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SUNY Buffalo State's award-winning student news outlet since 1913

The Record

Campus coffee locations provide variety

Michael Puglia, Reporter March 11, 2014

Wake up, throw some clothes on and grab a cup of the steaming elixir that will get you through another rough morning.  Sounds like an average morning for a college student – and in fact, a study conducted...

Zoe Thayer, left, shows her boyfriend Dylan Maychoss, right, what the consequences if spending more time with his playstation than her might be. Some women agree that gaming has taken up far too much of their significant others' time.

Consoles over cuddles: gaming and your relationship with your boyfriend

Caitlin Kupiec, Staff Writer March 5, 2014

From her home in the sunny San Fernando Valley, C.A., a very annoyed Jessie Yodsukar would sit with her girlfriend and vent about the “other woman” in her boyfriend’s life. He would spend numerous...

C.R.A.G.G., the campus gaming and anime club, hosts Game Nights frequently in Ketchum Hall and is gearing up for their biggest event of the year, a convention labeled CRAGGNAROK

CRAGG offers games, cosplay and anime to Buffalo State students

Colleen Young, Associate Culture Editor March 5, 2014

It’s all fun and games until they graduate. The Campus Role-Playing Anime Gaming Group (CRAGG) is a gaming organization that takes part in playing games, including card games, video games, board games,...

PC gaming: pay for power, stay for versatility

PC gaming: pay for power, stay for versatility

Najee Walker, Reporter March 5, 2014

I enjoy games of all kinds. First-person shooters, massively-multiplayer online games, role-playing games, you name it. I also enjoy playing games over several different consoles --WiiU, Playstation 3...

Online gaming: a new kind of addiction

Online gaming: a new kind of addiction

Alicia Yeager, Staff Writer March 5, 2014

Freshman physics major Justin Kashi seems to have it all: a great group of friends, a beautiful girlfriend, a killer haircut and a stable GPA. But things weren’t always so great. Back in middle school,...

Violent video games bend real-life emotions

Michael Puglia, Reporter March 5, 2014

We always hear stories about how easily children and adolescents can be influenced.  That’s why there are restrictions in place on many aspects of everyday life: movies, cigarettes, alcohol and so on. ...

Student Lori Stellrecht uses Wii Fit's yoga program for more than just entertainment.

Play games for your health

L’Oreal Adams, Reporter March 5, 2014

Back in 2009, the world’s largest video game company, Nintendo, launched a new feature to the Wii system that would forever impact the fitness community. Wii Fit incorporates a unique platform that players...

Is that upgrade really worth it? Compatibility, costs are major concerns

Is that upgrade really worth it? Compatibility, costs are major concerns

Lucy Lopez, Social Media Coordinator March 5, 2014

Every time a new technology arises, excitement thrives. Everyone wants to get their hands on what's new, no matter the cost. In 2013, Microsoft and Sony released the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, respectively....

North Park Theatre, off the corner of Hertel and North Park avenues, has been closed since last May, but business on the Hertel strip have had signs in their windows in support of the establishment's renovation and reopening.

New management, fresh renovations bring North Park Theatre back to former glory

Alicia Yeager, Reporter February 26, 2014

The North Park Theatre has been a historical piece of Buffalo since the cinema first opened Nov. 21, 1920. Set on the Hertel Avenue strip in North Buffalo, it has been at the center of a local movement...

Sheldon Keck, pictured above, laid the groundwork for the creation of what has become a nationally renowned art conservation department at Buffalo State. During World War II, Keck was among 350 'Monuments Men' charged with finding preserving priceless artifacts that were left in the war's destructive path. The stories of the men like Keck have been adapted into a major motion picture directed by George Clooney.

Preserving a Culture: The untold story of Buffalo State’s ‘Monuments Men’ (and women)

Brandon Schlager, Executive Editor February 26, 2014

Inside the cavernous corridors of Rockwell Hall, beyond the boundaries of the Performing Arts Center and up the staircase into the building’s north wing is where this story begins. Patrick Ravines,...

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