SUNY Briefs – 3/30/2012
Canton/Potsdam For the first time in the history of both schools, SUNY Canton and SUNY Potsdam’s governing councils had a joint meeting on Monday, to vote against a resolution that proposed that both schools would share a single Chief Financial…
Salsa, friendly faces found 90 miles off US southern shore
In case you missed it, either because you don’t read my articles or you’re not friends with me on Facebook, I made it back safely from Cuba! Let me catch you up to speed. I went to Cuba for spring…
MPAA bullies ‘Bully,’ swindles audience
No matter what form it takes, hypocrisy always sucks. The worst of these forms is pious hypocrisy, in which people make two-faced decisions and back themselves up with some skewed sense of a moral high ground. One of the worst…
Life changes after hurts
On March 2, 2008, I was on my way back from a lunch break between rehearsals for select chorus and the school play with my two friends. As we walked down a particularly seedy Binghamton street, a group of neighborhood…
Watertown bureau closure signals end of journalism era
The Watertown Daily Times, which for years had the distinction of being the smallest newspaper in the country to staff a full-time Washington, D.C. bureau, will shutter the one-man operation today. The demise of The Times’ bureau signals the tragic…
Teach kids technological responsibility
Sometimes I feel as if ‘kids’ are growing up too fast these days. Well, actually I think that most days; technology has created a somewhat overbearing presence in our society that cannot be ignored. I miss the days of being…
FICTION, LIFE MERGE IN VIOLENCE
This past weekend a movie came out that many were anticipating: “The Hunger Games.” The book the movie was based on had a gripping story, tragic plights and, above all, some great character development. Of course, as the book was…
Freedom isn’t free
Freedom isn’t free, so they say, but at what cost are you willing to pay for a bit of security? Would you allow others to be arrested for thought crimes, or insinuations of guilt, only to have them arrested without…
Men’s lacrosse continues hot start to season at 7-0
The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team improved its record to 7-0 Tuesday afternoon in a hard fought 11-7 victory over Keuka College. The game was tied 7-7 going into the fourth period, but the Lakers scored four unanswered goals to…
Women’s lacrosse aims to improve from last season
The 2012 Oswego State women’s lacrosse team looks to improve on its 8-6 record from the previous season. This season, the team has a 1-1 record, with its first home and conference game to be played against SUNY Cortland Saturday…
