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Admissions Statistics Raise Questions

Orlando Williams & Dijon Thornton, Contributing Writers Some students of color have reported recently that the Oneonta campus and community is unwelcoming and unsafe to students of color. The...

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A Fresh Perspective: Looking at SUNY New Paltz SA

Dan Pneuman, Columnist I travelled with friends last Sunday, November 6 to SUNY New Paltz. Sunday night, we joined with their Black Student Union and the many members of their Student Association in...

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Climate Change: A Threat to Infrastructure

Erin Potter, Columnist With climate change, we can expect more extreme floods and rising temperatures. Both of these can have an impact on roads, bridges and railroads. If our means of transportation...

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Heels and Hard Hats

Melissa Rosman, Editor-in-Chief Feminism has always been a societal issue. However, recently blogs such as “Thoughtcatalog” and “HelloGiggles” have been directing attention to pro-feministic approaches...

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Generation Y: The Hook Up Culture

Melissa Rosman, Staff Writer In 2014, we are a society that is rarely left speechless— new words are constantly being added to our vernacular the new generation. I keep catching my younger siblings and...

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Adapting to Common Core

Ryan Michel, Contributing Writer On April 19 it was announced that a large number of representatives in the Republican Party are now speaking out against the Common Core education standards, calling it...

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‘Never Forget’

Opinion Ben Winters Staff Writer On the morning of September 11, 2001 at 8:46 a.m., the first hijacked plane hit the Twin Towers in the most heinous terrorist attack our country has ever seen. In years...

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Domestic Violence: Athletes As Idols, Not Inmates

Student Association, Staff Writer It seems that it’s every other week that we hear a story about an athlete or a celebrity breaking the law. In February, footage of Baltimore Ravens All-Pro running...

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“Just Do Us”

Jordan Perry Contributing Writer In the media, fraternity life is always portrayed with a misogynistic undertone. Whether it be in GREEK or Revenge of the Nerds, the message is clear: If you’re in a...

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Addiction to the Internet or Just Another Part of Life?

Astrid Ressler Staff Writer The so-called Millennial generation has an addiction to technology and the Internet. As members of this generation, we’ve heard it all before. But how true is that...

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Second Annual “Dear White People”

Michelle Barbero, Staff Writer | On Wednesday, February 8, at 7:00 p.m., the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity hosted a discussion about how to differentiate cultural appropriation from cultural appreciation....

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The State Times Movie Screening and Brief Questionnaire, Community and...

Published on the behalf of the State Times and their, now virtual, Open Forum Event: Hello fellow red dragons! We are hoping you are all safe and in good health! While the semester has not gone as...

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The Album Review That Would Have Been

Hannah Lonergan, Staff Writer | After months of not finding any new interesting music, I was overjoyed to have found a new band who I thought reflected my opinions and values as a college-aged, punk...

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Black Lives Matter

Isabelle Torres, Staff Writer | Finding the right words to express the oppression and anger that I have never experienced is not easy, to say the least. I have been privileged to have never...

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Gender Out of Bounds: Concealable Stigma and Social Support

Chelsea Sookra, Staff Writer | On Wednesday, Sept. 23, Dr. Charlene Christie (SUNY Oneonta Psychology Professor and Women’s and Gender Studies Department Chair) presented her research on concealable...

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NAMI Bipolar Disorder Forum

Lara Murray-Sterzel, Staff Writer | Mental illness is a difficult topic to discuss. For many years, people have either feared or judged someone when they admit to having mental health concerns. But...

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“The Ninash Foundation Part One: How One Professor at SUNY Oneonta Changed...

Andrew Dawson, Editor-in-Chief | Ashok Malhotra, a retired professor who taught at SUNY Oneonta for 49 years created a charitable organization called the Ninash Foundation, responsible for building...

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