Archive for the ‘What’s Happening’ Category

I am a part of a generation of young adults who are thought to have vivid, hyper-specific memories of September 11, 2001, the event that ultimately shaped our collective lives and psyche.

Continued updates and clarifications about the Living Wage victory at Ithaca College

All workers were notified that they would be paid the Living Wage on Thursday, April 28

Obama is running out of time. He promised the American people he would use only air strikes and enact a no-fly zone over Libya.  He’s right to promise this – America knows all-too well how costly Arab armed conflicts are. Iraq and Afghanistan drained our treasuries and will be felt for decades. But he needs [...]

By Samuel Adams Okay so the federal government didn’t shut down – whew. A partial shutdown of the fed would’ve jeopardized all fragile progress we’ve made since the ’08 slump. A shutdown isn’t good for anybody, including lawmakers. The GOP risked being vilified as they were in last shutdown of ‘96. Obama and many Democrats [...]

I have been raised in Kentucky, among the mountains, bluegrass and an innate understanding of the destruction coal mining brings to region. I now live in New York, among the lakes, gorges and an innate understanding of the potential destruction that hydraulic fracturing could bring to the region. Through recent research and writing, I have [...]

During my semester in London, I never expected to see my hometown on the British news. But, on April 3, 2009, journalists around the world found themselves covering the small city of Binghamton, N.Y. At 10:30 that morning, Jiverly Wong entered the American Civic Association and killed 13 people before taking his own life. Two [...]

Tracking the protests against Sodexo on the Ithaca College campus.

In 2007, Economists Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez found that the income share of the richest Americans was an enormous 18.3%, indicating too few Americans earn too much income. Not since the Gatsby era of Long Island mansion parties – when the equivalent statistic reached 18.4% – has American income disparity been so uneven. What [...]

And you thought all of that “don’t ask, don’t tell” business was over and that we’d never have to hear about it again. Of course, effectively implementing and dealing with the ramifications of the most federal gay rights decision we’ve ever seen in this country couldn’t possibly have been easy. Now that DADT is repealed, [...]