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PSUC strives to meet regulations

Plattsburgh State is currently cracking down on state and federal financial guidelines in order for students to maintain full-­time status. The state has begun auditing SUNY colleges for non­compliance with its regulations. PSUC Financial Aid Director Todd Moravec said SUNY...

Speech rights, off-campus discipline

A recent Huffington Post article reporting on a University of Kansas student’s harassing tweets has raised questions about how it would be handled on the Plattsburgh State campus. Navid Yeasin has been expelled from Kansas Univ. for two and a...

Students weigh pros, cons of safety apps

In response to recent violence on college campuses throughout the United States, some colleges are attempting to heighten student safety through the use of smartphone apps. One of these apps is BlueLight, an app that uses GPS location to allow...

Fraternity earns right to petition for donations

At the end of last week’s Student Association Senate meeting, the Plattsburgh State chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi earned the right to ask students to donate their Dining Dollars to benefit one of five of its philanthropies. The Rape,...

‘No questions asked’ meal swipes

USA Today recently reported Columbia University’s efforts to feed students in need through two avenues: Emergency Meal Fund and a new app called Swipes. The Emergency Meal Fund allows students to donate up to six meal swipes a semester and...

Honors Program takes interactive approach

Headquartered in Hawkins Hall, Plattsburgh State’s Honors Program currently has about 375 student enrollees from a variety of majors who take part in interactive, seminar-based classes geared to provide a perspective that is unique from traditional classroom learning. The...

Scholastic Shakedown

Plattsburgh State Executive Director of Marketing and Communication Ken Knelly sent a campus-wide email Sept. 2 about a campus scam in which he warned about two individuals claiming to represent a study abroad program approaching students. Interim Chief of...

Super blood moon makes its mark

The super blood moon that occurred Sept. 27 happens once every few decades. The closest full moon of the year appears larger and brighter, thus earning the name "super moon." Total lunar eclipses occur when the darkest part of...

New senators join Student Association ranks

The Plattsburgh State Student Association recently welcomed two new student senators: Tierra Chess and William Hodge. This resulted from a recent special election that took place Sept. 15. Speaker of the Senate Veronica Marchello said that those who were interested in...

Online dating increasingly popular

Online dating websites, as well as cell-phone dating apps, are beginning to establish a stronghold in the dating realm. This method has recently become a popular mode of finding a significant other. According to a recent study done by...
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