The first weekend of the fall 2012 semester went off with a bang – literally – after a Buffalo State student was shot and several students were robbed in the neighborhoods surrounding campus. In the first incident, Jabril Muhammad and two acquaintances were beaten and robbed by six […]
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Phase three of the smoking ban held up
Although scheduled to begin this September, phase three of the Smoke-Free, Tobacco-Free Policy Implementation Plan is not yet underway. Due to prolonged negotiations between the human resource management office and some of the unions on campus, such as the United University Professions and the Civil Service Employees Association, […]
Student Union renovations continue
As the semester starts up, the ongoing renovations to the Campbell Student Union are beginning to take shape. Over the summer, Associate Director of Student Life Sarah Velez said the contractors have poured concrete for a new outdoor dining deck and completed the new middle staircase and ceiling […]
Volunteer fair celebrates community service with activities
Community organizations from across the Buffalo area filled the Campbell Student Union Quad during Bengal Pause Tuesday as part of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center’s Volunteer Fair and Sept. 11 National Day of Service. Thirty-four organizations took part in the fair, with 10 organizations bringing activities for […]
Events designed to welcome students
Buffalo State College welcomes new students as well as returning students back to the college in a great way. The Weeks of Welcome, which runs from Aug. 21 to Sept. 29, is a six-week long program that boasts different outings, events, games and competitions. Originally called “Success […]
Music series brings new sound to Buffalo
This year at Buffalo State, the music department will be conducting “The World Music Concert Series.” The World Music Concert Series consists of a variety of musicians that specialize in music styles from around the world. This year will involve music from Australia, India, Ireland, South America, The […]
Mass held to open new semester of worship
Kicking off the Weeks of Welcome events on Sept. 9, the Catholic Campus Ministry held their 10th annual Mass of the Holy Spirit from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Newman Center. As an ancient tradition starting in early medieval universities of Paris and Salamanca, the Mass […]
Anne Frank Project builds on Rwandan experience
In 2006, the Buffalo State theater department produced “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Today, the project has taken her words of wisdom and transformed them into a yearly conference with the vision to provide the world with the necessary tools to end social injustice. A trip to […]
Safety in the hands of the students
We’re only a couple of weeks into the new school year, and already, multiple campus alerts have been issued by University Police due to attacks on students around campus. Campus alerts have been the norm for returning students and the majority of the time they’re easily brushed off, […]
The journey back to “The Right Choice”
Hi Bengals! I’m Colleen, and I’m happy to be back at Buffalo State after a semester away. I started college last fall with the wrong mindset. In fact, I went through my whole first year of college with the wrong mindset. I expected much more than what I […]