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By Sydney Fallone In the past week, a handful of Republicans and Democrats have announced their candidacy for the 2016 presidential race. On the Republican side, three individuals have recently proclaimed their candidacy. Ted Cruz tweeted…

Many of us grow up idolizing athletes.  They become celebrities that are revered or hated based on how they perform on the field.  What they do away from what we see on TV matters much less in society’s opinion of them than what they do off…

Earlier this year, I wrote a fun little article about death .  Now I am writing an article about life.  Isn’t that nifty?  I really just wanted to showcase my liberal arts education the best way I could and what’s more liberal arts…

Red is a Part of the Rainbow too Last Tuesday, hundreds of students and faculty rushed down to the Sullivan student center to donate blood to the American Red Cross blood bank. I was late to the party and I didn’t get a…

A state of emergency was declared in Kanawha and Fayette counties in West Virginia on Monday in response to a train derailment carrying, millions of pounds of crude oil. Out of fear of contamination of the public water supply, the…

The most remembered quote from the 2015 State of the Union; “I have no more campaigns to run. I know because I won both of them” was about the only thing I heard students talking about following the annual address. While Obama…

This Sunday the NFL caps off its season with the Super Bowl, the most-watched TV event of the year. This season, though, might be one the NFL wishes it could redo. In terms of the game, it was a fantastic year for the league, with…

Last Wednesday, as I sat doing work by the fire, warming myself from the bitter cold of an upstate New York winter, a girl walked by, wearing boots, no tights, and a very short skirt. “What in the world is she wearing?” I thought to myself…