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EDITORIAL: Blackboard issues chalked up to learning curve

Editorial Staff February 19, 2014

For most students and staff, including the majority of our editorial staff, Blackboard represents a new and more efficient tool we can use to more conveniently go about our daily campus lives. Buffalo...

Uncovering a “too good to be true” business opportunity

Dan Almasi, Reporter February 19, 2014

A friend I hadn’t talked to in over a year called me about a month ago and gave me some pitch about how he just started his own business through a company called ACN – American Consumer’s Network....

Tuitions rising, quality of campus services falling

Kimberly Hylton, Reporter February 19, 2014

Having a college education has been the American ideal since the 19th century. Many parents without college degrees save up in efforts to send their children to college. With the cost of college tuition...

Limited options: why the Common Core fails our students

Dave DeLuca, Associate Sports Editor February 19, 2014

Read the question. Bubble in the answer. Read the question. Bubble in the answer. Repeat. That’s the brilliant innovation in public education today -- tests. Common Core Standards, commonly referred...

Bad vibes at the Gypsy Parlor

Adrienne Boudreau, Staff Writer February 19, 2014

The Gypsy Parlor, at 376 Grant St., is one of the newest and most talked-about bars in Buffalo. Using New Age themes, red lighting, nightly events and a delicious bar menu of food and drink specials, it’s...

Jimmy Fallon, the new face of The Tonight Show

Anthony Reyes, Reporter February 19, 2014

On Monday, Jimmy Fallon took over for Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. The transition from Leno to Fallon seems similar to the transition from Johnny Carson to Leno. Carson was 67-years-old...

Russia’s LGBT laws harsh, but U.S. isn’t flawless

Angelica Rodriguez, Culture Editor February 12, 2014

The Winter Olympics are finally here and in full swing, and that means it’s time to play an exciting round of “Our Country’s Just Better Than Yours At Everything!” This apparently includes being...

Don’t judge a book by its movie

Can films ever properly portray the books they're adapted from? News section editor Lauren Coppola explains the challenges Hollywood faces when translating words to images.
Lauren Coppola, News Editor February 12, 2014

As I was clicking my life away searching through endless YouTube videos, movie trailers kept popping up on right side of the page. It got me thinking: it seems like there are a lot more movies being...

EDITORIAL: NCAA’s protocol for concussion treatment lacks force

Editorial Staff December 5, 2013

As the National Football League hit triple digits this season with 102 total reported head injuries after Week 13, college football is facing a dilemma of its own regarding the issue. The National College...

Federal minimum wage must be raised to keep up with living costs

Federal minimum wage must be raised to keep up with living costs

Anthony Reyes, Reporter December 5, 2013

Being a full-time college student isn't easy, nor is paying for college tuition. Combine that with the fact that most college students work part-time jobs for minimum wage, and you have a recipe for disaster. The...

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