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Is it the End for Newspapers?

Mon, 4 May 2009 14:23:07 -0400

By: Lacey Hubeny

Picking up and reading newspapers isn’t a top priority for William Paterson University students. With the Internet in the palms of everyone’s hands, the desire to pick up a paper is diminishing. Hand-held gadgets and computers make it easier f...

A House Divided

Mon, 4 May 2009 14:18:20 -0400

By: Chris George

Barack Obama celebrated the 150^th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth by comparing himself to the 16^th President. Lincoln was a tall, thin lawyer from Illinois, bo...

Obama at WPU: Yes He Should!

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:57:18 -0400

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Well—forget the Fighting Irish, Mr. President. How about coming to OUR graduation at William Paterson? Would that not be a coup for us and Northern Jersey?...

The Stimulus Plan: In the Eyes of a College Student

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 00:28:20 -0500

By: Jamarious Nickerson

The biggest economic recovery package in decades was recently passed by Congress under the Obama administration. This legislation is formally known as the Economic Stimulus Package of 2009. Many Democrats truly believe that this will help bring forth solu...

Sports Stars Booked, ‘Hollyroids’ Overlooked

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 20:41:36 -0500

By: Corrado Rizzi

The saga of A-Rod and his admitted use of performance-enhancing drugs has been inescapable in the past weeks. It will undoubtedly continue for a long, long time, far beyond the 2009 Baseball Season. It’s all but certain that other star athletes we h...

Cartoon Offends Some, Not All

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 20:37:48 -0500

By: Christopher George

The New York Post recently published a cartoon on its editorial page that many found offensive. The cartoon that created this entire buzz played off an incident the day before, in which a chimpanzee being kept as a pet was shot and killed by a police offi...

Students Lacking Pioneer Pride

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:06:41 -0500

By: Hamilton Bolduc

Whenever I watch ESPN’s “College Gameday,” I find myself wondering what a collegiate experience like that would have been like. What would it be like to paint my face and scream my head off rooting on Michigan at the Big House in Ann Arb...

Grammys Weren't Lame

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:00:09 -0500

By: Corrado Rizzi

I sat in my bed on Feb. 8 in anticipation, but not about who’s going to win Album of the Year or what the top rap song of the year would be. Absolutely not. If not for my journalistic responsibilities, I probably would have been watching some specia...

Have We Reached The Promised Land?

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:50:51 -0500

By: Lacey Hubney

When the month of February comes around each year, the first thing that comes to mind is Black History Month and all of the accomplishments that African Americans have made to be where they are today. It’s hard to fathom that 41 years ago, people w...

William Paterson VS Community Colleges

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:43:36 -0500

By: Lacey Hubney | Staff Writer

As we begin a new semester, we notice some new faces around William Paterson University, and some familiar faces missing, making us wonder where did our friends go?...