Op-Eds

With it being time for registration again, I figure it is a good time to ask what the problem is that everyone has with APR2.0? I get it, last semester there were some issues as it was the first time it had ever ran but this past…

After a slew of losses to the Republican party beginning in 1980 with the election of Reagan and culminating in 1988 with the election of George H.W. Bush, the Democratic party has experienced a major shift in fiscal policy.…

This past Election Day, the Republicans saw a sweeping victory and took back control of the Senate for the first time in eight years. The Republicans won crucial seats in states such as Montana, South Dakota, Iowa and…

People are visual learners. Without seeing something firsthand, we have difficulty understanding the severity of certain events. A simple retelling often fails to evoke an appropriate reaction, no matter how detailed the…

The 2014 midterm elections are no surprise; however the Democrats hand over the Senate with bitterness, while the Republicans do victory laps as if they weren’t expecting a clean sweep. Considering it is Obama’s sixth year in office…

As I am sure that at least a few of you have heard, the proposed merger between the Canton and Potsdam high schools was voted down last week. If you have not heard about it, I highly recommend that you take a look at our…

When the shootings in Ottawa occurred last week I did not fail to notice the students constantly checking CNN updates on their phones, the cancellation of weekend plans to Canada, and the overall anxiety in regards to the weekday…

Police dressed in riot gear descended on the crowd deploying tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets. Does this scene sound familiar? There are many similarities between the protests in Ferguson and the riot that took place…