Author: sunyniagaraspirit
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Life as a Content Creator
By Tory Mayes Tyler Christie – AKA MunchingBrotato – was a YouTube star back in the prime days of Minecraft YouTube (2013-2015), recording videos with some of the big content creators of that time. Now, Tyler has a vastly different life, but still tries to find the time to play games again on Twitch under…
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Holi: What Is It, Why Is It Important, and Where Can You Celebrate It This Week?
By: Grace Troidl Holi, otherwise known as the festival of colors, is a Hindu holiday marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring, but it is also a celebration of good triumphing over evil. Holi dates back to the 4th century and has roots in Hindu mythology, specifically to the legend of Holika…
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“Roll Tide” A Look Into What It’s like being part of the Student Section of a University of Alabama Basketball Game
By: Ryann Sniadecki In 2022 Edward “Eddie” Bassett, started attending the University of Alabama. Since then he has been a part of the Student Section for many of Alabama’s sports such as; Football, Soccer, and Basketball. Now that we are leading up to March Madness, and going to a college that participates in March Madness,…
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The History of St.Patrick’s Day In Wester NY
How St.Patrick’s Day Goes Local By Julieanna LaDuca Everyone remembers from childhood the good old leprechaun who visits kids’ schools and plays a bunch of fun pranks. Some pranks recalled were: like turning the bathroom green, leaving a trail of green footprints and leaving little goodies on the desk. Since everyone’s grown up now let’s…
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Ugly? Pretty? Uglies is Pretty Dull
By Marissa Lafferty In September 2024, Netflix released a movie adaptation of the 2006 novel Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, directed by McG. Uglies is the first book in a multi-part series and it is set in a dystopian future where everyone undergoes mandatory surgery at 16 to become a New Pretty. The goal of the…
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Unveiling the Arts of Dance and Theatre at SUNY Niagara
By Jenna Higbie At SUNY Niagara we offer a variety of programs to fit your interests! Dance is associated with the Art and Theatre Program. The Dance program offers beginning modern, jazz, ballet, and tap during the fall and spring semester. There are also 4 dance workshops that come together into a dance performance at…
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Important Information from the Records Office:
Guide to Online Services Many student services are offered online via Banner Web. For more information, please see the Guide to Online Services, which can be found by going to the SUNY Niagara homepage, click on Academic, choose Records, and choose Online Student Services on the left-side panel of the page. Use Myhub for FREE…
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Super Bowl LIX Breaks Record For Most Watched Super Bowl Ever!
by: Taryn Kelly In a Philadelphia Eagles 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl LIX broke records this year with an average of 127.7 million viewers. This year’s season finale viewership brought in 3% more viewers than last year’s game, which averaged 123.7 million viewers. According to Fox Sports, viewership peaked during the…
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Is Confirmation Bias Obscuring Our View?
by Olivia Papendick In today’s world of changing headlines and changing preferences of how we find and consume our news, it can be more and more difficult to find reliable sources of information to get news from. Something more subtle and harder for us to recognize for and inside ourselves is confirmation bias, and it…
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What’s going on with TikTok? Possible Permanent Ban Ahead?
Billionaire Elon Musk, among other content creators such as Mr Beast, have been pitching the idea of being possible buyers. By Jenna Higbie TikTok, a popular chinese app used by more than 170 million people is on the verge of getting shut down for good. On Sunday January 19th 2025 the app went unresponsive to…
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