Creepy Crawlers Invade Cornell University
Event educates and entertains visitors about insects Kids swarmed through the bug origami room, bustling to get to the table to recreate their favorite insect. Patient undergraduate volunteers helped...
View ArticleJefferson County Students Protest
Colorado high school caught up in AP history curriculum controversy “The committee’s initial projects will be a review of the AP U.S. History curriculum and elementary health curriculum. Review...
View ArticleHero/Villain
HERO Editors’ Comment Strap on your cape and quaft your hair just right. It’s time to fly into Buzzsaw’s Hero Issue. The hero is more than a character confined to comic panels and blockbuster Hollywood...
View ArticleWhat Did the Midterm Elections Really Mean?
A look at elections at the local, state and national levels Elections are baffling, especially to those who are voting for the first time. Perhaps as a response to this confusion, people between the...
View ArticleThrowback
Editors’ Comment Whether triggered by personal nostalgia or realized through an article, interacting with the past is as important as it is unavoidable. Some memories are welcomed back, while others...
View ArticleSwimsuit
Editors’ Comment Fuck the patriarchy. The Swimsuit Issue is Buzzsaw’s take on feminism. Instead of a magazine full of half-naked women, we have a magazine full of stories that critically examine...
View ArticleLeslie Knope, Primetime Champion
Network television’s first foray with a feminist lead “I am a goddess, a glorious female warrior, queen of all that I survey. Enemies of fairness and equality: hear my womanly roar!” Genuine...
View ArticleGet Off Our Turf
Transwomen fight for admission to female-only spaces “Dear Smith College Board of Trustees and President McCartney, I am writing this open letter to express my strong and continuing support for Smith...
View ArticleThe So-Called Nation of Immigrants
Why undocumented people are unwelcome in the U.S. “This fence has electricity on the top, on the inside and the outside, 220 volts,” Dr. Mike Vickers, Brooks County rancher and veterinarian, said in a...
View ArticleSeven Deadly Sins
Editors’ Comment Life is full of sinful pleasures. The envy of someone’s status, looks or life. Lusting over a friend, colleague or stranger. Lounging like a sloth for days on end. Beaming with pride...
View ArticleIt’s Gettin’ Hot in Here
The underreported impacts of climate change When one thinks about climate change, visuals of precious polar bears desperately clinging to ice caps often come to mind. But not all impacts of climate...
View ArticleRoots
Editors’ Comment At the core. When you go to the very center, you’ll be surprised by what you find. Whether they’re cultural, political or musical, our origins shape who we are and how we view the...
View ArticlePuzzles and Games
Editors’ Comment Words with friends. It’s all fun and games until Buzzsaw gets involved. Life is full of puzzles, tests and trials for us to conquer — or be defeated by. So join us for another rousing...
View ArticleRAW FROM THE SAW: A Man Alive
By Alexa Salvato Listening to Thao & The Get Down Stay Down’s newest release, A Man Alive, the listener is immediately struck by juxtaposition. The music is chirpy and fun, full of harmonious...
View ArticleContamination Abomination
Clean water is a human right “Clean water is a human right!” This is the chant Nia Nunn decided to teach young Ithacans when it was announced in January 2016 that the water, especially in the Ithaca...
View ArticleHeart
by Alexa Salvato “Emma!” Margaret squeals from across the 7-Eleven parking lot. “Emma! Emma! Oh my god, get the fuck over here! I’ve been waiting forever!” I roll my eyes and smile despite the...
View ArticleDunk’d
Editors’ Comment Basketball is our favorite sport. Dunking means more than to score some sure-fire points. It means flamboyantly, forcefully, powerfully, absolutely obliterating your opponents and...
View ArticleRAW FROM THE SAW: We Disappear
By Alexa Salvato The Thermals’ We Disappear starts out with messy, distorted electric guitar, quickly transitioning into catchy rhythm chords. Reminiscent almost of classic Breeders tune “Cannonball,”...
View ArticleHey, Hey, FDA
Let’s not list calories, okay? This summer, the Food and Drug Administration created a regulation mandating that chain restaurants post the calories for all the items on their menu. “Covered...
View ArticleFrom Birth Control to Mood Control
Birth control’s mental health consequences are no joke When I walked into the reproductive health nurse’s office in my high school, she introduced me to a variety of birth control making sure to...
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