The change from summer to fall was easy to feel. Goodbye sandals, hello riding boots. The transition to winter was a little challenging to pick up on this year. At times, it seemed as though Mother Nature couldn’t decide...
My cousin Kiersten and I have always been extremely close. We grew up in a huge, Irish family, but we’ve always stayed tight. One day, years ago, we were playing Taboo, the game where you have to explain as...
You’re walking down the sidewalk to class and feeling good. The sun is out, and it’s unseasonably warm for November. You just aced that test, so you deserve a victory song as you walk down Rugar back to your...
When I was a kid and my parents would serve me dinner, I’d always wind up stuffing more food in my mouth than I could swallow. I’d divide up the saliva-drenched sustenance into two parts — half for chewing...
A lot of college kids make the joke that they’re really a kid inside. Many of us still play video games or have a guilty pleasure, like Pokémon or a cartoon series geared towards a younger audience. In small...
College students are busy people, and between class, studying and other obligations, they want to spend their down time doing anything besides school work. Everyone loves catching up on sleep, television and just lounging around, but sometimes these end...
There’s a feature on Facebook not many people are aware of. The only way you would have used it is if you are near an area experiencing a natural disaster. This feature is called “Safety Check” and it’s a...
SUNY Plattsburgh has a new Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. J.W. Wiley. I would like to detail an interaction I had with this individual.
Several months ago, I was speaking with Dr. Wiley regarding some of my experiences as an out...
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released new statements about tobacco and e-cigarettes Oct. 26, urging the government to change the age of sale to 21 nationwide. These statements outline public policy changes, clinical guidance for physicians to...
I rode in the backseat of my friend’s car on the way to SUNY Cortland, crushed up against the car door like an accordion because we attempted to pack five people into a Ford Focus. My phone buzzed at...
