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

The Record

EDITORIAL: A call for responsible spending as tuition increases

Editorial Staff November 21, 2013

In 2011, Gov. Andrew Cuomo passed a five-year tuition increase plan that has been met with no apparent advantages for students. The legislation allots all 64 SUNY campuses the option to raise their respective...

‘Locker room culture’ no excuse for NFL bullying

Leif Reigstad, Associate Sports Editor November 21, 2013

Richie Incognito is a bully. He is also a professional football player. Some people seem to believe the latter absolves Incognito of the former. But does bullying become something else when it happens...

Colleen Young, Associate Culture Editor

Family feuds should be kept behind closed doors

Colleen Young, Associate Culture Editor November 21, 2013

“Tis the season to have your life choices mocked at the dinner table.” My older sister Meghan recently sent me a picture of a card with this humorous quote written on the front. It surely struck...

Young social media users flee to Twitter as parents join Facebook

Dan Almasi, Reporter November 21, 2013

On Nov. 6, Twitter went public on the stock market. I was surprised to find that the value of Facebook was worth about five times Twitter at nearly $120 billion vs. $24 billion. If I were an investor,...

If someone close to you suffers from depression, you can help

If someone close to you suffers from depression, you can help

Rachel Surdi, Advertising Manager November 21, 2013

Depression is a disorder that affects each person dealing with it differently. That is why depression is so difficult and confusing for someone from the outside looking in to understand. Those who experience...

SUNY students lack respect for community

Adrienne Boudreau, Reporter November 21, 2013

Recent outrage from Buffalo’s University Heights residents, who live next door to the University at Buffalo’s South Campus, brings attention to the national problem of college students disrupting the...

Library construction distracts, annoys some

To the editor November 21, 2013

The E.H. Butler Library is the one place we as students are supposed to have to shelter us from the endless distractions and noise that can be today’s college experience. In the Union, we’re bombarded...

Bacon: The marketing fad that desperately needs to sizzle out

Bacon: The marketing fad that desperately needs to sizzle out

Samantha Wulff, Associate Culture Editor November 13, 2013

During my online Christmas escapades last year, I couldn't help but throw a tube of bacon-flavored toothpaste in my Amazon shopping cart. It was meant to be a gag gift for my sister, a girl who hoards...

EDITORIAL: Buffalo State, SUNY should be lauded for sexual violence reforms

Editorial Staff November 13, 2013

Things are about to change with regard to how Buffalo State treats sexual assault cases — and it’s been a while in the making. After an analysis of 159 sexual harassment and assault reports on four...

Corporate hype annihilates meaning of holiday season

Andrew Manzella, News Co-Editor November 13, 2013

Halloween was really festive this year. There were costumes, candy, parties, Christmas sales. It seems like the corporate side of the holiday season is getting earlier with each passing year. Malls...

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