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

The Record

Airbrushed models perpetuate impossible beauty standards

Alicia Yeager, Reporter November 13, 2013

As I breeze through the magazine aisle of my local supermarket, I see people across magazines who appear absolutely perfect. The women on the covers have long and luscious hair, full lips, clear skin,...

Consumers deserve GMO labeling

Anthony Reyes, Reporter November 13, 2013

Each and every day one of the biggest questions people face is "Where will my next meal come from?" The food we eat is one of the essential parts to living a healthy life, so it's obvious as to why it's...

Small environmental efforts can make global impact

Charity Wimmer, Reporter November 13, 2013

Go green? Who has time for that? Someone else will take care of it. This is exactly what I think when someone tells me that I should be more cautious of our environment. The problem with the “someone...

New approach needed for campus smoking policy

October 30, 2013

If we hear about the smoking ban once more, we’ll have smoke coming out of our ears. Even though this topic has been burned out like the cigarette butts littering campus, it’s apparent Buffalo State...

When it comes to risqué costumes, women can't win

When it comes to risqué costumes, women can’t win

Angelica Rodriguez, Culture Editor October 30, 2013

Ah, Halloween. That time of year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no one can judge her for it, right? Except … everyone still does. Every year, the hot topic (other than who can make...

Colleen Young, Associate Culture Editor

Actress apologizes for scandalous costume choice

Colleen Young, Associate Culture Editor October 30, 2013

Frightening haunted houses and stale candies aren’t the only things upsetting people this Halloween season. Actress Julianne Hough, 25, caused quite the stir this week when she dressed up in blackface...

Halloween doesn't have to be an unhealthy holiday

Halloween doesn’t have to be an unhealthy holiday

Lazarus E. Lynch, Contributing Writer October 30, 2013

Trick or Treat, smell my feet. Give me something good to eat! The time has come. The Halloween excitement is sweeping across the country. The Brundage Family from the Town of Tonawanda, for example, continued...

Controversial NY SAFE Act is a step in the right direction

Controversial NY SAFE Act is a step in the right direction

Autumn Evans, Staff Writer October 30, 2013

Driving to and from Buffalo State every day, I’ve noticed a sudden increase in anti-SAFE Act propaganda. I saw a few stickers and signs around right after the law was passed, but in recent weeks these...

Intergenerational relationships one of life’s greatest treasures

Kaitlin Russo, Reporter October 30, 2013

Famed cultural anthropologist and author Margaret Meade once said, “Somehow, we have to get older people back close to growing children if we are to restore a sense of community, a knowledge of the past,...

Many Buffalo State students apathetic to global affairs

Alycia Yeager, Reporter October 30, 2013

Day in and out, I witness college students dismissing what is going on in the world around them, instead focusing purely on themselves and their small, materialistic universes. When I came to college...

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