The Opinion was the student newspaper of the University at Buffalo School of Law, published continuously from Fall 1949 until Spring 2000, then sporadically until Fall 2015. This collection contains every issue of The Opinion that exists in the University Archives, Charles B. Sears Law Library Law School Archives Collection, and on microfilm.
The volume numbering changed several times over the course of publication, and is not sequential throughout the run. Additionally, some issues are misidentified on the cover. Sequential numbering is used for all titles, with any discrepancies noted in the issue description.
The following issues are missing from the print archives and microfilm and are either not present in this collection or are incomplete:
- Volume 2 Number 3 (1950-51) missing
- Volume 8 Number 2 (1957-58) missing
- Volume III Number 2 (1963) missing
- Volume 46 Number 6 (April 1, 2009) incomplete
Notes on the numbering system: The volumes from 1949-50 to 1961-62 are numbered 1 to 11. In 1962-63, the numbering system was changed to Roman numerals, apparently by mistake, starting with III and continuing to X (1969-70). In 1970-71, it was changed back to Arabic numbers, starting with 11. Volume 38 appears to have begin with Number 2 (September 15, 1997). In 1998-99, just before the paper's 50th anniversary, the discrepancy in numbering was noticed and Volume 39 became Volume 50 with Number 3 (September 21, 1998). This continued until 2001-02 (Volume 54). There was no volume in 2000-01. Volume 52 was left empty. In 2002-03, the numbering was changed again, to Volume 41. Numbering continued in this sequence until Volume 48 (2010). There was no volume in 2006-07, but no volume number was skipped. The paper closed in 2010 after the final issue, Volume 48, Number 1, but came back for one issue in 2015-16, which was again numbered Volume 48, Number 1.
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The Opinion Volume 35 Number 8 – January 26, 1995
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated January 26, 1995
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The Opinion Volume 35 Number 7 – December 7, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated December 7, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 35 Number 6 – November 16, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated November 16, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 35 Number 5 – October 26, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated October 26, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 35 Number 4 – October 12, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated October 12, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 35 Number 3 – September 28, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated September 28, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 35 Number 2 – September 20, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated September 20, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 35 Number 1 – August 30, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated August 30, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 15 – April 19, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated April 19, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 14 – April 11, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated April 11, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 13a – April 4, 1994
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Spoof issue of The Opinion newspaper ("The Onion") dated April 4, 1994. Marked as v34? No!
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 13 – March 22, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated March 22, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 12 – March 8, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated March 8, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 11 – February 22, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated February 22, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 10 – February 14, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated February 14, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 9 – February 9, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated February 9, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 8 – January 25, 1994
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated January 25, 1994
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 7 – December 7, 1993
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated December 7, 1993
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 6 – November 16, 1993
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated November 16, 1993
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 5 – November 2, 1993
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated November 2, 1993
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 4 – October 19, 1993
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated October 19, 1993
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 3 – October 5, 1993
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated October 5, 1993
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 2 – September 21, 1993
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated September 21, 1993
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The Opinion Volume 34 Number 1 – September 8, 1993
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated September 8, 1993
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The Opinion Volume 33 Number 16 – April 22, 1993
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The Opinion newspaper issue dated April 22, 1993