Op-Ed: Your vote matters
Rebekah Hedeen, Assistant Features Editor
Using your voice is powerful and it allows officials to cater to what the people need. This year, the presidential election will be held on Nov. 3 with the estimated voter turnout to be...
Op-Ed: Los Angeles Lakers championship win stems from players’ hearts and motivations
Robert Stevens, General Assignments Reporter
Basketball immortality for the 2019-2020 Los Angeles Lakers. “Laker Nation” can once again celebrate with utter joy after winning its 17th National Basketball Association Championship against the Miami Heat, 106-93, tying them with the...
Op-Ed: Colin Kaepernick, the national anthem and protests
Matthew Breault, Assistant Sports Editor
When NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem at a preseason NFL game on Sept. 1, 2016, it shocked the world. It left many sports fans angry, including myself, because...
Op-Ed: How big is the carbon footprint that you are leaving behind?
Rebekah Hedeen, Assistant Features Editor
The Earth’s CO2 time clock is ticking, and it may be nearing the end of a reversible outcome at a faster rate than we think.
Carbon emissions from heavy industrial use...
Op-Ed: Legalized Gambling is a New Virus Within Sports
Jama Joseph, Contributing Writer
The return of sports has normalized daily life during a time of uncertainty. While things have not completely gone back to normal, corners of life have adapted to a new quarantine lifestyle.
(Op-Ed) From a Different Perspective – The American Life
Hannah Steyn, Contributing Writer
When you move to a new country, you expect change. If you’re doing it willingly, you’re probably seeking change. Either way, you’re prepared for things to be completely different from your norm.
We are still standing: Living through the pandemic as a college senior and international student
Maria Montero Silva, Editor-in-Chief
Editor’s note: This is an updated version of the column that was published in The Tangerine’s May 1 print issue and in the Observer-Dispatch on Sunday, May 3: https://www.uticaod.com/news/20200503/commentary-coronavirus-impact-from-utica-college-international-studentrsquos-perspective.
When we first...
Op-Ed: Everything from home
By Kyle Riecker, Guest Contributor
The last day of ground operations at Utica College was solemn. I packed my belongings and headed for the parking lot, not knowing when the next time I would be on campus again.
Plans that come to naught: Coronavirus measures shake up students’ spring semester
Frank Bianco, Copy Editor
To say that COVID-19 has caused disruption would be an understatement. From the stock market taking massive hits, international travel completely shutting down, and people being asked to sequester themselves in order to contain the...
Opinion: Remembering Kobe and Gianna
Michael Schebel, Special Assignments Reporter
Over the past 20 years, there has been one name tied to almost universal acclaim: Kobe Bryant. A five time NBA Champion, an NBA MVP and a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Bryant became a household...