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Pumpkin patches around Buffalo, like The Great Pumpkin Farm, are a perfect Halloween activity to try if you’re not a big fan of haunted houses or other scary Halloween activities.
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Top pumpkin and apple picking farms in Buffalo

Among the different events held on UB’s campus for Halloween, there are a handful of things to do off campus as well. Apple and pumpkin picking are popular Halloween activities around the country, so here is a list of the places in Buffalo where one can enjoy the holiday.


Nurses costumes, like the one here, do not accurately represent the toil or effort that nurses put into their jobs. Some find it offensive that they are so crudely misrepresented. 
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College students face slut-shaming on Halloween

When we fail to remember the more important qualities of being a woman, an even bigger problem emerges between Halloween and females. The problem according to Glann is called “slut-shaming,” an act of putting down, disparaging, insulting and otherwise degrading women for making choices about their own bodies.


from left to right: Carlos Leyte, a senior business student, Matthew McKinivan, a senior economics major, James Gomez, a senior economics major and Kyle Murphy, a sophomore accounting major prepare for their first debate about immigration.
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Debating on campus becomes recreational

This semester, Angela Kim brought a club back to UB that hasn’t been around since 2003. Kim, a sophomore nursing major, set up UB’s Debate Society after meeting with professor James Holmes, who teaches an economic debate class.


Caribbean Student Association Vice President Shawn Gibson makes a smoothie, which is one event the CSA offered this week in the Student Union. All of the events were intended to encourage students to learn more about Caribbean culture.
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CSA looks to bring Caribbean culture to UB

UB’s Caribbean Student Association (CSA) has held its annual Caribbean Awareness Week throughout this week, with events to highlight Caribbean culture, educate the UB community and dispel stereotypes. CSA want more students to be aware of Caribbean culture because of the Caribbean population at UB and the influence the culture has on society.


Students at UB vary their makeup choices depending on the event or the amount of time they have to get ready.
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Makeup mojo

Makeup artistry has been a growing trend over the last couple of years. Simple eyeliner and mascara won’t do anymore and thousands of girls are showing off their skills on Instagram and YouTube. Students at UB vary their makeup depending on where they are going and the amount of time they have to get ready.


Engineering is one of the top majors at UB, according to Career Services. It is one of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields that have been growing exponentially in the past few years.
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Is there such a thing as a ‘best’ major?

UB offers students approximately 100 undergraduate degree programs, from which students pick one or two that ultimately predict their likelihood of employment and success after college. Data at UB shows that the STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – fields are a student’s best bet.


The latest installment of the popular tv series now features Lady Gaga instead of the previous star of the show, Jessica Lange.
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American Horror Story: Hotel is creepy at best

Nothing good ever comes out of scary movies or TV shows that take place in a hotel – just think of Psycho or the prequel TV show Bates Motel. American Horror Story: Hotel, the fifth season of the series premiered on Wednesday, Oct. 7 – and it certainly lived up to its predicted creepy hotel vibe.


Rinse 716 is a company run by students to promote EDM shows in the Buffalo area.
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Student create Rinse 716 to help spread EDM

Zoe Sparks has loved electronic dance music (EDM) since she was in high school. The graduate student in the School of Social Work has spent many weekends since her first arrival at UB in 2011 for undergrad searching for EDM shows in the area – with little success. Sparks decided to take this problem into her own hands.



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