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Sophomore Tyler Smith displaying his two gages. One is a double zero and the other is a zero, placed slightly higher.

Opportunities for self expression fall upon open ears

Alicia Yeager, Reporter November 20, 2013

Ear modification is one of the oldest practices in history. Almost every ancient civilization — from the Egyptians to the Mayans, Aztecs, Chinese, and even Middle Easterners — wore ear plugs or some...

Jury out on whether tattoos should be allowed in workplace environment

Charity Wimmer, Reporter November 20, 2013

Imagine waiting for an interview for your choice career. While there, you notice a man with prominent tattoos next to you waiting to be interviewed for the same position. What are your initial thoughts? Believe...

Contestants sought instant gratification from the crowd, using only their iPods, in the Red Bull Play and Destroy competition at The Waiting Room.

Students battle, iPods and Red Bull in hand

Charity Wimmer, Reporter November 20, 2013

Students often look for fun and interesting reasons to abandon schoolwork and enjoy the college experience. However, sometimes it’s difficult to find new events to attend in Buffalo. Red Bull recently...

Piercer finds peace in modifying others’ looks

Samantha Wulff, Associate Culture Editor November 20, 2013

Sarah Gravino thought she could get away from Buffalo. At 17 years old, she set out on a westbound train with only a backpack on her shoulders. It was out West that she would develop a stronger interest...

Watercolor tattoos, like the one above, have recently become a more popular way of decorating your body.

New and familiar trends take ink to a whole new level

Michael Puglia, Reporter November 19, 2013

Choosing a tattoo used to be simple. First pick out the design, picture or quote that you wanted. Then, you choose either a simple black and white layout, or a vibrant, colorful piece of art. Fast forward...

Graduate student Bryan LaBarron become an internet sensation because of his obscure tattoo.

Grad student’s unique tattoo becomes Internet sensation

Brandon Schlager, Executive Editor November 19, 2013

Bryan LaBarron became an Internet sensation before he could blink. The Buffalo State graduate student had been working his afternoon shift at Ashker’s Juice Bar and Cafe on Elmwood Avenue in May when...

Alumna challenges perceptions of tattooed women with Master's thesis

Alumna challenges perceptions of tattooed women with Master’s thesis

Angelica Rodriguez, Culture Editor November 19, 2013

Imagine this for a moment: you’re a woman standing in line at a coffee place, or in a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd at a concert at the harbor downtown. It’s warm outside, so you might be wearing a top...

Helium Comedy Club, on Mississippi Street in downtown Buffalo, has become the cornerstone of the Cobblestone district and the main focus of the local comedy scene.

Helium lends big hand in revitalization of Buffalo comedy scene

Aaron Garland, Managing Editor November 13, 2013

It’s a surreal feeling for Josh Potter. He remembers, not so long ago, when he had to drive a considerable distance from his Buffalo home to tell a few jokes at a comedy club. The jaunts were over...

Buffalo State theater lecturer Timothy Joyce teaches and naps by day, but turns into a frenetic funnyman by night, drawing inspiration from his own South Buffalo upbringing to elicit laughs.

Theater instructor fills busy schedule with lectures, laughter

Colleen Young, Associate Culture Editor November 13, 2013

You can pick your professors, but you can’t pick your professors’ noses. Timothy Joyce, comedian and SUNY Buffalo State lecturer, has never blown his nose. Though he admits that fun fact may...

The GIs of Comedy -- from left, Tom Irwin, Jose Sarduy and Thom Tran -- taped their routine Nov. 2 at Rockwell Hall's Performing Arts Center for Comedy Central, enlisting the aid of students from the communication department.

Comedic Catharsis: Alumnus leads ‘troupe of troops’ in using comedy to help vets, active military

Angelica Rodriguez, Culture Editor November 13, 2013

Finding comedy in a horrific situation is hard for most people. But Buffalo State alumnus and retired Army staff sergeant Thom Tran has figured out the secret to finding the funny. Four days into his...

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