funding for New York Public Interest Research Group. Every two years, NYPIRG is up for a vote, leaving its existence on campus to be determined by the student body. Although results […]

  I’m a big fan of the saying, “Don’t kiss and tell.”   There are plenty of exceptions to that rule, such as a fun conversation about love with your best friends during a girls’ night, but I don’t think it’s very polite to publicize intimate relationship details for the […]

  As I watched the amorous side of zombies in Warm Bodies a couple of weeks ago, I was faced with yet another reminder of how much we enjoy romanticizing and sensationalizing the collapse of structure, the end of civilization and our ultimate demise.   Films like The Day After […]

  It is crucially important for college students to have independence during these four life-changing years. We’re all making big decisions every day, whether it’s which internships and jobs we’ll apply for, what we’re going to declare as our major, where we’re going to live or eventually what our futures […]

  On Tuesday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it would lift the ban on passengers bringing small knives aboard airplanes that was instituted after the Sept. 11 attacks.   According to CNN, knives with blades 2.36 inches (6 cm) or shorter and less than half an inch wide will […]

  Four months have passed since the launch of Nintendo’s Wii U on Nov. 12, 2012, and things have remained quiet since then.   The launch titles weren’t bad. A new Nintendo Wii U owner had the opportunity to grab Assassins Creed III, Super Mario Bros Wii U and a […]

  The Internet has proven to have various effects on relationships.   Through my own experiences and observations of other people’s experiences, it has proven to be mostly negative effects.   Most spouses are naturally jealous of their significant other’s personal activity if it doesn’t involve them.   For example, […]

  From California halibut to Antarctic cod, beer-battered or cornmeal fried, chefs all across Western New York are putting their culinary expertise to good use on Friday nights this Lent.   Friday fish fry during the spring is a tradition for restaurants in Buffalo, drawing both Catholic and nonobservant patrons […]

  Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in what served as a cultural melting pot. Yellow cabs littered the streets. It was street vendors and performers galore, and Cookie Monster donned a tips satchel and paraded around the area, taking pictures with tourists.   After an incommodious nine-hour train ride, […]

  Lies, mistaken identities, and a whorehouse disguised as a dress shop could all be found in Warren Enters Theatre at Upton Hall this weekend.   It’s all in a little play called “The Ladies Man,” an 1886 comedy farce written by Georges Feydeau and adapted in 2007 by Charles […]