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A rational review of the Crossroads Culinary Center
By FELIX MAGAI | 8:03pmC3 is an excellent place to eat, but, like all things in life, it has its excesses, temptations and evils.
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Being immature about sex can lead to slut-shaming
By SARAH OWUSU | 7:51pmSlut-shaming is accusing someone of being “too sexual” and using that as grounds to insult, harass or bully them. This can look like demeaning someone for wearing “revealing” clothes, making fun of someone for having sex and/or blaming victims of sexual assault. Women and girls are typically the victims of this type of harassment.
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Being a part of a scary statistic
By EVAN HILBERT | 7:48pmOf all student athletes, male Division I and Division II cross-country runners — my demographic — have the highest suicide rate. As a member of this most affected demographic, I’m here to offer some of my own insight.
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Don’t be afraid to take a mental health day — it just might be what you need
By LAUREN MONTAGNE | 7:41pmWith exams, projects, essays, part-time jobs, clubs, and classes, it’s safe to say that students have a lot on their plates. Sometimes it gets to be too much, and we find ourselves struggling. Most of the time, a simple solution is the answer.
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Queerness should be in broad daylight
By DARCY WINTER | Apr. 22Going to a gay bar shouldn’t be the only queer activity — what makes an activity queer at all is a bit of a nonsense classification anyways. But it’s hard to find anywhere else to go, especially in Buffalo. It’s not impossible, but there should be a wider variety of easily accessible queer spaces.
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The triple whammy of sex ed: Idaho, Georgia and Catholicism
By XIOLA BAGWELL | Apr. 22Sex is such a natural human experience, so why are we treating it like it’s something to be embarrassed by or something to be ashamed of? Why do we insist that the less teenagers know, the better off they’ll be?
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A journey throughout my life in music
By LAUREN MONTAGNE | Apr. 15When I listen to songs, I instantly have a flashback memory from when I first heard them and it makes me reflect on all the different periods of my life and how that music changed me. Here is a list of songs that I have grown up with that have impacted me forever:
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Why the star power of women’s March Madness is outshining the men’s tournament
By HENRY DALEY | Apr. 5If you didn’t watch Iowa vs LSU in the women’s Elite 8 on Monday night, you missed out on a piece of history.
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Letter to the Editor: Classics faculty letter in support of Dean Robin Schulze
Apr. 4It is our opinion that Dean Schulze is currently acting in a way intended to best counter these unprecedented challenges.
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UB needs to put more funding and recognition into its arts programs — and arts students
By MAILI NOVAK | Apr. 3The CFA stands as a modern, white, window-filled monolith, giving the impression that the departments which it houses are well off. Unfortunately they are not.
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Getting ready: the foundations of female friendships
By TENZIN WODHEAN | Mar. 26Getting ready is the best part of the night. No matter how many times you do it, the process never fails to renew your connections to your friends.
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Letter to the editor: The administration at the University at Buffalo is gutting the humanities
Mar. 25"I am speaking on behalf of the students in Classics, both graduate and undergraduate, at this University. We find ourselves in a grave situation."
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Dressing up shouldn’t be so binary
By DARCY WINTER | Mar. 12There has to be a way to honor the wide spectrum of gender expression without creating a new box that disregards large swaths of people’s identities.
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The best spots in Western New York for outdoor activities
By JOSH PAWLIK | Mar. 11With spring right around the corner, a lot of us will be looking for new things to do outdoors. Keep reading for my guide of the greatest — and most affordable — spring activities in the Western New York area.
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Letter to the editor: Dean Kemper Lewis gives keynote address at ESB scholarship award dinner
Mar. 1Four Western New York students were honored at The Engineering Society of Buffalo’s (ESB) annual Past Presidents Scholarship Dinner. The students are among 16 total recipients who have received financial awards from the 130-year-old organization, which was started in 1894 by George R. Sikes and S. J. Fields.
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It isn’t misogynistic to hold Taylor Swift accountable for her carbon footprint
By KAYLA ESTRADA | Feb. 26I’ve spent years defending her from the consistent slut-shaming, body shaming and overall misogyny she’s experienced while in the limelight. All of this being said, Swifties need to stop jumping through hoops to defend her excessive carbon footprint.
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Letter to the editor: UB Students Need to be More Vocal Proponents of MetroRail Expansion
Feb. 24"The failure to deliver rapid transit... is an embarrassing result of racist and classist attitudes that have persisted in the academic ivory tower for far too long."
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Letter to the editor: Increased fees will burden graduate students
Feb. 24"As the University considers raising fees, we urge administrators to carefully consider whether these fee increases are absolutely necessary."
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Social media matters
By SARAH OWUSU | Feb. 19Plenty of people in my life posted about George Floyd’s death. But now, they are silent. Your activism should not stop just because the atrocity is happening thousands of miles away in the Middle East or Africa
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The power of POTUS (Pets of the United States)
By DARCY WINTER | Feb. 19This coming November millions of Americans will cast their ballot to see who becomes the next president of the United States, so let’s talk about the most bipartisan aspect of the presidency: pets!
