Glee absence was good for the Gleeks
I am about to make a bold, likely controversial statement: The four-month Glee hiatus was probably a good thing.
I mean, let's be honest - last semester was rough. No matter how much homework was due Thursday, you always reserved that one hour from 9 p.m. to 10 p.…
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True friendship lasts an entire lifetime
An old Irish proverb states, "There are many types of ships. There are wooden ships, plastic ships, and metal ships. But the best and most important types of ships are friendships."
Friendships cannot have a value placed on them. If you're living life without friendship, you're not experiencing life.…
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On campus life gives students broader experiences
One of the great things about St. John Fisher College is the variety of places to live on campus.
Some people complain about the cost of living on campus. But, when you think about it, the price tag buys you a lot of things. You get to stay in a room with people you either know, or will get to know.…
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For privacy and freedom, life off campus is better
Let me say that I live off campus so I am a bit biased. I live off campus for financial reasons but there are others.
According to the Fisher website room is $6,550 for a 4-month semester, or about $1,637.50 monthly for basically a studio shared with one or two other people.…
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"Lack" of options on the weekendLackmann's weekend services don't live up to expectations
A typical Saturday morning follows like this for many Fisher students: wake up at noon and then go to the dining hall at 2 p.m., digest food and then become hungry again around 7 p.m. The Ward/Haffey dining hall closes at 6:30 p.m., so they have no choice but to go to the Fishbowl or Cardinal Café.…
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Love means balance, too
In a post-Valentine's Day detox, I am going to ridicule the entire idea of "traditional" romance and chivalry. Speaking as a girlfriend of three years, I want to dispel the theory that every woman "needs" flowers, chocolates and cards. Not to say that I don't like chocolate or that any woman shouldn't like these things.…
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A Second OpinionThis Week's Topic: Snowpocalypse and Global Warming
They called it the "snowpocalypse," "snowmaggedon" and "Snowtorious B.I.G." I am referring to, of course, the snowstorm that hit the Washington, D.C. area recently. The snowstorm was so bad that, according to Reuters.com, the House of Representatives put their business on hold until after the storm.…
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