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

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‘Birth of a Nation’ to overturn racist predecessor

Joel Hopkins, Reporter September 27, 2016

If you are any bit interested in the history of film, you are probably familiar with an older picture, titled, “The Birth of a Nation,” a black and white silent film by director D.W. Griffith. The...

Sitting during the National Anthem is standing against racism

Jahnise Simpson, Staff Writer September 20, 2016

Colin Kaepernick, the second-string quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, created a whirl of chaos when he chose to sit during the national anthem. Although he sat during the anthem at two previous...

Money brings society happiness for a finite period of time

Edwin J. Viera, Columnist September 20, 2016

Happiness is something that can stay forever, or make a mark on someone that can help them to be even more content in life. In Daniel Gilbert's novel, 'Stumbling on Happiness,' he wrote, “Teenagers get...

DRM restrictions lead customers to illegal activity

Joel Hopkins, Contributor September 20, 2016

Imagine buying a pizza for takeout, and upon arriving home with it, for whatever reason you start to eat it with a fork and a knife. Suddenly your phone rings; it's the pizzeria calling. They demand...

Drake shows his growth as an artist during tour

Kelly Khatib, Contributor September 20, 2016

By now, it is safe to say that Aubrey Graham a.k.a. Drake is totally winning 2016. His album Views topped the charts for an astonishing 12-week period, and his single “Hotline Bling” spawned a foot-stomping...

Music review of ‘Low Tides’ by This Wild Life

Chris Prenatt, Contributor September 20, 2016

It’s been two years since This Wild Life, a two-piece acoustic rock duo from Long Beach, C.A., released their incredible album Clouded. In between those two years, the duo consisting of Kevin Jordan...

Airbnb introduces the world to apartment sharing

Michael Read, Reporter September 20, 2016

Sharing the bill at dinner is totally normal. Sharing a cookie is always appreciated. And even ridesharing is starting to become the new trend. Well, like me, you’ve probably used Uber before. Now...

Buffalo State Students Kick-Off Voter Registration Drive

NYPIRG, Letter to Editor September 20, 2016

Students Seek to Boost Influence of Young Voters As interest and excitement build for the upcoming presidential, legislative, and municipal elections, students working with the SUNY Buffalo State chapter...

Buying a smartphone might blow up in your face

Joel Hopkins, Reporter September 13, 2016

For many college students, a good smartphone is a helpful tool for staying up to date on what is happening inside and out of the classroom. For other college students, like myself, smartphones are just...

Trump’s proposed Muslim ban akin to Red Scare

Edwin J. Viera, Columnist September 13, 2016

In the 1950’s a Junior Senator from Wisconsin by the name of Joseph McCarthy sold his campaign on the idea of finding communists in America. Since tensions with Russia were high at this point it was...

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