Almost four years ago, senior Jonalynn Lao was hesitant to attend Plattsburgh State because the college was seven hours away from home. She was also accepted by many CUNY schools in New York City, and thought this could be more of her comfort zone. However, the open house changed Lao’s mind about...
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If your favorite TV show of all time is “Gossip Girl”, like myself, you must know Blair Waldorf. If you are confused and don’t know who she is, that’s fine, too. I will walk you through it. Blair is the queen bee of the Upper East Side. Her character is known as manipulative and (sometimes)...
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Almost four years ago, senior Imani Burroughs started her journey at Plattsburgh State as a public relations major. While getting used to the new life on campus, Imani was aiming to get involved on campus during her freshman year. She started out with African Unity, a club on campus aiming to share...
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Every woman has the right to feel safe and secure in her body and to make her own decision on what she wants to do with it. I’ve never felt any better in my own skin better. I wake up every day with a mindset that today is going to be a new day to be a better me. As a junior in college, I have a busy...
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Season change usually comes along with a headache, runny nose, sore throat, coughing, sneezing and other cold and flu symptoms. Five percent to 20 percent of the U.S. population gets the flu on average each year, according to the CDC Foundation, an independent nonprofit and the sole entity created...
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What is it like to be an “intimidating woman?” What is an “intimidating woman” made of? Well, being an intimidating woman is not really that easy, at least in my opinion. It is hard to actually intimidate someone. When a woman is called intimidating, it might be because of the way she acts...
Read more → From Moon Festival to Lunar New Year, V-Nation, a student organization of Plattsburgh State, aims to introduce and promote Vietnamese culture to students on campus. The club’s general meeting is from 7 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday in Angell College Center’s Meeting Room 1. Sophomore marketing and entrepreneurship...
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Packing for a year to live in a foreign country is not easy. Before I came here for college, my mom and I had to sit down and figure out what I should bring to the U.S. Warm clothes, boots and my teddy bear. My whole world was put into only two suitcases. As a fashion extraordinaire, both of my suitcase...
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Greek life is a huge part of the culture of many colleges, including at Plattsburgh State. There are 11 sororities and 12 fraternities in total on campus. I joined my sorority in my second semester of freshman year. I can’t deny all the benefits I got out of joining Greek life. I met my best friend...
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Red Crush Alliance is the newest dance team in Plattsburgh State. No previous dance background is required. There are 25 members on the team so far. The team also provides a variety of dancing styles from hip hop to African dance. Freshman musical theatre major Norrisana Brereton is one of the coaches...
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04 Oct 2018
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