The New York Times interviewed Emerita Professor of Communications Barb Irwin, PhD, for a Feb. 5 story about “Beyond the Gates,” a new soap opera that looks to rekindle the past while breaking new ground. Irwin, who has authored several books about the genre, says “there’s a parasocial relationship that viewers establish with soap opera characters, where these people come into their homes every day for decades and they come to love these characters or love to hate the characters.” Read the story in The New York Times.
Please congratulate Adelina Metz, Class of 2025, as she embarks on a position at the Buffalo Arts Studio. Metz, an All-College Honors student about to earn a degree in philosophy with art history and English minors, completed an internship there during the spring 2024 semester. She noted in an email to her internship coordinator in January, “I am reaching out to you as I just finished my first day with an official position at Buffalo Arts Studio — I kept volunteering with them after my internship ended, and they just hired me as an administrative assistant. I just wanted to say thank you so much for working with me as my advisor and for helping me find BAS! Everyone there has been so wonderful to me, I have been really enjoying my time there, and I am super excited about my new position.”
We are incredibly proud of Adelina’s accomplishments and wish her every success as she embarks on career in a field that brings her so much joy and that benefits all who visit Buffalo Arts Studio.
