Cecilia Brown was 18 years old when she discovered she was pregnant. Brown, then a freshman in college with little money, made a decision that she would grow to regret for the rest of her life: She got an abortion. It happened Nov.
Cecilia Brown was 18 years old when she discovered she was pregnant. Brown, then a freshman in college with little money, made a decision that she would grow to regret for the rest of her life: She got an abortion. It happened Nov.
Pop culture dominates our society, a society composed of isms - materialism, capitalism, classism. With such complex ideas clouding mainstream thought, where does happiness fit in? Today, the hyper-consumer mentality has created a culture that brands happiness as a commodity - something that can be bought or attained rather than something innate or subjective. Perhaps a better question to ask is: What is happiness? Each person's definition of the term has a major impact on how that individual lives - why that person wakes up every morning, what he or she seeks, hopes and dreams. Recently, Pharrell Williams' hit song, "Happy," has topped Billboard charts, becoming hugely popular worldwide for not only its infectious vibes and bubbly lyrics but also for its message.
Regardless of his or her dream vocation, most every student is driven by passion and ambition. But some students are different.
Jordyn Lowe* remembers the moment she began to despise her body. She was in the shower, reaching back for shampoo when she saw excess skin rolling over her hip. FAT. She pinched it, then moved on to her thighs, stomach and arms. She was 5-foot-4 and weighed 121 pounds, but she said she felt like "Shamu." Tears dripping from her face onto the shower floor, Lowe vowed she would never let herself get "big" again. *** Left.
Thirty million Americans suffer from an eating disorder but only one in 10 will receive proper treatment, according to Glamour Magazine. Sixty UB students were treated for eating disorders this year at UB's Student Health and Wellness Center.
Tal Kissos, a senior media study major, is willing to work in a mailroom in Los Angeles for 10 years if that's what it takes to make it big in the film business. Kissos is ready to walk in May's commencement ceremony.
Halfway through a Cardio Kickboxing and Toning session in Alumni 75, everyone looks tired - everyone but one woman. With a voice that overwhelms the blaring music in the room, she continues her reps and sings along with the music, seemingly unfazed by the high-intensity workout. This is Ute Inselmann. Inselmann, a Ph.D.
Unemployment after college remains a fear in the eyes of many soon-to-be graduates, as students begin to face the pressures of the dreaded process of finding a job. Undoubtedly, joblessness and underemployment is an unfortunate reality for many new graduates.
Video games. Shakespeare plays. Factory farms. Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. What do they all have in common? Violence. Students from UB and Buffalo State College participated in Western New York's first-ever undergraduate conference on the humanities, "On Violence and Representation" Saturday.
Kathryn Bond Stockton, a professor at the University at Utah, is not a "lesbian," nor is she a "homo." But, as Stockton explains, she has been "creating lesbians" since she was a child.
"I felt like I needed him to be a part of me every second of every day." Victoria Iacchetta's grandfather lay lifeless on the shore of Baby Beach in Aruba. Iacchetta was home in Rochester.
We only have a few short weekends left in the semester and for many graduating seniors, that means it's time to move back in with mom and dad somewhere miles and miles away from Buffalo - now's the perfect time to finally see some of the city. As you approach downtown Buffalo from just about any major thruway, you'll see the imposing, brilliant, decorative and powerful Art Deco masterpiece that is City Hall.
If your vagina could talk, what two words would it say? "Slow down," said 17 female cast members at high volume, dressed in black and red.
A typical day on the East Side of Buffalo might be dull and unappealing to the average eye. For 364 days of the year, the Historic Polonia District seems like nothing out of the ordinary. But the day after Easter, it's a sea of red and white. On Monday afternoon, the sounds of festive polka music and the smell of kielbasa and pierogi created an atmosphere on the East Side that reminded people of the days when Polonia was the second-largest community of Polish-Americans during the late 19th century. Festive floats paraded down Fillmore Avenue to Meadow Drive near the Central Terminal, accompanied by parade-goers chanting Polish phrases.
Style is an indefinable and intangible expression of who you are - it's how you walk and talk, what you read, what music you listen to, what you eat and what you love. There's a special moment when you pull on your favorite outfit and you just feel like you.
With her crystal rings, sparkling laugh and starry eyes, her parents have always said, "all that glitters is Lexi." Alexis Katz, a junior English major, has been drawn to all things shiny and positive since she was a little girl.
As the nine-piece group went silent for a moment, uncertain whether the performance of Steve McCaffery's poem "Carnival" had finished, a chuckle rose through the audience and was echoed by the performers on stage.
Approximately 400 Relay for Life attendees watched UB Glee perform and clapped along because they felt like a "room without a roof." They clapped along because they felt like "happiness is the truth." On Friday, 1,475 participants joined together in UB's Alumni Arena to fight against cancer.
Solutions by The State News
