Opinions

By Kolin Kriner   Freshman year I never expected my life would take a turn for what I believe to be the better. I was 17, unsure of where I wanted to end up. I switched my major nine times that...

By Ankita Mane   Hi, I’m Ankita. I’m a senior majoring in computer science, and I’ll be graduating next semester. As I get closer to the end of my time at SUNY Plattsburgh, I’ve been thinking a lot about all the...

By Jayne Smith   I am not a journalism student. But when I first toured SUNY Plattsburgh in 2019, I toured the journalism department. I met the faculty, learned about its programs and visited for the first time the Cardinal Points...

By Kaliyah Green   Online classes have taken over college campuses in recent years, offering convenience at the click of a button.  However, many students — including myself — find that in-person classes provide a stronger learning experience, better structure and more...

By Sophia Albertie   With the end of the spring semester fastly approaching, there’s one lingering truth that needs to be addressed: Students still aren’t crazy about The Nest, myself included.  Earlier last semester, the college seemed to bombard faculty, staff and...

By Sophia Albertie   Gypsy Rose Blanchard is out of prison — now she gets to sit down and watch a recap of the time she killed her mom.  Blanchard is probably doing something more productive with her free time the year...

By Kolin Kriner   With the average age of people in congress, according to Pew Research center, at 57.5 years old and the presidential candidates for the 2024 election both being well above retirement age before Kamala Harris’ name was put...

By Kolin Kriner   Scrolling through my TikTok for you page, I always start off by getting hilarious clips that time after time get laughs out of me. However, after about three minutes I begin getting absolutely bombarded by out of...

EDITORIAL   Across the nation, international students are being deported and having their student visas revoked because of executive orders from President Donald Trump. SUNY Plattsburgh felt the ramifications of this closely, with one of our fellow cardinals being one of the...

By Kaliyah Green   Every spring, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival attracts hundreds of thousands of attendees, influencers, and celebrities to the California desert. The culture that surrounds Coachella is a phenomenon where popular music careers are born and...