Opinions

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The Wizard of KU

Last December, former Buffalo head coach Turner Gill took a flight to Lawrence, Kan. and marked the beginning of a rebuilding phase for UB football. Right now, if Gill, now the head coach at Kansas, and the duo of Dorothy and Toto could switch places, Gill would certainly click his coaching shoes together three times and make a wish. Buffalo's ongoing rebuilding project coincides with Kansas' own period of adjustment.

The state of the music industry

In Australia this past week, 3,600 record sales were enough to give a British metal band the number one position on the music chart - an all time low. I'm never one to speak out against illegal downloading, which is undoubtedly the primary reason behind the recent low sales, but this is a completely alarming piece of information. Is it perhaps time to ease up on the non-stop downloading and "torrenting" and give back, just a little, to the music industry? The main thing to consider is who in fact it is hurting and how badly it's doing so.

Wikileaks provides important information

To give an idea of how the web domain Wikileaks works, its first published document in 2006 raised the question if an uncovered plot to assassinate government officials, signed by sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, was "a clever smear by U.S.

Questionable methods used in Buffalo law enforcement

Questionable methods used in Buffalo law enforcement The behavior of a few affects the department and police in general There is always an element of subjectivity in law enforcement, especially when it comes to individual cases with police officers.

The Circle of Strife

A passion for video games is the definition of my life, though more recently, I have found a new love for the pen and panel art form, comic books.

Religious propaganda is to be tolerated

UB is the kind of campus where one can believe in anything that he wants without much of a problem from others who do not share in his faith.

Rediscovering what you love

As college students, we like to think of ourselves as mature. We like to think we're past the silly, childish things we loved when we children. Most of the time, we couldn't be more wrong. I am a fine example of this.

"Don't ask, don't tell argument puts homosexuals in the middle"

On Oct. 12, California federal judge Virginia A. Phillips ordered the termination of the U.S. military's fickle "don't ask, don't tell" law, as it violates the equal protection and First and Fifth Amendment rights of openly homosexual enlisted men and women. Almost immediately, the Department of Justice and the Pentagon began a campaign against the new policy, citing that the sudden changes in arrangements would make problems for other U.S.

Rash argument begins with a misunderstanding

Unfortunately, student athletes and athletic communications are thoroughly reticent when it comes to commenting on a teammate's involvement in off-campus incidents.

"Driven by money, Proposition 19 will be a good test run"

It seems that, ultimately, whether or not California decides to pass its nationally anticipated Proposition 19 will come down to money.

No excuses for Afghan civilian murders

A breath of fresh air

The set lights are set up perfectly, the instruments are tuned, and the iconic Hall and Oates record is propped up on the amp.

A cup of Green Tea

The midterm election season is in full swing and students are having a much harder time trying to stay politically ignorant.

Know your rock history

I am proud to say I have amassed a very impressive CD collection. I have over 200 CDs, and if it weren't for my tendency to sell them back to Record Theater for cash, I'd probably have close to 400.

When do police officers cross the line?

The Carter XVI

Denard Robinson is one of the most exciting college football players to come along in the past decade.

French removal of Romani people is xenophobic

Even Americans get touchy when the term "xenophobia" gets thrown around.

Wal-Mart: Now 25 percent less evil

Wal-Mart is probably the most polarizing corporation in America. Some people love it for the low prices and the simple fact that you can buy just about anything you want there.

Wind power turbines too noisy for sensitive ears

As many countries scramble to find a plausible solution to the global energy crisis, many individuals across the United States find themselves unable to deal with the side effects of renewable energy resources and their means of production. A popular form of renewable energy, wind farming, seems detrimental only to those who live in proximity to the insistent hum of the turbines and within eyeshot of offshore wind farms. Though only measured at a noise level just above that of a humming refrigerator, wind-power turbines often frustrate residents of rural areas that have agreed to host wind-power facilities, as many of the dissenting voices claim that the turbines mar the otherwise natural vista and that the noise disrupts the area's otherwise noiseless tranquility. To city residents, such an enthusiastically negative reaction to a little bit of white noise seems absurd, as main road residents train themselves to sleep through fire truck sirens and street sweepers.

Paladino's opinions on homosexuals turn heads

In the realm of current political gaffes, Joe Biden takes a big bite of the pie, having most notoriously told a man in a wheelchair to stand up and take a bow while he spoke publicly on the campaign trail with President Obama. But Carl Paladino's comments on homosexuality, made earlier this week in response to fellow gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo participating in a gay pride parade with his family, seem to go beyond something that we can simply set aside as a campaign hiccup. As an editorial board, we would like to believe that his remarks were brash efforts to accommodate the politics of a conservative group of Orthodox Jewish leaders.