Opinion
Start LEADing Today
Tom Gering, Columnist
Everyone could use good leadership skills. Getting involved in the program LEAD can help improve anyone’s skills. This past week in Student Senate Elise Cain, the Coordinator …
Opinion
Opinion
Bonfire Hypocrisy
Nathan Plumley, Contributing Writer
Bonfire night, known across America now a days as Guy Fawkes Night, annually commemorates the survival of King James I after an attempt on his life …
Opinion
Reorganization: Where Efficiency Stops
Cady Kuzmich, News Editor
Under the NYSUNY 2020 bill passed by Governor Cuomo in 2011, tuition at SUNY and CUNY schools is rising about $300 a year. While it may …
Opinion
Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet
Kayla Slater, Columnist
Eating a plant-based diet has been growing in popularity in the United States due to continued evidence that has shown the benefits of eating a diet rich …
Editorial
College Drives You to Responsibility
Marielle Genovesi, Culture Editor
You learn a lot about yourself in college. These are the years of transition into adulthood, which teach you to hold your liquor, or to manage …
Editorial
What is the Price of Fame?
Reilly Van Dyke, Copy Editor
Ever wonder what it would be like to be famous? Most people imagine being a wealthy actor and going to movie premieres. But there’s another …
Opinion
How Much Sugar is Too Much
Kayla Slater, Columnist
You have probably heard that too much soda, caffeine and sugar affects your health. Unfortunately, sugar and caffeine are abundant in our diets, especially as college students. …
Editorial
Chronically Clothed: Thoughts on Nudity
Elizabeth Raphaelson, Managing Editor
Last year, my cousin posted a link to an article about World Naked Gardening Day, an event celebrated by many horticulturists the first Saturday of every …
Current Issues
A History of Twerking: No Miley Cyrus Included
Alex Fredkin, Arts Editor
Twerking—it’s a word that right now is synonymous with pop star Miley Cyrus. After her embarrassing, awkward and totally bizarre performance at the VMAs this year, …
Editorial
An Apple a Day: Why it’s a superfruit
Kayla Slater, Columnist
Have you heard the common saying that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away?” Well, it’s true. Research has proven that apples provide valuable health benefits. …