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You gotta name five bros or take a lap

Masculinity is often described as having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, such as strength and boldness, but what if a man didn’t have the traditional qualities that are attributed to being male? Are they still masculine? I would think...

Transitioning from on to off-campus living

“How do you feel about living off campus?” my suite-mate, Hayley, asked me as I washed my hands with soap I didn’t buy, under the light of electricity I wasn’t paying for. I didn’t really know what to say....

The trials and tribulations of a modern woman

A stigma exists that if a man does anything outside the realm of masculinity, then he is weak or less than. That’s not only offensive to men but to women as well. Drinking sugary cocktails, shaving your legs and...

‘Let’s get uncomfortable,’ Plattsburgh

In the Oct. 23 issue of Cardinal Points, we published an offensive graphic on the front cover that depicted a black graduate in a rundown neighborhood. Windows were broken and boarded up, graffiti caked the walls of buildings and...

“Publish Our Thoughts”

These are the unedited statements submitted by attendees of AKEBA's open forum in response to the racially offensive graphic printed in the Oct. 23 edition of Cardinal Points. This list will be updated as more comments come in.  Cardinal...

NFL players poor role models

Being born into a family of die-hard New York Giants fans means I’ve been surrounded by all things football my whole life. Every Sunday I would go to my dad’s house with my older brother, and we’d watch...

G. Kelly’s ‘trapped in the closet’

The room I do my school work in is 3 ½ feet wide and about 9 feet tall. It’s full of pants and hangers, sweaters and trunks, shirts and flannels. A dim light with a beaded pull-cord dangles from...

The fear of graduating from college

Oct. 16 marked the beginning of a weekend filled with booze, bonfires and old buddies. We know these festive days as Alumni Weekend. Friends and family from near and far return to the beautiful ‘burgh to re-live their intoxicated...

Woman against women against feminism

Being a woman takes many different forms. There are women who like pink, to dance and listen to Britney Spears in their car. There are women who like black, playing video games and listen to Aerosmith. And then there...

Benefits of a second language

Saluton! Mi estas skribanta en Esperanto. Ĉu vi parolas dua lingvo? I have been learning and speaking Esperanto for about two weeks now, and I’m really having fun with it. I hope to be fluent in a year or two. Esperanto...
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