Category Archives: Pop Culture

Push Girls – Overcoming Adversity and Inspiring Others

Posted on August 2, 2012 by admin

By Brie Kishel, Contributor An inspirational series has premiered this summer on the Sundance channel. It portrays the story of five young women, each of whose lives has been forever changed in different ways. But the one thing that they … Continue reading →

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“Breaking Barriers for Disability: Breaking Bad’s RJ Mitte”

Posted on July 25, 2012 by admin

By Osiris Gomez, Contributor I speak for many in my generation when I say there is significant buzz around UB’s campus surrounding America’s edgiest TV series Breaking Bad. It’s not your American Idol, your Seinfeld, and your Grey’s Anatomy. It … Continue reading →

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The World as it Could Be – Part Two

Posted on July 18, 2012 by admin

By Brie Kishel, Contributor School districts across New York State are scrambling to implement anti-bullying programs in order to conform to the “Dignity for All Students Act” (DASA). The legislation requires school districts to protect their students by prohibiting the … Continue reading →

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The World as it Could Be – Part One

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

By Brie Kishel, Contributor It is a topic that is hard to ignore. Not only because it has been prominent on television and in the newspaper, but because of the vast influence of social networking sites within the past decade. … Continue reading →

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Kryptonite

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

By Douglas Platt, Contributor We all probably have a weakness, a soft-spot or Achilles’ heel; something that renders us vulnerable ….it’s our kryptonite. Even Superman, who could change the course of mighty rivers and bend steel in his bare hands, … Continue reading →

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Home run for William “Dummy” Hoy

Posted on March 8, 2012 by admin

By Reid Dunlavey, Contributor With Major League Baseball clubs reporting for spring training it got me thinking again about William “Dummy” Hoy (1862-1961). He was a baseball player who was deaf and played in four different major leagues from 1886 … Continue reading →

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Comics Enter The Fight Against Polio Part 2

Posted on January 13, 2012 by admin

By David LoTempio, with assistance from Steven Bennett for additional comic and image research The 1940s were a dangerous and nervous time in America, and not just because of World War II.  The nation experienced cyclical and increasingly widespread epidemics of … Continue reading →

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Comics Enter the Fight Against Polio

Posted on November 9, 2011 by admin

By David LoTempio, contributor (All images researched and provided by Steven Bennett) Polio – scourge of children and microscopic hidden enemy of parents – was a frequent national health issue in America through the first 50 years of the 20th … Continue reading →

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