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She Said – 11/13/09

So, I’ve done a little research and have figured out what women most look for in a guy. I wouldn’t be surprised if the guys’ list was similar to the girls’ list. Here is what I came up with. The…

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‘Don’t ask’ about President Obama’s new military policy

It fascinates me how the progressives continue to shoot themselves in the proverbial foot. We have a policy to protect a specific group of people and that very same group is demanding it be revoked. I’m talking about the "Don’t…

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Increasing sensitivity in academia

The laundry list of phrases and terms deemed insensitive or politically incorrect seems to be growing by the second. Particularly in academia, some might argue that because Americans are educated, they are made aware of the many hardships of groups…

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Obama and Marxism go hand-in-hand

In true Hollywood fashion, an image was created and, with the use of a public relations team, it was marketed. A star, candidate Barack Obama, was born. He didn’t have potential voters, he had fans. However, not everyone was fooled….

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Out of the closets and into fatigues

"Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" is a policy based on nothing more than bigotry. It is a remnant of dated hatreds which persist in America. Moreover, the idea behind the law makes little to no sense. Rejection of homosexuals is largely…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…