Have You Heard The BUZZ…

Is a new media outlet, taking SUNY Buffalo State by storm! The Bengal Buzz(catchy name huh?) founded by Journalism major Steven London and four other Buffalo State students (Kyle Washington, Tia Gadson, Keianna Burton, and Fatoumata Binta Barry) is a publication site “dedicated to putting SUNY Buffalo State and its surrounding community on the map”. Its initial intent was to create a source that was easily accessible and could bring the school together.   The bloggers focus on everything from Fashion, to Relationships, Current Events, Food and Music. There is something for everyone on The Bengal Buzz site.

 (Click on the pictures  above to see the videos captured from RUNWAY 6.0)

I had the pleasure of meeting some of the team as they covered the behind the scenes details of RUNWAY 6.0, and I must say they are a professional bunch. With press passes, cameras and note pads in hand they took into account  all the details and hard work that went into putting on this years RUNWAY show. After the show I got a chance to mix and mingle with founder Steven London and here’s what he had to say:

Q: Who is your target Audience?

A: “With Buffalo State being our school and what the website is based around, we wanted to target every student, faculty member, and staff here. If you’re an individual who’s into Pop Culture you will also love the website.”

Q: What made you decide on “The Bengal Buzz”?

A: “There are countless of great options of organizations of communication on campus, The Record, BSCTV, and WBNY is perfect – but I wanted something that would bring the school together to one place. Something fast, easily accessible, and consistent. An online publication seemed perfect. Of course, pursuing a career in Broadcast Journalism for the Entertainment industry, I wanted to showcase my passion for that as well.”

Q: Where do you see this organization going?

A: “Ultimately, I want to make The Bengal Buzz a project that stays on campus forever. Post-Graduation, I want to leave the organization in great hands by selecting a perfect executive board of students who can continue on producing and reporting content. This is underway as we are expanding the brand. We also plan to launch a successful radio show (BuzzRadio) coming in the fall (crossing fingers) which will be under  93.1 WBNY; also launching a YouTube Channel (BuzzTV) with a countless number of small shows that showcase our student bodies talent which would be following in the footsteps of our current show: “Fashion State of The Union”, also found on our website.”

To get more from The Bengal Buzz you can follow them on Twitter, Facebook and subscribe to their YouTube page.

-Jude G

 

Toronto bloggers come to Buffalo for RUNWAY!

We had the pleasure of having two amazing fashion bloggers in town last week for Runway! Check out Alexander Liang from Kenton Magazine and Justine Laboni from Whatever…Eurotrash’s…road to Runway and their fun stops along the way!

Alexander Liang’s Blog- Click HERE

Justine Laboni’s Blog- Click HERE

A big thank you to:

KC You There

Visit Buffalo Niagara

Vera Pizzeria

Comfort Suites

Jenna Murray

Thank you!

- Team Runway

 

 

Runway 6.0- Captured by Buffalo State Photographer Bruce Fox!

Check out the link HERE!

Pictures on Buffalo.com!

Thank you Buffalo.com for taking some great shots of Runway 6.0!

Check them out HERE!

And the winner is…

Thank you to all who helped make Runway 6.0 a HUGE success!

AWARDS

First Place Senior Collection- Lucile Ragot
Nancy Belfer Award ($1,000)
Complete set of professional shears courtesy of East- man Machine and photo shoot with Luke Copping

Second Place Senior Collection Award sponsored by Eastman Machine ($500)- Kaitlin Anne Russo

Best In Show Award sponsored by Eastman Machine & Project Runway ($250) Limited Edition Sewing Machine sponsored by Sew On-Sew Forth- ZHAO JIN

First Place Cotton Inc. Student Collection ($1,000)- Rachel Hamerski

Second Place Cotton Inc. Student Collection $750- Kristina Murray

Creativity in Cotton Award ($500)- Shantell Reid

First Place Cotton Inc. Individual Design ($500)- Mirna Wilson

Second Place Cotton Inc. Individual Design ($350)- Gabrielle Bourcier

Third Place Cotton Inc. Individual Design ($250)- Brittany Chapman

Erika Hoerner Award (total value $1,000)- We will announce the winner next week!

To honor Erika’s life and her passion for the fashion industry, Shannon Campbell and Alison Pieroni, with the help of many other Buffalo State students and faculty, established The Erika Hoerner Award, which will be presented annually to an outstanding student in the Fashion Show Production class.

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR RUNWAY 6.0!!

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR RUNWAY 6.0

GET YOUR TICKETS AT THE DOOR!

3 PM: $10 FOR STUDENTS $15 GENERAL

8 PM $20 GENERAL $100 VIP

PLEASE COME AND ENJOY THIS WONDERFUL EVENT!!!

GO RUNWAY!

While your getting ready for RUNWAY 6.0 get to know our sponsors (Positive Approach)

 

 

 Local business Positive Approach has collaborated with the Erica Hoerner Scholarship fund to produce the T-shirts that will be on sale at tomorrows RUNWAY 6.0 show. All proceeds will be going to the scholarship fund. Here’s a look into how the guys got started…

What got you guys started?

Justin and I started printing shirts out of our parents’ basements while in high school and thought it would be cool to bring our product to an environment that was easier to share. We were heavy into bikes at the time. We didn’t really know a thing about running a business, so we chose a store where we saw active people like ourselves all the time; the Elmwood Village. 

 

Positive Approach started as a project focused toward promoting an overall positive attitude through clothing. Whether our supporters took it for personal motivation or saw a bigger picture there, it was all up to them. We printed all of our goods USA made and “eco-friendly”.  The name was a spin off of 1980s punk band called Negative Approach. 

How did you end up collaborating with the scholarship group?

We thought it would be proper for us to work with the Erika Hoerner Scholarship group simply because we knew Erika and wanted to help where we could. We thought we would be able to provide the best service and product to the people involved. We print everything by hand so we are able to control every aspect of the process. Sam Visone originally approached us about helping, so we owe thanks to her for the opportunity. 

How do you feel about Buffalo as a city contributing to your brand?

Buffalo has been awesome in helping our brand survive. We have never paid for advertising so 99% of the time someone trusts us with their custom orders or buys goods from our store, its because someone who appreciates our work told them about us. In the future, Positive Approach will expand to another city, and then hopefully another after that. We will always have our hub in Buffalo.

Are any of you Alumni?

I enrolled to Buffalo State out of high school knowing nothing about what I wanted to study. I became interested in photography through my friends, which carried over into graphic design and printmaking. I was familiar with these studies by the nature in printing, working with bands I was friends with. I studied graphic design for a couple years and took alot of what I learned with me to operate the store now. I owe thanks to my professor and friend Mike Anthony. 

 

Thank you to the Erika Hoerner Scholarship fund and anyone involved. Of course, thank you to anyone who supports Positive Approach.