Op-Ed

Spring Break on a Budget - A Girl's Stay-at-Home Vacation

Spring Break on a Budget – A Girl’s Stay-at-Home Vacation

Features, Op-Ed March 15, 2012 at 12:00 pm Comments are Disabled

By Emily Ferro – I’m sure that I don’t need to remind anyone, but spring break is coming up (in two days, but who’s counting?). While some students take this opportunity to hop on a plane and sink their toes into the sand, others are just content to go home and let school leave their mind for nine days straight. Then thereRead More

Unexpected Lessons from Abroad

Op-Ed March 15, 2012 at 12:00 pm Comments are Disabled

By Lauren Kane – The past few weeks in Syria have been devastating for not only civilians, but for those working abroad in the country. Journalists have lost  their lives working to report stories of injustice to the world. One tragic story especially caught my attention. Anthony Shadid, a reporter for the New York Times, died in Syria on FebruaryRead More

Get a Little Crafty with your Valentine

Get a Little Crafty with your Valentine

Features, Op-Ed February 8, 2012 at 6:00 pm Comments are Disabled

By Ciara Speller – Does the true sentimental value of Valentine’s Day still exist in today’s society, or has it just become another extravagant holiday for us to go through the motion of buying gifts? Isn’t the true meaning of this holiday for us to demonstrate our affection for our love ones? So then, why does this holiday mainly consistRead More

Retweet This

Op-Ed, Sports February 8, 2012 at 6:00 pm Comments are Disabled

By Nick Patti – Over the last week or so, my Twitter and Facebook has been flooded with Giant and Patriot smack-talk. Being an impartial viewer of this year’s Super Bowl, I do not care much for the result of the game or whatever opinions fans have towards the game. I am interested in is the social dynamic that occursRead More

New Strain of Senioritis is Spreading

New Strain of Senioritis is Spreading

Campus, Features, Op-Ed February 8, 2012 at 6:00 pm Comments are Disabled

By Kelsey Murray – The queasy feelings in your stomach, the sweaty palms and procrastinating tendencies are not a casual case of the flu. No, these are the symptoms of senioritis. Urban Dictionary defines this as, “A crippling disease that strikes seniors.” Seniors usually start to slack off, lose focus and freak out about the next steps to take in theirRead More