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Guest Columns
Text messaging enables meaningful, creative communication
Unconventional forms of text messaging are often looked down upon, satirized and mocked by popular media. The medium is portrayed as encouraging incorrect grammar and spellings, and degrading the English language for...
Columns
To regain power, conservatives must rework dialogue
Conservatives have taken a huge blow this election. After eight years under President Obama, this election cycle was a real chance for Republicans to nominate someone who encapsulated notions of personal responsibility,...
Letters
Letter from the Student Association in response to RA workshop controversy
In response to the controversial publicity surrounding a Resident Assistant training session entitled “#StopWhitePeople2k16” the Student Association held a meeting with the leaders of Intercultural Awareness Committee member organizations to explore the...
Columns
Consequences of factory farming largely ignored
In recent years, liberal-minded activists and politicians have taken significant steps to improve the rights of those within the African American and LGBTQ communities, women and many others. Besides further improvement upon...
Columns
Letter to the Editor: Response to Lemonade Article
Upon reading Haralambos Kasapidis’ article about Beyonce’s visual album, Lemonade, I was left unsatisfied. The article was surface level, liberal, and with the exception of once or twice mentioning Beyonce being a...
Columns
Chemistry, environmentalism helped me find myself
One of the more common greetings we hear in college is “what’s your major?” This question, asked as an icebreaker, is used to find common interests or classes. I answer that I’m...
Lifestyles
Outside of the boxes: One senior's crossword independent study
By far, the most exciting part of the event was meeting Will Shortz, legendary editor of the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. ...
Columns
Religious organizations should not be tax exempt
Nobody likes paying taxes. Nobody likes spending more money than they have to, particularly when times are tight. Nonetheless, taxes are the bedrock of the American economy because they allow for infrastructure...
Guest Columns
Response to Anita Raychawdhuri’s 4/26 column on the NYS Democratic primary
On Tuesday April 26, I had the pleasure of reading an opinion column by Anita Raychawdhuri regarding the New York state Democratic primary. Her argument was interesting and well-thought out. However, I...
Columns
Ready to face change
When I thought about what I wanted to write for my senior column, I looked back at a blog post my mom wrote almost four years ago: “I find myself preparing for...