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Over the last few years, anxiety in college students has been on the rise. In 2013, The American Psychological Association determined...

Alfred University is home to an eclectic population, and the faculty and staff do their best to provide support and information to...

“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...

By So-so Jackson Trigger: Reference to Mental Health & Suicide They told me that nothing can, Will, or is to be done. However I stand...

It’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,...

To 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...

The 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,...

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...

With this 2021-22 school year on track to be a significantly more normal year for students, a lot of sophomores (and those who arrived...

The atmosphere was electric. Voices over voices while we waited for the guests of honor to open the doors. Fosdick-Nelson Gallery is now...

What is cultural appropriation? Google defines it was “the unacknowledged or inappropriate adaptation of the customs, practices, ideas...

Lorde'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...

On March 28th, 2021 I received my first dose of the Pfizer covid-19 vaccination through the Alleghany County Department of Health. I felt...

I have one of the most love-hate relationships with my phone ever, particularly because I find it to be a distraction, cause problems,...

I 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...

Interlude: 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...

Moving 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...

On Monday, March 15th, the Vatican announced that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions. This statement was issued in response...

Time 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...

In Greek, nostos means to return home, and algos means pain. These two words have morphed together into what we now call nostalgia, a...

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...

Setting: Frontier Living in the Back of the Mind Can the U.S. truly claim to spread Democracy, while never being a Democratically...

Prologue: A Blindingly Bright Future There has been a growing controversy in recent years about the sustained use of the electoral...

As 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...

As 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...

The earth is quickly deteriorating and America is simply not doing enough to slow it down. America as a country can’t solve this problem...

If you’re voting for the environment this year, your candidate of choice should be clear. Over the past four years, we’ve witnessed...

Some people whose political views are liberal and progressive say they will not vote in the 2020 US election. They detest Donald Trump...

Breonna Taylor, an African American woman, was shot and killed in her own home by police officers. This, along with the killing of George...

Given the recent uproar in the Black Lives Matter movement, some people who share a more conservative view have created a comeback to the...

All Lives Matter is often the glib response you’ll hear from certain individuals when Black Lives Matter is brought up. At this point,...

My 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,...

The Black Lives Matter movement was sparked in February 2012 by the tragic murder of Travon Martin. Though it was not as popular then as...

All Lives Matter is the counter-argument against Black Lives Matter, the movement against violence directed towards black lives. The...

Suzanne Duru, my maternal grandmother, grew up in Paris during the Nazi Occupation. All throughout her childhood she had to endure harsh...