“Take Back the Night” is an international event and non-profit organization with the mission of ending sexual, relationship and domestic violence in all forms that will be held April 22, in the Warren ballrooms at Plattsburgh State. “Take back the night is an event where survivors of sexual...
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On Thursday afternoon, behind closed doors, President Donald Trump signed a bill that gives state governments the freedom to deny federal funding to family planning centers that include abortion in their services, according to an article in women’s lifestyle website Glamour News. Sometimes, I still...
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Recently, I read about an incident in Pennsylvania that left a unnerving effect on me. Sixteen-year old Emily Houser began working at a local Chili’s restaurant in Pennsylvania when a new manager was also hired named Josh Davidson. Davidson began to make unwanted advances toward Houser on the job and even...
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The other day, I was presented with an interesting question while being a panelist on PSTV. “Does happiness take a lifetime to achieve or do you believe you experience bursts of happiness?” As I took 30 seconds to come up with an answer, I thought about what really defines happiness. I...
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The Turn It Around Project is a new campaign that was created by Abbe Dembowitz, who built her project on a simple idea: Write a negative thought on your back and write a positive thought on your front, and then take a photo. The final images have been shared on social media to bring awareness to self-esteem...
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News broke out that at least five people were killed, including the terrorist attacker and a police officer, and 40 were wounded in London this past Wednesday. While people, including myself, starting putting #prayersforlondon on their social media, President Donald Trump tweeted: “You have to be kidding...
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The #YouAreWelcomeHere campaign has garnered attention from students and faculty after the Global Education Office started handing out stickers and pamphlets reiterating that students are welcome here at Plattsburgh State. The campaign had kicked off March 1, and has only grown since. Marketing and Communication...
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The Trump administration withdrew Obama-era protections for transgender students in public schools that let them use bathrooms and facilities corresponding with their gender identity, according to a CNN article. When the news hit Plattsburgh State Title IX Coordinator Butterfly Blaise sent an email...
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Over the past week, my Facebook feed has been blowing up with friends sharing a video titled “Broken,” along with the #HurtBae trending on Twitter. The Scene, which advertises itself as making “videos for women who get it,” published a confrontation between a woman and her ex-boyfriend who regularly...
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Plattsburgh State’s Diversity Week will kick off Saturday from Feb. 25 to March 3, where students and faculty will be attending and hosting events highlighting social justice, with the goal of developing a deeper understanding of the community. PSUC Chief Diversity Officer J.W. Wiley said he is excited...
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21 Apr 2017
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