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Friday Night Live cast keeps laughs coming on campus

Friday Night Live cast keeps laughs coming on campus

Samantha Wulff, Associate Culture Editor November 13, 2013

When Friday Night Live’s cast took its final bow of the 2012-13 year, there was not a dry eye in the house. Senior members — the mentors of the group — walked off stage one last time as part of the...

Kristen Becker, former general manager of Helium Comedy Club, helped blow up Buffalo's comedy scene -- and then she realized she much preferred being onstage to setting it.

Local comic returns to stage after bringing big names to Buffalo

Jonny Moran, Opinion Editor November 13, 2013

To say that Kristen Becker revolutionized the comedy scene in Buffalo is no overstatement. While the occasional Seinfeld or Chappelle would grace the stage at Shea’s every few years, it wasn’t until...

Crowd relates to comedian’s real-life humor

Caitlin Kupiec, Staff Writer November 13, 2013

It was freezing on Saturday night as I entered Helium Comedy Club, shivering from the rain and lack of heat. As I sat there in the intimately lit venue on Mississippi Street, decked out with black tables...

Buffalo State volunteers helped the New York-New Jersey Trails Project with building a new hiking trail alongside the Major Welsh Trail in the Appalachian Mountains, during the VSLC's Alternative Summer Break.

Volunteering in Detroit a lucky break for aspiring do-gooders

Kaitlin Russo, Reporter November 6, 2013

An eclectic group of students shuffled into Bacon Hall 204 in hopes of learning more about The Volunteer and Service Learning Center’s next Alternative Break, from Dec. 13-18. This year’s destination?...

GALLERY: 100 Years in the Making: The Record alumni return for reunion dinner

GALLERY: 100 Years in the Making: The Record alumni return for reunion dinner

November 6, 2013

All photos by Rachel Doktor/The Record More than 70 current and former staff members of The Record returned to the place it all began Friday to wrap a bow around the celebration of the paper's 100th...

Crystal Smith, left; Joella Zukwiya, center; and Zeth Lew, right, help create holiday cards for military members across the nation as part of Holiday Cards for Heroes.

Student volunteer’s mission helps veterans, active military members receive holiday cheer

Samantha Wulff, Associate Culture Editor November 6, 2013

Joella Lukwiya has trouble pinpointing “home.” It was originally Uganda, and can currently be identified as her apartment in Tonawanda — but the term was never a constant. Lukwiya lived in a family...

Eclectic Elmwood Avenue studio makes fitness a fun endeavor

Caitlin Kupiec, Staff Writer November 5, 2013

With his black, feathered and flowered fedora on his head and a red “Trix Are For Kids” tee on, Mike Sentman hula-hooped inside Filigrees Gallery and Boutique with an ear-to-ear smile, framed by his...

Councilmember Joseph Golombek, also an instructor at Buffalo State and a toy soldier enthusiast, has a lot of hope in the future of Buffalo's waterfront development.

Councilmember and professor took career risk that ultimately paid off

Colleen Young, Associate Culture Editor November 5, 2013

Politicians are people, too. I sat down with Councilmember Joseph Golombek, who was most recently in The Buffalo News for saying that the city of Buffalo will lose revenue if additional casinos are built...

“Ender’s Game” adaptation takes plenty of liberties with source material

Charity Wimmer, Reporter November 5, 2013

(Alert! If you haven’t watched “Ender’s Game” and would like to, this column may give away some key plot points. Then again, there is always the book…) Have you ever watched the film adaptation...

Richardson, redux: Unveiling the mystery within the walls of an historic Buffalo landmark

Richardson, redux: Unveiling the mystery within the walls of an historic Buffalo landmark

Angelica Rodriguez, Culture Editor October 31, 2013

The creepy, dilapidated building complex next door to Buffalo State has haunted me ever since I first saw it. I’d just moved here, and we were driving down Elmwood, past the grounds of the old Buffalo...

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