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Last month, I had the opportunity to interview the president of Turning Point USA Buffalo State chapter, a conservative-leaning organization that has yet to be officiated by USG, on his thoughts on Critical Race Theory and what Turning Point USA is. In my last article , I wrote, “More to come on this topic soon!” Here is part two of that interview. Alexander Kolasny said that he was very hesitant when he made the decision to launch a State University of New York College at Buffalo chapter of TPUSA. “I did not know what kind of reaction or reception I would get. I’m like, I don’t want to lose the respect of my professors, [or] some of my friends,” he said. photo credit: Tampa Bay Times / Michaela Mulligan Kolasny described that he was relieved to attend the 7th annual Student Action Summit, which is an event held by TPUSA that features conversative public figures such as Donald Trump Jr, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. “There were people there of...

"Conversations With Cait," a new podcast that centers on the arts, culture and race and gender politics, is set to air on  91.3 WBNY-FM  on Monday at 7:30 a.m. Don't have time to tune in? "Conversations With Cait" is now available on YouTube  and SoundCloud . Here's a recap of episode one. For the first episode, published fiction and poetry author Kayla King  shared with listeners her journey as a writer and more about her two collectives, “Pages Penned In Pandemic,” and “The Elpis Pages,” both of which are collections of poetry, short stories, flash fiction, essays and more.  All proceeds from “The Elpis Pages,” according to King, will be donated to Planned Parenthood Action Fund , an organization which helps protect access to safe, legal abortion and reproductive rights. What's the story behind these two collectives? For “Pages Penned in Pandemic,” she began a featured interview series in summer 2020. photo credit: Golden Rose Creative “I was really...

photo credit: Tedesco Knows Best / Facebook Thomas Tedesco and Connor Best, the founders of the band, Tedesco Knows Best , have been friends for a little over 10 years since elementary school. “From being friends, we discovered our mutual love for rock music,” Tedesco said. Their very first performance together as a duo was in 2017 at Sal Maglie Stadium in Niagara Falls as a part of the annual Summer Fest at the Sal event. Tedesco Knows Best recently expanded with two additional members: Cam Lord on drums and Collin Lacki on keyboard and back-up vocals. “All Around Us,” their new four-song EP that was released last April, was recorded, engineered and produced last Fall at Arkwright Loft Studio by Lord, who they were first introduced to by Lacki. “We pride ourselves in original material, but it was a matter of finding the right time, the right place to record these songs and get them into the way that we envisioned them,” Tedesco said. The original recording of their music was just the...

  graphic courtesy of: Elijah Robinson "Conversations With Cait" is a new podcast centered on the arts, culture, and race and gender politics. For the first episode, our first guest speaker will be published fiction and poetry author Kayla King. King’s work made the Backlash Best Book Award shortlist, and most recently she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is the author of These Are the Women We Write About , and is a 2013 Buffalo State College alumna.  Go Bengals!  She will share with us her journey as a writer, her process behind putting together collectives, and tell us more about   The Elpis Pages , which was launched just this month!  She is the founder and editor-in-chief of this collective along with Pages Penned in Pandemic .   All proceeds from The Elpis Pages , according to King, will be donated to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, an organization which helps protect access to safe, legal abortion and reproductive rights. Foll...

photo credit: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock Taylor Swift’s birthday is on Dec. 13, so in honor of her, here are my top 11 Swift songs. If someone says they’re not a Swiftie, they must like at least one song by her. If they tell you otherwise, they’re lying. Taylor speaks to everyone. You don’t even have to be in love to enjoy her music. I don’t know about you, but for this December break, I will be listening to Taylor on repeat. 1.) "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" “So why'd you have to rain on my parade?  I'm shaking my head, I'm locking the gates.” Taylor is known for putting Easter eggs in her songs and music videos. The rumor goes that this is a reference to the Kanye or I should say, “Ye” situation...but “ye” you get the picture. 2.) "The Man" “I'd be a fearless leader.                                                    I'd be an alpha type....

SUNY Buffalo State College alumna and fiction and poetry author Kayla King will be hosting a book launch party for “ The Elpis Pages ,” a collective that explores “the nuanced complexity of womanhood,” on Friday, Dec. 10 at Project 308 Gallery in North Tonawanda from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. photo credit: Golden Rose Creative King, a 2013 graduate of Buffalo State College's writing program and the founder and editor-in-chief of this collective along with “ Pages Penned In Pandemic ,” shared that this book brings together poetry, short stories, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, essays and more from self-identifying women worldwide. “I’ve seen so much strength and courage in the work that I received and allowing those women to speak up and giving them a platform has been the greatest honor,” she said in a virtual zoom meeting. The event that really encouraged her to put this collective together was the passing of the Texas abortion law, also known as Senate Bill 8. “That first day I was j...