Art by Amber Sliter A year ago, optimism abounded in Buffalo as the city?s School Board approved a much-sought partnership with Johns Hopkins University.
Last night, I bopped to Bas? ?Charles De Gaulle To JFK,? danced to Schoolboy Q?s ?Break The Bank? and sang along to T.I.?s ?Whatever You Like.? And I enjoyed every second of it.
Spectrum File Photo You may have seen a correction on the front page of our Friday edition addressing the article ?Students for Justice in Palestine comes back to UB.? It was the first step in rectifying a regretful error.
Local law enforcement is demonstrating commendable dedication to its investigation into welfare fraud, which has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in recent years. Although the sheriff?s office deserves praise for taking action ? it has expanded its welfare fraud investigations significantly in response to the growing problem ? the demand reflects a shockingly high supply of citizens willing to prey on a system critical in supporting some of society?s most vulnerable.
Politics have once again obstructed progress in the White House, as President Barak Obama gave in to political maneuvering and manipulation, announcing he would not use his executive powers to enact immigration reform. Despite promising (a word that apparently means little in D.C.) to make sweeping changes to the nation?s immigration system and sharply criticizing Republican politicization of the issue, Obama has allowed the obstruction he so fervently denounced to stop him in his tracks. The president doesn?t deserve all the blame ? his actions are both caused by and emblematic of a toxic political environment generated by conservatives and liberals alike that prioritizes partisan gamesmanship over legitimate change. According to administration officials, Obama and his aides determined that taking action on immigration as promised would anger Republicans and threaten Democratic control of the Senate as midterm elections loom.
With less than six minutes remaining in the third quarter, Army had more passing yards than Buffalo. That?s when you knew something was wrong. Don?t let the 47-39 final score fool you.
On Sunday, the Internet exploded. Nude photos of dozens of female celebrities including Kate Upton, Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, McKayla Maroney and Ariana Grande were released online by a yet-to-be-announced anonymous hacker. The reaction was immediate, dramatic and disturbing. Starting with obvious: the perpetrators of this crime need to be caught immediately.
Art by Amber Sliter The beginning of classes at UB guarantees many inevitabilities: disoriented freshmen, confusion on the Stampede, a Labor Day weekend packed with especially fervent partying and an influx of local news features decrying underage drinking and waxing poetic on the woes of permanent residents in the University Heights. Last fall, it was The Buffalo News (?University Heights residents share party concerns with UB officials?), Time Warner Cable Buffalo (?University Heights residents sound off on college parties?) and WGRZ Buffalo (?University Heights Neighbors Clashing with UB Students?). This year, WIVB has taken up the topic with yet another article featuring depictions of underage drinking and general debauchery and quoting residents disgruntled by the noise and litter. Though the problems caused by partying are popular fodder for local news sources, the far more serious issue of student safety in the Heights is largely ignored. Underage drinking and loud music are a part of the college experience.
Sports Editor Andy Koniuch celebrates his 17-wing performance at this year's Wingfest in Buffalo.
Editor?s note: The following letter is in response to an Aug. 27 editorial called ?Tear gas and terror in the heart of America.? It has only been edited for grammar and clarity.
What began as a classic family vacation ended in tragedy, punctuated by the recoil of a submachine gun that ended one life and irrevocably altered another. Last week, a 9-year-old from New Jersey, on vacation with her family, accidentally shot and killed Charles Vacca, who was instructing her in the use of an Uzi submachine gun.
Art by Amber Sliter Echoing an all too familiar refrain, the board of directors for North Tonawanda?s Carnegie Art Center announced they laid off their last paid employee due to a lack of public funding. Despite receiving $343,000 from the federal government to repair and update the center, which is over a century old, the newly renovated facility now faces an uncertain future.
Well, that escalated quickly. The Buffalo football team led 21-0 in the second quarter, but the Bulls were trailing 28-24 after a Duquesne fourth-quarter touchdown. It has been said so much it?s nauseating.
I feel like I?ve done it all, and maybe I have, but it really never gets old. I?m a lifetime Buffalonian, currently residing just steps outside of historic Allentown.
As thousands of students poured through the Spine and milled about the Student Union on the first day of classes, phones and computers all over campus buzzed and beeped, announcing an incoming email that would set one of their classmates apart.
Art by Amber Sliter In December 2012, corrections officers at Rikers Island brutalized two inmates until blood stained the walls of an isolated exam room.
As an international student, I have had a complicated relationship with UB. It has become more complicated since I realized this semester was going to be my last. I like to think of my stint at UB as a floating home experience.
Spectrum File Photo Thanksgiving is a quiet holiday for my family. We usually try to spend the day with a family friend.
As school begins this fall and teachers start collecting permission slips and homework assignments from their new students, 63 recently laid-off instructors will be picking up nothing but unemployment checks. Less than a month before the beginning school year, the Buffalo School Board approved the layoffs in a 6-2 vote.
Art by Amber Sliter In a commendable move, President Obama has ordered a review of the government?s ?Pentagon to police? program, which for the past decade has provided local police forces with military-grade equipment, including body armor, mine-resistant trucks and automatic rifles. The issue came to light in the wake of racial unrest and dramatic clashes between protestors and heavily armed police in Ferguson, Missouri, after a police officer shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown.
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