Issue
Volume 59, Issue 36
A ray of hope for a Black Rock home
By: Bredny Rodriguez
For more than two years, the house on 139 Howell St. lay abandoned – an empty shell deteriorating alongside other derelict homes in Buffalo’s Black Rock neighborhood. [read more]
Bench boosts Bulls to first home win
By: Andrew Wiktor
Thursday night, the men’s basketball team was looking to pick up its 1,000th victory in school history. Ironically, the Bulls were also playing for their first home win of the season. Although the win plateau was in the back of its mind, Buffalo was more concerned with sending its fans away from Alumni Arena happy for the first time all year. [read more]
Black Friday mayhem
By: Ashley Hirt
Garlands are hung, lights twinkle brightly and “Joy to the World” banners grace storefront windows. [read more]
Equal rights denied again
Senate votes down same sex marriage bill
The State Senate voted down a bill on Wednesday to allow for same sex marriage. There was no doubt that discussions on beliefs came before the vote, as legislators’ consciences even remembered the civil rights movement. [read more]
Facebook invaders
By: Jessica Digennaro
As students made their daily – or hourly – pit stops to their Facebook profiles on Tuesday, they might have noticed something out of the ordinary. A letter addressed to all 350 million Facebook users was at the top of their news feed. [read more]
State Senate defeats gay marriage bill
By: Caitlin Tremblay
Hopes were crushed for the hundreds of couples who gathered in Albany Wednesday in the hopes of being married after the senate session adjourned. [read more]
Taking the plunge
By: Adrian Finch
This Sunday, almost 1,000 volunteers will jump into the icy waters of Hamburg Town Beach during the Law Enforcement’s Torch Run Event for Special Olympics New York, the Polar Plunge. [read more]
They take us high
By: Vanessa Frith, James Twigg
Club Infinity came to life Tuesday night in a swarm of tight jeans, guys with perms and what appeared to be every teenage girl in the 716. [read more]
Troublesome turnovers fry Bulls
By: Christy Suhr
Turnovers have plagued the women’s basketball team this season. [read more]
What example are the students supposed to follow?
To the editor, [read more]
Zen and the art of policing
By: Eric Hilliker
Crime is doomed – Steven Seagal is on its trail. [read more]
