By John Pullano, Managing Editor So much to gain and yet, too much to lose. When we sit down to plan, we often weigh the pros and cons of a situation. I was lucky enough to come from a middle class family where my decisions frequently had low stakes or lacked great sacrifice. From a…
While I obviously don’t attend Syracuse University, I am from Syracuse and have been to the university countless times. I’ve attended sporting events, Science Olympiads and went on official visits when I was looking at colleges. That is why it goes without saying that I feel very strongly about the racist incidents that have been…
By Luke Nolan Following a talk by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill earlier this week, Patrick Hauf, freshman journalism major, asked about the vulnerability of unborn children killed in abortions, a question accompanied by rude groans and heckling by the audience. To someone who is pro-life, the desire to protect the most vulnerable of society would…
In the past week, I’ve done a great deal of soul searching and realized that I don’t know myself anymore. My identity crisis began last week reading the BV while eating a bowl of spaghetti. In an article about Keg Klash’s use of a Native American headdress as a logo, students and staff argued that…
The first time I heard the rapper XXXTENTACION’s popular track “Look At Me!” was at the hub of student activity: Allegany’s student bar The Other Place. The booming song – stock full of violent sentiments – ran rampant through the bar and, at the time, I didn’t have much of a care. I tapped my…
By Heather Monahan Assistant Features Editor Anonymous students at Ohio State University (OSU) have decided to face the problem of bullying in a bizarre and risky way. The Lantern, OSU’s newspaper, reported an anonymous student or group of students set up Twitter and Tumblr accounts in May to expose the hate present on the OSU…
By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Assignment Editor In its opening weekend, “The Hunger Games” grossed $155 million, the third highest in North American box-office history, according to a March 26 CNN article. Despite all the hype, the casting choices have garnered negative attention on Twitter. And by negative, I mean racist. In the…