By Elizabeth Valentin The biggest mass shooting in recent U.S. history took place on Sunday Oct. 1, when over 50 people were killed and over 500 were wounded in Las Vegas. A shooter opened fire from the window of 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino onto a crowd of over 2,000
By TAYLOR FARNSWORTH Opinions Editor The dining hall is committed to providing students with healthy alternatives to the fast-food, grease-filled options that occupy the Pine Hills neighborhood. With options of a salad bar, to brick oven pizzas, sandwiches, and hot comfort food, the dining hall has a little something for everyone. But the convenience of
By KYLE PRATT Executive Editor Earlier this year, President Carolyn Stefanco appeared in an on-air interview with WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief David Lucas. In the interview, Stefanco addressed charges against her supposed commitment to transparency as President of Saint Rose. “It is hard for me to see that I am not, or we
By TAYLOR FARNSWORTH Opinions Editor We all remember watching Donald Trump’s supporters in unison chanting, “Lock her up,” in reference to Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign. Trump would stand there shrugging his shoulders, grinning from ear to ear as his supporters criticized Clinton for her use of a personal email account while Secretary of
By BRIANA SPINA Staff Writer Failed Obamacare repeals seem to be a staple of this administration. Over the past few months, there have been four separate attempts to fulfill the Republican Party’s goal to scrap the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and implement a new health care system. The most recent attempt, the Graham- Cassidy bill,
By ELIZABETH VALENTIN Arts Editor I have been visiting my family in Puerto Rico since I was 4 years old. Some of my first memories are of palm trees dancing in the wind and waves attacking the sand. I have more than 100 relatives in Puerto Rico and my grandmother and I take a yearly
By BRIANA SPINA Staff Writer In the early hours of Sunday, Sept. 17, the President of the United States retweeted a chauvinistic, troubling, and just plain childish GIF. A Twitter user posted a photoshopped clip, making it appear as though Donald Trump hit a golf ball into Hillary Clinton’s back, causing her to fall. The
By KYLE ADAMS Staff Writer A little over two years ago, something that a majority of Americans thought was a joke, came into fruition. Donald Trump was attacking everything that came into his path. Although he didn’t earn a cool nickname like “Little Marco,” “Lyin’ Ted,” “Pocahontas,” “Crooked Hillary,” or “Rocket Man,” John McCain took
By ISABELLE RULISON Contributing Writer President Trump isn’t what most look to as a presidential icon. He doesn’t have the poise of those past; his jokes are less than eloquent and his claims are beyond questionable. Yet one thing we as observers and expected participators of American politics must admit is that on the campaign
By TAYLOR FARNSWORTH Opinons Editor Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey and chair of the Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission, is taking strides in combating opioid addiction in the Garden State. The epidemic has spread throughout the nation resulting in numerous deaths of all ages. The stem of opioid addiction is related often to prescription
