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

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

The Record

November will bring volunteer opportunities to students

Katherine Middleton, Reporter • October 15, 2013

In November, during the three-day Veterans Day weekend, volunteers will be helping veterans for Buffalo State’s Alternative Fall Break. This program allows students to give their free time during...

Student success programs combat enrollment decline

Andrew Manzella and Shanna Campbell • October 8, 2013

Declining enrollment in higher education is a common theme across the country. SUNY Buffalo State is no exception. The four-year graduation rate at Buffalo State is only 23 percent. Much of that has to...

Students join community in clean-up for fall

Autumn Evans, Reporter • October 8, 2013

The campus was unusually busy and colorful Saturday as students wearing bright orange volunteer shirts gathered to participate in SUNY Buffalo State’s Fall Community Service Day. At 12:30 p.m., Campbell...

The technology building was also built to be environmentally efficient. It has a green roof that helps with insulation and storm run off. It also has 221 rooftop solar panels to help contribute to the consumption of electricity.

Evergreen initiative guides Buffalo State to an ever greener future

Lauren Coppola, News Co-Editor • October 8, 2013

Buffalo State is becoming more environmentally friendly. Many paper forms are now being processed online. The Evergreen initiative is a program that works toward keeping the campus more environmentally...

USG hopes to connect with students on a deeper level

Katherine Middleton, Reporter • October 8, 2013

By paying the mandatory student activity fee, SUNY Buffalo State students are helping to fund a million-dollar organization. It is possible that not all students actually know what they are paying for...

Professor of psychology Jie Zhang has served SUNY Buffalo state for 17 years.

Faculty and staff receive recognition for service

Sara Ali, Reporter • October 8, 2013

A ceremony that honored faculty and staff members of SUNY Buffalo State was held Thursday in the Rockwell Hall auditorium. The Faculty and Staff Recognition ceremony recognized those who have received...

A year of transition for Howard Cohen, Buffalo State

A year of transition for Howard Cohen, Buffalo State

Brandon Schlager, Executive Editor • October 2, 2013

Howard Cohen’s unlikely arrival at SUNY Buffalo State began with an unsuspected phone call a few months earlier. Cohen, at his home in Hammond, Ind., where he served as chancellor emeritus at Purdue...

Domestic Violence Awareness Month sheds light on unhealthy relationships

Adrienne Boudreau, Reporter • October 1, 2013

As October begins, Domestic Violence Awareness Month also begins, with hopes to inspire some time of reflection for those in unhealthy relationships and educate those who might not realize they are. According...

Rebecca Scaccia smoking on a bench outside Bulger.

Students blowing smoke at college tobacco ban

Andrew Manzella, News Co-Editor • October 1, 2013

The current smoking policy on the SUNY Buffalo State campus bans the use of all tobacco products. Buffalo State models its tobacco policy after many other college campuses that have also made the switch...

Lawn celebration at Richardson Complex

Richardson’s South Lawn opens amid plenty of community fanfare

Autumn Evans, Reporter • October 1, 2013

The Richardson Olmsted Complex was alive on Saturday as the community celebrated the official opening of Buffalo’s newest green space, the South Lawn. At 11 a.m. a crowd gathered to watch the ribbon...

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