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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pre workout energy, post consumption damage
By DYLAN GRECO | Sep. 13, 2023Unhealthy consumption of pre-workout has taken a hold of gym goers.
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Drinking 101: How to avoid being that guy
By DYLAN GRECO | Sep. 6, 2023While it’s fun to have a brew or two to bring in the new academic year, college students tend to have a little more than one or two — which is OK once in a blue moon! That being said, it’s important to maintain good manners and be safe while drinking.
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There’s no shame in asking for a ‘table for one’
By ALEX OLEN | Sep. 6, 2023Don’t let the fear of being alone stop you from doing things you care about.
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A letter to our readers and graduating seniors
By GRANT ASHLEY , ANDREW LAURICELLA and ANTHONY DECICCO | May 17, 2023Through it all, we always have each other.
OPINION
Seize your opportunity and run with it
By ANTHONY DECICCO | May 17, 2023I’ve been here since my freshman year, and this place helped me find my passion on campus.
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I guess it’s time to say goodbye
By EMMA STANTON | May 17, 2023I feel like I am leaving UB a better person than who I entered as. I’ve been through so much: a global pandemic, a chronic disease diagnosis, making and losing friends, heartbreak. Through it all, I’ve grown as a person, and for the better.
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‘The man, the myth, the legend’: The last school song of Boombox Guy
By AJ FRANKLIN | May 17, 2023For the past four years, thousands of members of the UB community have been telling me how they feel about me.
OPINION
Psychotropic medications can be useful, but they aren’t the answer for everyone
By EMILY PANDEL | May 16, 2023Psychotropic medications are often seen as a quick fix — but there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
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It’s time to break up with fast fashion
By ALEX OLEN | May 3, 2023In a world dominated by fast fashion and the money-thirsty industry that drives it, it’s hard not to fall into the cycle: buy cheap, buy more, throw away, repeat.
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Dear professors, use your passion to make us care
By DYLAN GRECO | May 3, 2023It’s baffling how many UB professors’ lectures contain blank slides, plain Arial font, black text and one stock image of a textbook diagram per slide. As an educator, it’s a professor’s job to deliver engaging lectures so their students retain as much information as possible.
OPINION
Lesbian relationships aren’t a joke
By AMY MASLIN | Apr. 26, 2023I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen a woman posting a picture of herself kissing a friend on the lips during a night out — and many of them have boyfriends.
OPINION
Never stop saying gay
By ALEX OLEN | Apr. 19, 2023For years, I had to answer to a name that wasn’t my own. I avoided raising my hand in class for fear of being deadnamed or misgendered. I changed for gym class in the nurse’s supply closet, just to avoid a gendered space. At home, there was no escape.
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Everyone should take at least one communication course
By DYLAN GRECO | Apr. 12, 2023If you want to improve your general demeanor, you should take at least one communication course — no matter what field of study you’re in.
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The fear of mediocrity
By EVAN HILBERT | Apr. 5, 2023Running has provided me with some of the highest highs of my life. But it has also given me some of the lowest lows. All of these experiences have come together to forge who I am today.
OPINION
We need to start preparing for the next presidential election
By DYLAN GRECO | Apr. 5, 2023It’s up to us to conduct our own research and look past the misinformation that we are spoon-fed on social media. We need to start preparing for the next presidential election as soon as possible so that we can avoid settling for candidates like our last two presidents — senile, old white men.
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Chores and their tedious beauty
By DYLAN GRECO | Mar. 15, 2023My mom did everything she could to make sure I was raised right. She motivates me to take on challenges and, above all else, makes me bring our family’s laundry baskets up and down the stairs.
