Racism shocks Alabama
Hundreds of people marched at the University of Alabama to protest racial segregation in the school’s Greek organizations on Sept. 18. The school’s newspaper, the Crimson White, had been the first to expose the issue. But wait a minute, is…
Three rules for football fans to live by
Football is back and with it comes one of the most unbearable things in all of sports: armchair analysts. Most football fans believe they could easily lead their favorite team to victory if an NFL owner would read their brilliant…
Loans remain big concern
I graduated from Oswego State in May, started an internship that paid $15 hr in June which ended in August, and in October I’ll be starting a full-time job in the field I studied for. I took out about $40,000…
Big money schools may not be worth it
I’ve returned from the other side. Like many state college students, I’ve wondered of the lives lived by our counterparts in those charmingly quaint private liberal arts colleges. But I did more than just wonder. I enrolled, I attended and…
President Putin writes editorial concerning Syrian conflict
A couple of days ago, America was slapped in the face by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He gave his opinion on President Obama’s speech about his plans to take action in Syria over dictator Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons…
New iPhones give tech-savy, frugal consumers choices
The big news this week is that Apple is releasing two new phones: the iPhone 5C and the 5S. Apple has been criticized from many fronts on their decision to release two different phones at the same time with such…
Obama decides no troops on Syrian soil
“I will not put American boots on the ground in Syria.” As I sat on the couch surrounded by friends Tuesday night, we all knew the gravity of what was just said. President Barack Obama addressed the nation about the…
Celebrity children create latest obsession
After months of marinating in their mothers, children enter this world. Most are loved and some go unnoticed. Others are immortalized by fame. From the second they were conceived, babies such as North West, Blue Ivy Carter and George Alexander…
Nation unites over painful memories
Twelve years ago, time stopped when the strongest country in the world was suddenly attacked. Sept. 11, 2001. A day no one will ever forget and a day on which no one can forget where they were when they first…
Wrestling returns to Olympics in 2020
Tokyo was chosen by the International Olympic Committee to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo beat out other top contenders Istanbul, Turkey and Madrid, Spain. It would be Tokyo’s second Olympics since it last hosted the 1964 summer games….
