Antonucci: Media needs to look past Obama handling Ukraine
Despite Russia and Crimea being one of the biggest stories for the past few weeks, the conservative media is better off cutting its losses at… Read more »
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Shields: Celebrities jumping onto feminism bandwagon hurts movement
Usually, when a celebrity stamps his or her name on something, nothing but positivity emerges. Whether it’s a commercial product or a social justice campaign,… Read more »
Kramer: Technology innovations could widen inequality gap in homes, jobs
While industries, businesses and the government all celebrate technologic innovations, they’re starting to show the grim drawbacks of technology for the middle class. By 7… Read more »
Callaghan: New York State Energy Plan draft needs revisions
The state of New York’s future energy is being drafted as you’re reading this. On March 6, the New York State Energy Planning Board held… Read more »
Kramer: Seattle legislation hinders progress of smartphone taxi companies
Digitally-inspired taxi companies have been spreading quickly during the past five years, but this week, the services have hit a roadblock. Overwhelmingly popular across the… Read more »
Jensen: Jimmy Fallon brings innovative show format for late-night talk shows
The debut of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” brought in 11.3 million viewers — enough to pack the Carrier Dome nearly 230 times. While… Read more »
Jackson: Conservatives need to embrace isolationism, drop 'war hawk' attitude
War hawks within the GOP’s ranks love to say that Barack Obama’s lack of military intervention into the Ukraine is a sign of a weak… Read more »
Potter: Obamacare brings hidden benefits for same-sex marriages
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act has hidden benefits that reach far beyond what was initially predicted — it exposes issues of discrimination against… Read more »
Gorny: Pope's insight on gender, LGBT issues brings different perspective to Catholic Church
What’s not to like about a pope who lets a little kid hang out in his chair during mass, celebrates his birthday with three homeless… Read more »
Knighton: Instant replay modernizes Major League Baseball
Correction: In a previous version of this article, the the date when Instant replay was used by MLB was misstated. Instant replay has been used… Read more »
Piemonte: Republicans, Democrats need mutual respect for political progress
Lost in the news of missing planes and basketball, yet another Republican official completely abandoned his sense of professionalism in a public arena. Between scandals… Read more »
Beckman: Crowdfunding serves as modern, innovative form of investment
If you’re a college student or recent graduate, you’ve probably been asked by a friend or acquaintance to help fund a project on a crowdfunding… Read more »
Antonucci: Ron Paul provides vital, alternative perspective
Former Congressman Ron Paul’s political career has always been a big interest of mine since I first began following politics, and more so since I… Read more »
Shields: Gender equality benefits men, women both socially, economically
When most people think of gender equality, they envision a women’s movement. It makes sense — women are the ones suffering the brunt of gender-based… Read more »
Ng: South by Southwest proves life-changing but exhausting experience
3/12 -- DAY 3: SXSW provides concert to end all concerts Margaret Lin | Photo Editor I waited more than six hours in line for… Read more »
Ng: Day-by-day breakdown of South by Southwest
3/10/14 – DAY 1: Flexibility is key for SXSW AUSTIN, TEXAS – I arrived in the capital of the Lone Star State tired, hungry and defeated… Read more »
Jensen: 'Bachelor' star has hard time finding love, show's disregard for substance to blame
“The Bachelor” is in hot water, and I don’t mean the infamous Jacuzzi. While the show was built on the premise of promising proposals when… Read more »
Kramer: Mobile gaming to overtake console video games
On a snowy night in 2005, my mom brought home an Xbox 360. For my brother and I, it was love at first sight; it… Read more »
Callaghan: Trash program requires more research for support
TIn Onondaga County, our trash does not go to a landfill within the county line or travel out of the area. Instead, for the last… Read more »
Knighton: Android's custom smartphones show potential to beat Apple
Android technology could be on the brink of a game changer, as Google now plans to do for mobile hardware what it did for mobile… Read more »
Gorny: Acts of courtesy should not be assigned genders
It’s been said that chivalry is dead, but I don’t think that’s true. I think that somewhere in the back of both men and women’s… Read more »
Cyber-bullying mobs can have concerning effects
Every now and then, something happens that turns millennials on the Internet from a quirky, meme-sharing entity into an angry mob. Most recently, it was… Read more »
Piemonte: Arizona governor vetoing bill was step in right direction
On Feb. 26, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewster finally took a stand for equal rights in her state. By vetoing SB 1062, Brewster prevented the further… Read more »
Potter: State refusal to adopt Medicaid expansion harmful to mental health needs
Twenty-five states have yet to adopt the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. This Medicaid expansion was set to begin on Jan. 1 this… Read more »
