Columns
Falsely portraying protagonists
This film season, we’ve seen a fair share of questionable protagonists. From P.T. Barnum in “The Greatest Showman” to the eccentric cult legend Tommy Wiseau in “The Disaster Artist,” there’s been plenty...
Columns
Considering the mental health effects of the false missile alert in Hawaii
What would you do if you believed that you had only hours to live? On Jan. 16, The New York Times published an article titled “In Hawaii, Reacting to a False Alarm...
Columns
When did we stop loving to learn?
I ran down the hall with the amount of energy that only a child on Christmas morning could have, going toward a pile of ornately wrapped gifts under our towering fir. I...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: On campus, off the mark
We are starting a new semester, taking new courses and adjusting to new schedules, but chances are, if you lived on campus last semester, you’re still living on campus — whether you...
Columns
In support of the graduate school applicant
After four weeks off, the expectation is for students to come back refreshed and ready to tackle a new semester. Yet, for seniors who are graduating in May, including myself, there was...
Columns
Should pre-med requirements be reconsidered?
I arrived at the hospital with a sense of wonder and thrill — every neuron in my body firing at full potential, triggering me to feel excitement in my fingertips and through...
Columns
Note from the Editor: Renewing our mission
In November 1946, a newspaper called The Colonial News was first printed on the campus of Triple Cities College in Endicott, New York. It was started as a newspaper dedicated to telling...
Columns
Hamas inhibits the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
It’s not breaking news that Gaza is dangerously teetering toward a catastrophic water and electricity crisis. Since Hamas, the Palestinian fundamentalist organization that practices war crimes and crimes against humanity, seized control...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: Fall 2017 report card
Student Association: B- The productivity of Student Association (SA) E-board members ranges greatly from one to the next when measured against the platform on which they were elected. Rebecca Ho, vice president...
Columns
Senior column: Learning to stray from the plan
When friends suggest going out for dinner, I’m the one who does research on restaurants days in advance, looking up every item the menus offers and figuring out the exact time I...