Raven ScarupaCOVID and QuestioningCOVID has proved to make everything very stressful for everyone, except those who do not believe that Covid-19 is a real disease or is...
Sam SageA Struggle No One SharesOur society believes that a college education is the lynch pin into efficiency, productivity, and overall success. However, in the...
A Hard Road to HopeI have been fighting an unspoken battle for almost a year now. It’s not impossible, it's just another hill. I hold out all hope that the...
Raven ScarupaThe “Straight Passing” DilemmaBeing a bisexual and biromantic nonbinary in a relationship with a bisexual and biromantic cisgender male is difficult, not for the...
Cameron EtayoDon’t Forget The Students With Anxiety Over the last few years, anxiety in college students has been on the rise. In 2013, The American Psychological Association determined...
Sam SageWhat We Have, What We NeedAlfred University is home to an eclectic population, and the faculty and staff do their best to provide support and information to...
KarismaSquid Games review“Squid Game,” became a hot topic on social media after Facebook and Twitter users began raving about it just a few days after its release...
JacksonNothing to Be DoneBy So-so Jackson Trigger: Reference to Mental Health & Suicide They told me that nothing can, Will, or is to be done. However I stand...
Jamall LewisNot Enough AnythingIt’s likely that you’ve noticed on-campus dining halls, restaurants, and stores are in need of help. In the midst of a global pandemic,...
JoJo’s Notes for the FutureTo those of you still alive, To us? How should I go about defining the word “alive?” Anyway, I have some things to say. To whom it may...
Alpha BahThe Thing: Horror At Its FinestThe Thing opens with a man shooting at a dog. As the men in the helicopter dive lower in the harsh Antarctic winds to get a better shot,...
Leo BonaccioThe Lost Lovers Of The Brick Most, if not all, of us are familiar with The Brick. Y’know, that creepy looking building by the creek that most of the art students...
Sam SageThe Lost YearWith this 2021-22 school year on track to be a significantly more normal year for students, a lot of sophomores (and those who arrived...
Sam SageHere Now: Tokimeki BlueThe atmosphere was electric. Voices over voices while we waited for the guests of honor to open the doors. Fosdick-Nelson Gallery is now...
Jeanni FloydNot Your TrendWhat is cultural appropriation? Google defines it was “the unacknowledged or inappropriate adaptation of the customs, practices, ideas...
Isa HamiltonAlbum Review: Solar PowerLorde's newest album Solar Power might be my favorite work of hers. A lot say it isn’t as enjoyable but personally, I am in love with the...
Katie AlleyMy COVID-19 Experience On-Campus After Receiving the VaccineOn March 28th, 2021 I received my first dose of the Pfizer covid-19 vaccination through the Alleghany County Department of Health. I felt...
Kailey ReyesMy Relationship with my PhoneI have one of the most love-hate relationships with my phone ever, particularly because I find it to be a distraction, cause problems,...
Kailey Reyes An Athlete's Performance During COVID-19I feel like I have nothing to show for my success and work ethic. Despite the training I had over the summer, the lack of playing for...
Jakob PerezGraduating from the Electoral College: IntermissionInterlude: Well, If We Have No Choice How did it come to be that every choice, in every election, is a choice between two or more...
Talulla TortheAdapting To Life In Western New YorkMoving to Western New York can be a huge culture shock for many incoming college students—it certainly was for me. I had to move from a...
Katie AlleyThe Catholic Church is Wrong for Refusing to Bless Same-Sex RelationshipsOn Monday, March 15th, the Vatican announced that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions. This statement was issued in response...
Jakob PerezGraduating from the Electoral College Act IITime of day: The Senators are settling in for their lunch How do we prevent the Tyranny of the Majority? So far, we’ve been able to avoid...
Talulla TortheNostalgiaIn Greek, nostos means to return home, and algos means pain. These two words have morphed together into what we now call nostalgia, a...
Alpha BahA 10 Second Clip Sold for $6.6 Million. How?I’m sure within the last 2 weeks or so, you’ve come across “NFTs” on the internet. You’ve also probably heard of a ten second clip by...
Jakob PerezGraduating from the Electoral College: Act ISetting: Frontier Living in the Back of the Mind Can the U.S. truly claim to spread Democracy, while never being a Democratically...
Jakob PerezGraduating from the Electoral CollegePrologue: A Blindingly Bright Future There has been a growing controversy in recent years about the sustained use of the electoral...
Katie AlleyThoughts on Black FridayAs a child, I did not understand the appeal of Black Friday. Who would want to wake up early to go to an absolutely packed store with...
Isa HamiltonThe Show Must Go OnAs the year 2020 comes to an end, it’s obvious to say nothing went as planned. We faced problem after problem all while trying to...
Frank DePalmaRecycle Now or DieThe earth is quickly deteriorating and America is simply not doing enough to slow it down. America as a country can’t solve this problem...
Talulla TortheVote for EarthIf you’re voting for the environment this year, your candidate of choice should be clear. Over the past four years, we’ve witnessed...
Emrys WestacottWhy you should voteSome people whose political views are liberal and progressive say they will not vote in the 2020 US election. They detest Donald Trump...
Isa HamiltonWhat It Means For Black LivesBreonna Taylor, an African American woman, was shot and killed in her own home by police officers. This, along with the killing of George...
Jeanni FloydBlue Lives Do Not MatterGiven the recent uproar in the Black Lives Matter movement, some people who share a more conservative view have created a comeback to the...
Alpha BahWhat is the point of All Lives Matter?All Lives Matter is often the glib response you’ll hear from certain individuals when Black Lives Matter is brought up. At this point,...
Andrew WiechertBlack Lives Matter: On Interstate 90My wife and I bought a school bus almost exactly a year ago. It's now since transformed into a twenty-two-foot-long, one-bedroom,...
Jeanni FloydACAB: Why We Say ItThe Black Lives Matter movement was sparked in February 2012 by the tragic murder of Travon Martin. Though it was not as popular then as...
Isa HamiltonAll Lives Can’t Matter Unless Black Lives DoAll Lives Matter is the counter-argument against Black Lives Matter, the movement against violence directed towards black lives. The...
Talulla TortheWhat Feminism Means to MeSuzanne Duru, my maternal grandmother, grew up in Paris during the Nazi Occupation. All throughout her childhood she had to endure harsh...