Have fun on Halloween, be safe yâall
Halloween falls on a Friday this year, which means plenty of students will be taking advantage of the holiday by attending parties on and off campus. This can be an enjoyable occasion for people to dress up and even…
Vote in midterm elections
It is time for the midterm elections on Tuesday and registered voters must head out to have their voices heard. Voters will often refrain from heading to the polls in years where there is no presidential election. According to the…
Enough is enough, get the guns out of blood-thirsty hands
In December 2012, a gunman killed 20 students and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. This tragedy has been one of the most shocking examples of gun violence since Columbine in 1999. However, the single greatest misfortune…
Expose yourself to animation, you might be surprised how much you like it
There are two major misconceptions with animation. The first and possibly the most widely speculated is that animation is geared toward children. This was brought into light with what Disney has done since 1937 with the premiere of âSnow White…
SUNY prepares for Ebola
State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher announced the outline of an Ebola preparedness plan for SUNYâs 64 campuses across the state. Zimpher sent a memo to all SUNY presidents Oct. 17 to be attentive to the Ebola situation…
Nicknames can make or break you
The first thing my family and friends would yell out in public was âDaddy Long Legs!â This was the most embarrassing thing that anyone could possibly do in front of the entire world. People turned and looked at me, mostly…
Out, proud shirts help out
Why would a baseball team of LGBT players never win? Because everybody would be out. Thatâs what happened last weekend, as a record number of âOut and Proudâ shirts were worn, even outnumbering the âAllyâ shirts. But what is coming…
Put your noisy hand down in class
The worst offense in the classroom is to raise your hand while someone else is speaking. Countless times I sit in class listening to the professor, only to be interrupted by the screeching and soundless waves of a classmateâs hand….
Poor Detroit turns off water for residents
You may remember Detroit; itâs the city that was in the news in 2008 when all the American auto companies except Ford went downhill and the government had to bail them out. The entire city filed for Chapter 9 Bankruptcy…
Cable is dying, but television lives on in new, exciting ways
I truly believe we are the last of a dying breed. I think ours is the last generation to truly experience broadcast television as our parents experienced it. Sure, cable television has been around since the â80s when people wanted…
