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Common Roots will showcase soulful musical history

In honor of Black History Month, the Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir, along with several guest performers, will pay tribute to America’s musical history with their presentation of Common Roots: An Evening of Spirituals and Ballads. Common Roots will take place...

PSUC literary magazine, ZPlatt, rebrands

Plattsburgh State’s 45-year-old literary magazine ZPlatt has unanimously decided to disband the name ZPlatt after a staff member discovered the publication’s namesake, Zephaniah Platt, founder of Plattsburgh, was a slave owner. “It was shocking for sure, and Elizabeth Cohen...

Center of Community Engagement axed

An engaged campus and a stronger community was the goal of Plattsburgh State’s Center of Community Engagement and coordinator and lecturer Julia Devine, but the university’s budget cuts disbanded the CCE, and Devine received a nonrenewal letter in 2017. Established...

Science@30City returns, talks genetic modification with CRISPR technology

The cure for some skin cancers and genetic diseases such as sickle-cell anemia may be within reach due to the monumental discovery and development of the genetic manipulation technology CRISPR-CAS9. This technology holds the potential to knock such diseases out...

SA Senate passes vote of no confidence

The Plattsburgh State Student Association held its third meeting of the spring semester Wednesday at 9:15 p.m. in the Cardinal Lounge. Diet Club, a club in which members educate one another on proper eating habits and discuss helpful tips to...

Gates no longer student at PSUC

Maria Gates, the freshman student who ignited outrage with her Jan. 26 Snapchat, a photo of herself and an unidentified male friend with the caption “Lynching n****** tonight,” is no longer a student at Plattsburgh State, confirmed Vice President...

A walk through PSUC Blackout protest

On Feb. 15, more than 200 members of the Plattsburgh community, dressed in all black for solidarity, braved frigid weather and snow showers as they marched through the slippery streets, demanding the resignations of Plattsburgh State President John Ettling,...

Faculty meeting discusses next step, will discuss holding vote of no confidence

More than 200 members of Plattsburgh State faculty attended an open informational meeting Tuesday afternoon in Yokum 208, where professors discussed what action they could take in diffusing current racial tensions on campus and how to solve the hot...

SA executive board votes on resolutions, passes vote of no confidence

The Plattsburgh State Student Association held its executive board meeting Monday night to vote on matters put forward at Friday’s student forum. The forum and its contents were in response to the racist Jan. 26 Snapchat, which threatened to...

SUNY representatives talk diversity, race with students

Two representatives from the SUNY System Administration in Albany listened to students’ concerns and discussed current racial tensions at Plattsburgh State during five 50-minute sessions throughout Monday. The visit from Vice Chancellor/Chief Diversity Officer Carlos Medina and Chief of Staff/Senior...
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