OPINION: We Need to Update How We Talk about Santa - Santa Classism and the Prosperity Gospel
By Jack Besterman | December 22, 2021 The same post goes around every December: “I can not stress this enough. Stop telling your Santa...
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OPINION: Astroworld Festival Tragedy Should Have Never Happened
By Stephanie Hyde | November 15, 2021 Attending a concert is the pinnacle of entertainment for a music fan. Rather than listening to...
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OPINION: The Delay of a SA Renaissance
By Sam Salazar | October 24, 2021 Last year’s SA was a complete mess. From a dysfunctional senate, inadequate leaders, and a delayed...
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OPINION: Redundant Remixes Have Lost Their Unique Appeal
By Stephanie Hyde | October 25, 2021 A song remix often brings the expectation that it should meet or exceed the level of the original. A...
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OPINION: Is There An Issue With Yearly Reading Goals?
Shianne Henion | October 22, 2021 The pressure is on! Starting in January of every year, readers all around can participate in Goodreads'...
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OPINION: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Is More Than a Holiday’s New Name
By Melanie Paredes | October 11, 2021 It wasn’t until 2019 that mainstream U.S. society began to call Columbus Day by its true name:...
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Opinion: Mask Use Reveals a Sharp Divide in Campus Mindset
By Jack Besterman | October 4, 2021 I was covering a meeting of the Student Association a few weeks ago. I did not know much about SA and...
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OPINION: A Not-So-Well Wednesday
By Alison Vinick | March 9, 2021 The University at Albany has canceled the entirety of its spring break to make way for a shortened...
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We Need to Fight This Together
By M. Francis Mirro Benjamin Franklin, as he went to pen his name to the bottom of the Declaration of Independence, said, “Now we must...
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The Injustice of New York's Closed Primary
When it comes to primaries, independent voters are iced out of this election process entirely in 28 states including New York.
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New York's Bail Reform the Right Move
Despite recent attention paid to high profile abusers of New York’s new system, cash bail needs to be completely abolished
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Republicans are the Real "Snowflakes"
In reality, it is the Republicans, especially those on the far-right, who fear the harsh realities of the world and get easily offended when
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Students Deserve a Day Off, Too
The University at Albany decided that, while students and professors had to come to campus ready to work, all offices were closed.
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UAlbany's Exercise Equipment Comes up Short
I don’t believe UAlbany's facilities help anyone in trying to achieve a healthier lifestyle.
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Trump's SWAT Takedown Targets Human Rights
America under President Donald Trump has taken a maddeningly militaristic turn, and New York is a target.
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Shakira and JLo Shook Up Super Bowl LIV
The Superbowl LIV half-time show made history on Sunday, Feb. 2 when it headlined two Latina legends: Jennifer Lopez and Shakira
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Witch Hunt Wednesday
Desann Chin-Carty, the president and CEO of the University at Albany’s Student Association, faced impeachment for abuse of power
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2020: American Turning Point
By M. Francis Mirro It is, of course, 2020, a new year and an abundantly important one. An election year, 2020 is not only the beginning...
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Baseball Drops the Ball as Astros Cheat to Win it All
By Liam Jeffries The Houston Astros, once the toast of the baseball world, have been exposed as frauds. And baseball doesn’t seem to...
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America Needs a Wealth Tax
Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. said, “Taxes are the price we pay to live in a civilized society.”
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