OPINION: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Is More Than a Holiday’s New Name
By Melanie Paredes | October 11, 2021 It wasn’t until 2019 that mainstream U.S. society began to call Columbus Day by its true name:...
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Opinion: Mask Use Reveals a Sharp Divide in Campus Mindset
By Jack Besterman | October 4, 2021 I was covering a meeting of the Student Association a few weeks ago. I did not know much about SA and...
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OPINION: A Not-So-Well Wednesday
By Alison Vinick | March 9, 2021 The University at Albany has canceled the entirety of its spring break to make way for a shortened...
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We Need to Fight This Together
By M. Francis Mirro Benjamin Franklin, as he went to pen his name to the bottom of the Declaration of Independence, said, “Now we must...
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The Injustice of New York's Closed Primary
When it comes to primaries, independent voters are iced out of this election process entirely in 28 states including New York.
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New York's Bail Reform the Right Move
Despite recent attention paid to high profile abusers of New York’s new system, cash bail needs to be completely abolished
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Republicans are the Real "Snowflakes"
In reality, it is the Republicans, especially those on the far-right, who fear the harsh realities of the world and get easily offended when
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Students Deserve a Day Off, Too
The University at Albany decided that, while students and professors had to come to campus ready to work, all offices were closed.
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UAlbany's Exercise Equipment Comes up Short
I don’t believe UAlbany's facilities help anyone in trying to achieve a healthier lifestyle.
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Trump's SWAT Takedown Targets Human Rights
America under President Donald Trump has taken a maddeningly militaristic turn, and New York is a target.
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Shakira and JLo Shook Up Super Bowl LIV
The Superbowl LIV half-time show made history on Sunday, Feb. 2 when it headlined two Latina legends: Jennifer Lopez and Shakira
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Witch Hunt Wednesday
Desann Chin-Carty, the president and CEO of the University at Albany’s Student Association, faced impeachment for abuse of power
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2020: American Turning Point
By M. Francis Mirro It is, of course, 2020, a new year and an abundantly important one. An election year, 2020 is not only the beginning...
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Baseball Drops the Ball as Astros Cheat to Win it All
By Liam Jeffries The Houston Astros, once the toast of the baseball world, have been exposed as frauds. And baseball doesn’t seem to...
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America Needs a Wealth Tax
Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. said, “Taxes are the price we pay to live in a civilized society.”
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Banning Political Ads: Twitter Did Something Right For Once
Twitter, meanwhile, announced they would no longer accept any paid political ads.
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Daylight Savings Time Sucks
Let’s face it - Daylight Saving Time helps absolutely no one.
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The Case for Compulsory Voting
The solution may be taking away the option entirely and mandating that all eligible voters cast a ballot.
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Concentration Camps Undermine American Ideals, Obviously
If our positions are so unmovable, our hate so defining, then the American Experiment is already a failed one.
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America's Private Prison Issue is an Existential Crisis
America’s incarceration rate is out of control. More people are in our prisons than in that of China or Russia
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