“Father Time is pointing his finger at the dial.” – The Record, volume 4, issue 3.

The Record, Buffalo State’s student-run newspaper, has been in publication for over a century. From the first issue in 1913, the newspaper has kept its promise to provide the best news to students, from students.

The editorial of the first issue of The Record, published May of 1913, describes the purpose of the newspaper as twofold. First, “to encourage literary activity among the students and to maintain high standard of literary excellence,” and second, “to furnish the friends of the school with a means of keeping in touch with its various interests.”

This vision, set permanently in print at the first publication, has not faded. The Record has stood the test of time, celebrating over 100 years of exceptional stories, and proving that the passion for journalism among students remains alive and thriving.

In a digital age, however, changes had to be made to preserve the original purpose of the paper.

A writer for the third issue of volume 4 of The Record quotes this latin phrase: “Tempora mutantur, et nos mutantur in illis.” The times are changed, and we are changed with them.

In 2016, The Record went digital.

In order for the newspaper to maintain its reach and relevance, this was a necessary change. Students don’t pick up paper prints. Online publishing is more efficient, cost effective, and appropriate in a time when students prefer to have their news displayed on a screen.

This all-new journalistic medium allows students to stay connected and informed from anywhere, at any time. Since its digitalization, a myriad of articles have been published on the paper’s website, reaching a greater audience and keeping students aware of all that happens on campus and beyond.

Previous issues of The Record can still be accessed through Buffalo State’s Digital Commons.

Today, The Record keeps its promise “to encourage literary activity among the students”; it continues to provide remarkable journalism for the students of Buffalo State; and lastly, it maintains a steadfast hope “that each succeeding issue of The Record will outshine the one before it.”