Fear is a word that is understood without it being spoken aloud. Every part of society is intricately built, surrounded by the sudden twinge of the unknown. Fear pulls each citizen into one harmonizing...

DEAR SEAN: Every time I scroll through Facebook for 20 minutes, I start to feel like my life is meaningless. I see friends getting dozens of likes on their photos and posts, while I’m lucky to get 10...

Latest shooting underscores futility of modern politics If one wishes to observe the ever-shrinking limits of constructive political discourse in this country, one need look no further than news coverage...

With colleges back in session, many students and their families are wondering if they will get a break on rising college costs. American higher education has seen a dramatic shift in who pays for public...

On Sept. 16, 2015, a University at Buffalo student named Ashley Powell debuted her art piece. The problem was it featured 1965 ‘Whites Only/Blacks Only’ adornments decorating the hallways. Yes, she...

  Ladies and gentleman, Johnny Depp is back. This isn’t Captain Jack Sparrow or the Mad Hatter. Nor is it some quirky role in a team up with Tim Burton. This is “Black Mass” and this...

Like most teenagers and young adults, I wanted to move out of my parent’s house as soon as possible, but with renting an apartment, there comes limitations. The apartment search feels never-ending....

Imagine plummeting to the earth at 120 mph, from 13,000 feet —with your only saving grace being a parachute attached to the man behind you who is supposed to pull the chord to let it deploy. In August,...

Staff writer Sean McCormick is beginning a weekly advice column and he’s looking for your questions to get the ball rolling. Send questions to Sean via Twitter @seanemccormick or [email protected]....

A few months ago, I started watching the show, “Damages,” starring Glenn Close and Rose Byrne. During the climactic ending of the first season, Byrne’s character, Ellen Parsons, is forced to choose...