OPINION
A rational review of the Crossroads Culinary Center
By FELIX MAGAI | Apr. 29, 2024C3 is an excellent place to eat, but, like all things in life, it has its excesses, temptations and evils.
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OPINION
Being a part of a scary statistic
By EVAN HILBERT | Apr. 29, 2024Of 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.
OPINION
Queerness should be in broad daylight
By DARCY WINTER | Apr. 22, 2024Going 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.
OPINION
Dressing up shouldn’t be so binary
By DARCY WINTER | Mar. 12, 2024There 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.
OPINION
The power of POTUS (Pets of the United States)
By DARCY WINTER | Feb. 19, 2024This 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!
OPINION
An ‘unbiased’ rating of Super Bowl LVIII
By EVAN HILBERT | Feb. 12, 2024Super Bowl LVIII brought viewers a rigmarole of emotions this Sunday. As a lifetime Bills fan, I hated every second of it. However, I must put my biases aside in order to give a rating of the final game of the 2024 NFL Playoffs fairly.
OPINION
Variety is the spice of life, so it’s important to appreciate the variety of love
By DARCY WINTER | Feb. 12, 2024Platonic love, familial love and the ever-elusive self-love make up a large part of life — and we’ve all taken it for granted. I know I have. So, I hope all of us — single or not — can take a moment to reflect on the variety of love that we have in our lives.
OPINION
Holiday burnout is real
By DARCY WINTER | Dec. 6, 2023Holidays are a time for honoring something important to you, and I understand the urge to make it perfect. You come to college with traditions of all shapes and sizes from home that make it feel like the holiday season. And if you’re anything like me, you want to be able to bring that holiday cheer with you even when it simply isn’t feasible.
OPINION
Western New York’s haunted histories
By DARCY WINTER | Oct. 25, 2023Western New York is surprisingly filled with a rich history of doom and gloom. So, grab a blanket, turn off the lights, light those candles Campus Living doesn’t know about and get ready for some local macabre moments in Western New York.
OPINION
Use all of your pumpkin this Halloween
By ALEX OLEN | Oct. 25, 2023Every year more than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins are grown only to end up rotting in landfills after Halloween festivities are over.
OPINION
Why I’m not buying the iPhone 15
By ALEX OLEN | Oct. 18, 2023Once a revolutionary technology that paved the way for smartphone invention, the iPhone has lost its innovative edge, swapping ingenuity and quality for mass production and profit.
OPINION
Celebrities can’t 'queerbait'
By ALEX OLEN | Oct. 11, 2023Compromising the well-being and privacy of public figures to feel less alone as a queer person is never the answer.
OPINION
Life across the pond
By ESTHER ARNOLD | Oct. 4, 2023"After being in Buffalo on exchange from England for six weeks, I’ve come across many culture shocks and confusions."
OPINION
In defense of social media
By ALEX OLEN | Sep. 27, 2023Social media will continue to pervade every aspect of modern life, reaching both personal and professional spheres. So why not use it for good?
OPINION
‘We have the Roman Empire at home’
By DARCY WINTER | Sep. 27, 2023There’s a myriad of battles, influential figures and cultural touchstones that line this city’s streets and museums. Maybe Buffalo can be your Roman Empire, too.
SPORTS
Why college football will never be as popular as the NFL
By BRANDON COCHI | Sep. 27, 2023Wide talent gaps, longer games and high turnover will always relegate college football to the NFL's shadow.
OPINION
Stop using the experiences of male victims as leverage for your misogyny
By QUINN KENNEDY | Sep. 20, 2023Male abuse survivors aren’t an excuse to dismiss women speaking out.
OPINION
A college student’s guide to eating well on a budget
By ALEX OLEN | Sep. 20, 2023You don’t have to know how to make filet mignon on your college dorm bed to start cooking for yourself.
OPINION
In the age of AI, group projects are worse than ever
By ALEX OLEN | Sep. 13, 2023If it wasn’t for my cynicism and well-established hatred of group work, I would’ve fallen victim to the actions of a fellow group member who used ChatGPT and tried to pass it off as their own effort.
OPINION
Pre workout energy, post consumption damage
By DYLAN GRECO | Sep. 13, 2023Unhealthy consumption of pre-workout has taken a hold of gym goers.
