Beck and Limbaugh: newsmen or showmen?
As anyone who reads this column regularly already knows, I hate Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. I’ve never dedicated a whole piece to them until now, and there’s a reason for that. It’s becoming more and more difficult to get…
He Said – 10/16/09
"Hey baby, we love each other and all that, so what would you think about bringing another girl into the bedroom?" Stop right there because you’re just looking to get slapped, kicked or any other type of physical pain. Even…
Avoiding the musical road to nowhere
Rochester is a Mecca for kids in bands, and this past weekend, I drove down to one of Rochester’s more infamous concert halls at Water Street. The show was a benefit and we paid with cans of food instead of…
Why Student Association, why now?
During the last calendar year, students’ education has been placed on the back-burner. Due to our fiscal crisis, the SUNY student body has been used as an ATM. During its fall conference, the SUNY Student Assembly endorsed a rational tuition…
God only wanted in times of trouble
If you ask someone if they believe in God, chances are the answer will be yes. Now ask that same person if they go to church on a regular basis. The chance of that person saying no is bigger than…
Universal health care third tier in government control
The health care debate continues as Obama and his administration are hell bent on taking over our medical system. They will not stop until there is socialized medicine in this country, regardless if the majority of Americans are against it-as…
Price Chopper new home for comfort
Everyone has that special place that they go to when they’ve had a bad day. The one place where, no matter how terrible of a mood you’re in, just going there makes you feel better. At home, that place for…
Conservatives absurd about universal health care
America needs health care reform. Around 20 percent of our nation’s citizens are uninsured. In a nation that loudly boasts the title of "most advanced," this is inexcusable. A nation whose citizens are condemned to die based on financial status…
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: This semester we have had the privilege of doing two work orders for SAVAC. We just felt compelled to write this so that these men and women would get the recognition that they so well deserve. We…
Underage again: parties in Australia and America
Last Saturday night I went to Club Crystal. While it’s cool that there’s a club that underagers can go to, I have to say that it was pretty repellent. It made me think about the differences in going out and…