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Seamstress earns more than professors

$57,697 — that’s how much money Joyce Mitchell, the former sewing instructor for Clinton County Correctional Facility, made in one year before she was convicted of assisting the escapes of prisoners David Sweat and Richard Matt. The minimum salary for...

Take advantage of life’s greatness while you can

It’s unfortunate, but one of the only things that truly brings the living together is death. Last week, a student passed away long before his time should’ve come, and he left behind many friends and family members who clearly adored...

Start using inside voices

It’s Friday night at Plattsburgh State. The school week and summer’s warm breeze has prolonged into September. It’s the beginning of the weekend, and students at PSUC are excited. They want nothing more than to hang out with friends...

Stalkers jeopardize college safety

It’s 3 in the morning, and a girl is walking quickly down the street alone. Her makeup is smudged, she has sweat dried on her skin and she’s pretty sure she stepped in puke on the way out of...

Five easy steps to staying positive

As incoming or returning students, every year we are able to reinvent ourselves. Today is not like yesterday. Well, for some it might be, but that is solely your choice. No one is making you go to Clinton every...

A trait worth every penny

As I step up to the ATM, my heart begins to race and my card feels hot in my grasp. I reluctantly slide the plastic into the metal beast, type in my pin and hit “check balance.” The wait...

Demand for fast-food wages angers millennial

A phrase that never seems to disappear in news programming or political television is one currently placed on today’s so-dubbed “millennials.” The word is entitlement. It’s everywhere. It’s in your fridge, it’s in your bedroom and it’s even on...

Editorial: Dreams jobs come true

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question that most of us have answered at some point in our lives. Granted, as children, our goals may be a bit loftier — answers such as “Britney...

What it takes to become ‘cool’

What makes being cool so cool? Since the formation of the term people have been trying to keep up with what’s considered cool. However, the style of cool is quite unpredictable and there are limitless interpretations of...

Cross-country trip fuels personal growth

The fire made from dead cactus and tumble weeds lit up in a matter of seconds. It was the only source of light in Utah for miles. I sat on the cooler drinking a random IPA and pulled microscopic...
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