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Best holiday movies to watch over break
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Dec. 7, 2016Winter break offers up the perfect time to gather around the television and spend time watching movies with family.
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The grapevine: Your weekly collection of Buffalo's sonic selections
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Dec. 4, 2016Finals are now upon us. If you yearn to get away from the heavy workload and intense studying sessions in Capen, consider seeing a concert in the next couple of weeks. Some acts to look out for include singer-songwriter Rick Springfield and soul singers the Platters.
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Dance continues to inspire UB students
By Miranda Albini | Dec. 4, 2016Haley Bjorn realized she couldn’t live without dance when she was a teenager. It was her passion, her outlet.
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Finding a focus: UB students and faculty not on same page in Media Study department
By DAVID TUNIS-GARCIA | Nov. 30, 2016Salvatore Natale will graduate in Spring 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in media study, but he doesn’t think his UB media classes have prepared him to get a job.
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The Weeknd aims to dazzle
By ANDREW SAFE | Nov. 30, 2016Since his debut mixtape in 2011, Abel Tesfaye has created a place for himself among pop music’s most popular stars. The Weeknd has invariably watered down his unique style and replaced it with one more tailored for the radio along his journey to stardom. But that doesn’t mean this album isn’t unique.
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The Grapevine: Your weekly collection of Buffalo’s sonic selections
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Nov. 27, 2016Thanksgiving is in the books but not Buffalo’s concert offerings. Some acts stopping by will be R&B artist Tory Lanez and alternative rock band Daughtry. If you’re fresh out of leftovers from Thursday, fill your appetite with some top tier talent coming to the area.
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Finals week playlist
By ANDREW SAFE | Nov. 21, 2016Relax your mind with this calming playlist, tailored to take you to a place of clarity – if only for a few moments.
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Spring semester of ’71: Charles Mingus leaves his legacy at UB
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Nov. 21, 2016Charles Mingus’ greatness could be heard echoing throughout the first floor of the old Baird Hall – now Allen Hall – 45 years ago. When it comes to jazz, the late Mingus is one of the first names mentioned.
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The Hypnic Jerks chase stardom on their own terms
By MICHAEL AKELSON | Nov. 21, 2016Lydia Macaluso was sitting in her Psychology 101 class freshman year when the teacher started lecturing the class about hypnic jerks, an involuntary twitch in your sleep. “She was like, ‘today we’re gonna talk about hypnic jerks,’ and I said ‘the Hypnic Jerks, wouldn’t that be a great name for a band?’” Lydia said.
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A Tribe Called Quest finally kicks it after 18 year hiatus
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Nov. 17, 2016The hip-hop community mourned the loss of one of its most celebrated rhymers on March 22, 2016. Phife Dawg, longtime rapper for the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, had died from diabetic-related issues.
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Bear Hands play intimate show in downtown Buffalo
By MAX KALNITZ | Nov. 15, 2016Last Friday, Brooklyn-based rockers Bear Hands returned to Buffalo to play an intimate show at the Waiting Room in downtown Buffalo.
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From misunderstood to modeling
Nov. 15, 2016Growing up, I always felt the need to express myself through the way I dressed. In the eighth grade, I switched schools and thought it was time for a new look. I began to wear Air Jordan sneakers and the reactions I got from my classmates made me feel like an absolute king. I kept buying more and more shoes from Plato’s Closet and one pair of shoes turned into a collection.
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Still alive: Local filmmaker and UB alumnus discusses job insecurity and impermanence
By ANDREW SAFE | Nov. 14, 2016Rick Masi was plagued with thoughts of his own mortality four years after graduating college. “I’m going to die one day and what do I have to show for it?” he asked himself. Masi tucked away his love for film and entered the workforce as a sales assistant at a dealership immediately after graduating from UB in 2009 with a communication degree.
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Gamer guide: The most anticipated fall and winter games
By ANDREW SAFE | Nov. 12, 2016These coming weeks are filled with highly anticipated video game releases on many different platforms, including handhelds and consoles. Take a study break and free yourself from the stress of exams and elections with one of these exciting games.
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November movie guide
By DAVID TUNIS-GARCIA | Nov. 12, 2016A handful of decent-looking movies – none of which look even remotely as scary as the 2016 Presidential Election – are coming out throughout the rest of November and the beginning of December, ranging from a desperate “Harry Potter” spinoff to an attempt to make Disney inclusive again (they’ll still get a lot of hate no matter how hard they tried).
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Donald Trump, mastermind of the Hunger Games
By MAX KALNITZ | Nov. 10, 2016At roughly 3 a.m. the final cannon sounded, a giant shockwave of anger and disbelief pulsed through the districts; Donald Trump and Mike Pence won the Hunger Games.
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UB students weigh in on seeking political refuge in Canada
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Nov. 7, 2016Dustin Perez has thought about fleeing to Canada after this year’s presidential election. A senior psychology and business major, Perez favors neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump. He doesn’t feel he would be welcomed in the country if Trump were elected because he is a minority, and doesn’t plan to vote for Clinton because he doesn’t “trust her words.” Whatever the result, Perez is not the only student who’s considered leaving. The idea of fleeing to Canada has been considered a means of coping with either candidate’s win and it is a possible option for UB students.
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Donald Trump is a real-life supervillain
By DAVID TUNIS-GARCIA | Nov. 7, 2016While many have compared Donald Trump to a cartoon character, they should have said comic book character – in particular, Lex Luthor, supervillain and arch nemesis of Superman who in the comics launches a successful bid for the US presidency despite his past misdeeds.
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Social structure: UB students discuss where they get their election news
By MAX KALNITZ | Nov. 7, 2016The 2016 election has been extremely reliant on the media to address candidate platforms as well as campaign slip-ups. From leaked emails showing government cover-ups to scandalous tapes released, each candidate has had his or her campaign and poll popularity affected by the media. Millennials and college students in general make up an important number of voters this year.
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The grapevine: Your weekly collection of Buffalo’s sonic selections
By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Nov. 7, 2016This week will not only feature a significant presidential election but loads of musical opportunities.
