by Antonina Tortorello From the time Cambrie Eckert was in middle school she knew something was wrong. Eckert says she had trouble sleeping, felt unmotivated doing daily tasks and felt a general sense of aloneness. Recently, Eckert says that she has… Read More ›
Issues
Parking Headaches
By Cambrie Eckert If you’ve ever tried to find a parking spot on the SUNY Brockport campus and failed, you’re not alone. Scores of SUNY Brockport students have been ticketed countless times for parking in unauthorized lots. SUNY Brockport sophomores… Read More ›
The Unsolved Cases of Monroe County
By Madison Scott This is part one of an ongoing series that will uncover the stories behind Monroe County’s unsolved cases. DOMONIQUE HOLLEY-GRISHAM 12 years of silence.12 years of questions. The family of Domonique Holley-Grisham has been haunted by deafening… Read More ›
The Unofficial Guide to Off-Campus Housing
By: Alanna Dovidio Student housing on Utica St. Photo By Alanna Dovidio In a town filled with “room for rent” signs, most SUNY Brockport students find it difficult to navigate off-campus housing. Living off-campus comes with a whole new set… Read More ›
Epidemic Within a Pandemic
How Rochester’s Substance Abuse Problems Have Spread to Colleges (Brockport, N.Y.) The COVID-19 Pandemic has been raging on in the United States since the end of 2019, and it has impacted every single person in a myriad of ways. However,… Read More ›
Teachers reflect on a tumultuous school year
Social institutions have been impacted in innumerable ways since the initial spike of coronavirus last spring. Leaving many people discombobulated and forcing them to adapt their personal, social, and professional lives accordingly. A profession that has been affected heavily by… Read More ›
COVID-19 vaccination cards- the new ticket to NY college education
Going into the fall semester of 2021, many New York college students will be vaccinated and safely attending classes at full capacity. As of May 10th, 2021, New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced that for the new school year, all… Read More ›
Say No to Slugs – Reconciling our Revolting Drug Policies
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Drugs should be decriminalized—all of them. British poet and critic, Edith Sitwell, once said, “I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.” It doesn’t get much more conceitedly moronic than a… Read More ›
Graduating from SUNY Brockport in a pandemic
During the semester you can find exhausted SUNY Brockport college students pulling all-nighters, living at the library, and overloading on caffeine. They do this for one reason – to graduate. Walking across the stage at the end of four long… Read More ›
Confessions of a Sore Thumb
For many, a college acceptance letter is a ticket to freedom. This is not the reality that many students of color face as they choose to attend a primarily white institution (PWI). Primarily white colleges across the nation boast their… Read More ›