Welcome refugees to America
The Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse (ACTS) members have just scored free tickets to the 2017 Syracuse International Film Festival, a night that shed light on many important topics. The ACTS Youth Council, made up of primarily Somali refugees or…
Students should be free to publish
High school student journalists are facing a new wave of problems concerning their First Amendment right to free speech. According to Katina Paron of New York Daily News, 10 states across the U.S. offer the same journalistic protections for both…
Rice Creek Field Station implements new program
The Green Route bus at Oswego State added a Saturday schedule to their usual weekday run in order to introduce students to a new program at Rice Creek Field Station. Located one mile from the Oswego State Campus, the Rice…
Have fun, help people all in one
For over 25 years, Habitat for Humanity has offered high school and college students week-long volunteer trips throughout the United States. The Collegiate Challenge has given over 250,000 students the opportunity to build durable and affordable homes in areas that…
Keep kids out of politics
On Jan. 20, the nation watched as the country gained a new president. Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th president, a true shake up for Washington, D.C. for lack of a better term. The world tuned in…
Free tuition is new tab for taxpayers
After Gov. Andrew Cuomo released his proposal for free college tuition, former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders called the idea “revolutionary.” Throughout the 2016 election, many millennials rallied behind the senator from Vermont for this claim to fame and he is…
