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Sex column: Why spring break sex can be the best kind of sex
By TY ORLANDO | Mar. 3, 2015I think the most satisfying part of spring-break sex is the secrecy.
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As universities turn their backs, adjuncts are right to walk out
By Editorial Board | Mar. 1, 2015Adjunct faculty, who typically hold at least one graduate degree and are paid per course, earn on average between $20,000 and $25,000 a year, according to a 2014 NPR report. These numbers stand in sharp contrast to the salaries of full-time professors, which typically exceed $100,000.
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An empty pocket
By Daniel McKeon | Mar. 1, 2015Last Sunday, I made a decision that would boggle the mind of even the least tech-dependent person out there. I willingly gave up my cell phone for one week.
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Due to incompetence of city officials, frozen water pipes wreck havoc for unlucky Niagara Falls residents
By Editorial Board | Mar. 1, 2015Even though access to water is as basic a need as food and shelter, its importance in everyday life can be easily overlooked – until it’s gone. For residents of Niagara Falls, this lesson has been learned all too much due to the extreme cold and questionable management by Niagara Falls city officials and the Niagara Falls Water Board.
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Llama drama and dress stress: Politicians should follow lead of those like John Oliver, use Twitter to discuss current events
By William Krause | Mar. 1, 2015If you have been on Twitter the past few days, you have probably seen millions of people tweeting about llamas on the loose in Arizona and have been caught up in trying to decide what colors that infamous dress is (it’s blue and black for those still deciding).
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The lost art of acceptance
By SOPHIA MCKEONE | Mar. 1, 2015UB student explores open-mindedness: "If I am confident in my beliefs, I should be willing to challenge them by really trying to see the other side."
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Move to delay sentencing in Molly’s Pub case leaves defense’s motives up for debate
By Editorial Board | Feb. 26, 2015It’s been almost a year since Jeffrey Basil pushed William Sager down a flight of stairs in Molly’s Pub, causing Sager to suffer a traumatic brain injury and die several months later.
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Pharmaceutical company's greed is easily apparent as it pushes to medicate binge-eating disorder
By Editorial Board | Feb. 26, 2015Binge eating disorder has attracted the attention of the vulture known as Shire – a pharmaceutical company with a dangerously savvy marketing strategy.
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Upstate New York vs. Downstate New York
By Daniel McKeon | Feb. 26, 2015The age-old question of how to define the upstate-downstate boundaries has plagued many friendships and families for too long.
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The right to an HPV-free life
By Editorial Board | Feb. 24, 2015Teenagers in Erie County and across the United States have access to one of few vaccinations that can protect them against cancer. But in Buffalo, only around 30 percent of girls ages 13 to 17 have received the shot that can protect them from the human papillomavirus (HPV).
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UB law school without the LSAT: a crime against competition
By Editorial Board | Feb. 22, 2015Like many graduate programs, law school is stressful, competitive and exhausting, with no guarantees of success. It’s only logical, then, that applying to law school should be equally strenuous. Apparently UB disagrees.
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Choosing to cover: Student wears a hijab for one day
By Kayleigh Reed | Feb. 22, 2015I was curious about Islam and events such as “World Hijab Day” since high school so when I heard about Cover a Mile in Her Scarf, I knew I wanted to try it out.
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SUNY Fredonia, Alfred State move to offer low tuition to out-of-state students has promise and problems
By Editorial Board | Feb. 22, 2015Fredonia and Alfred State, along with SUNY Potsdam, which is close to Canada, are all included on a proposed State Senate bill that would allow tuition cuts for close, but out-of-state, students.
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Power outage shines spotlight on UB’s contingency plans – the good and the bad
By Editorial Board | Feb. 19, 2015A lone sprinkler and lot of cold weather managed to uproot more than 500 students from Red Jacket Hall last night, but UB officials largely responded admirably to the unexpected and urgent situation. The dormitory lost power and heat Wednesday morning when a dripping sprinkler line damaged an electrical panel.
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Despite attendance issues, Winterfest earns an A
By Editorial Board | Feb. 19, 2015This university may not cancel classes as often as students would like, but at least they manage to make sub-zero temperatures enjoyable every now and then. With its sixth-annual Winterfest following the decades-long tradition of winter festivals, UB once again established that snow and ice isn’t all bad – and that students here occasionally manage to enjoy Buffalo’s admittedly unenjoyable winters.
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"Drake's new mixtape 'If You're Reading This, Its Too Late' speaks to artist's evolution "
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Feb. 17, 2015On Drake's newest project, If You're Are Reading This It?s Too Late, the
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Erie County deputy's mistake is irreparable and inexplicable
By Editorial Board | Feb. 17, 2015The innocence or guilt of four individuals accused of committing murder in 1998 is yet to be determined, but the incompetence of an Erie County deputy who disposed of evidence crucial to the case has been proven beyond a doubt. Former Deputy Douglas Burke, now retired, explained to a federal judge that he gave away murder evidence to an auctioneer four years after the initial crime. The evidence in question, which the auctioneer sold, was far from incidental.
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Buffalo's homeless can't come in from the cold
Feb. 17, 2015As Buffalo continues to be pummeled by snow and sub-zero temperatures, UB students? trek to campus has arguably surpassed mere inconvenience as they drive on icy roads and trudge along in wind chills far below zero to get to class. But at least UB students have somewhere to go. The homeless population of Buffalo remains outside, even as temperatures break cold weather records that residents would rather see left alone. Newcomers to Buffalo are typically quick to pick up on the winter weather uniform necessary to stay safe in the cold ? heavy coats and as many accessories as possible. Because when the temperature drops below zero, wearing enough layers and exposing almost no skin makes it possible to almost feel warm. But the homeless of Buffalo often make do with just a jacket. This was the case for Ronald Hunter Jr., who was homeless, mentally ill and just 21 years old when he died of hypothermia on Bailey Avenue on Jan.
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Cigarettes in Kaiserslautern
By ANDY KONIUCH | Feb. 16, 2015I received a Facebook message on April 1, 2013 from a stranger named
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Remembering lives to learn how to live
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Feb. 15, 2015I am standing in The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe with my study abroad group from the University of Buffalo and watching as people openly start to cry.
