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

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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,...

Oscar night celebrates success, recognizes best of Hollywood

Oscar night celebrates success, recognizes best of Hollywood

Caitlin Kupiec, Staff Writer February 26, 2014

Growing up, maybe you imagined yourself wearing a gorgeous dress or dashing tux, while standing on your bed, hair brush in hand as your trophy, envisioning the moment when someone says “And the Academy...

From front: Maria Ziaja, 13; Niamin Schroeder, 9; and other girls participate in the Tech Arts for Girls workshop at Squeaky Wheel.

Local arts organization gets wheels turning for young and old

Charity Wimmer, Reporter February 26, 2014

Skill levels aside, an artist is only as good as his tools. Squeaky Wheel, or Buffalo Media Resources, located at 712 Main St., is a hub for people to vamp up their media production education and abilities,...

Television and Film Arts associate professor Lou Rera is in the process of getting a novel published and has worked in various disciplines related to media arts.

Lou Rera: associate professor, writer, director, musician and more

Colleen Young, Associate Culture Editor February 26, 2014

If the life of associate professor Lou Rera were a movie, the director would need much more than just a classroom for the set. Rera, who has been working in the SUNY Buffalo State communication department...

Hallwalls, located in a former church on Delaware Avenue, finds the "hidden gems" of the film world, bringing them to downtown Buffalo.

Hallwalls showcases local art, literature and cinema

Najee Walker, Reporter February 26, 2014

Students at SUNY Buffalo State interested in film or media arts may be happy to know that there is an inexpensive, convenient gallery they can go to see some interesting films. Hallwalls Contemporary Art...

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