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By Olivia Papendick On May 19th, 2005, the grand finale of the Star Wars prequel trilogy was released in theaters for all to see. The release date for Revenge of the Sith intentionally lined up with the release date of the first prequel movie, The Phantom Menace, six years prior, a callback to the first…

by Todd Robinson What’s your favorite sitcom? Most of you would probably say Friends, Seinfeld, The Office, Cheers or Parks and Recreation. These shows have impacted many people’s lives because they allowed those individuals to escape reality for a brief moment. Sometimes a sitcom was all a person needed after a long day from work.…

By Olivia Papendick In honor of May being National Strawberry Month, this will be a starting point for those of us who might want to enjoy the berry of the month, or the others that will be coming to our local farms soon enough! The biggest sticking points are that fruits and vegetables, and berries,…

How Will Students Face Tariffs By Julieanna LaDuca Trump’s recent tariffs on most imports has everyone worried about the future of our economy. People worry about how prices will be affected especially when it comes to students who are full time in college and may not have the means already to support themselves. Tariffs are…

By Kylie Franklin When you see a picture for a news article or an image of soldiers on the battlefield, you usually don’t wonder who took the picture, but instead think about what’s the story behind the photo. This is what photojournalism is all about, telling the story of a moment frozen in time through…

By: Taryn Kelly If you’re unsure if you are eligible to graduate this upcoming May, you can run a degree evaluation in your Degree Works account. The degree evaluation will allow you to check if you are missing any program requirements. If you notice if any of your requirements are missing, contact your academic advisor.…

By Brandon Davis In the compact black box theater, we all sat and watched the empty stage. The black walls and curtains exacerbated the darkness that soon took hold of the whole place. After a moment, a single light lit up a young man who walked onto the empty space that was plotted out as…

By Marissa Lafferty Earth Day was conceived by Senator Gaylord Nelson in response to the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill and growing pollution concerns, along with being influenced by the book “Silent Spring” which was published in 1962 and talked about environment harm caused by pesticides and other factors. Nelson modeled it on Vietnam‑era student…

By Olivia Papendick In the last decade, concerns about the dangers and negative impacts of artificial intelligence in widespread use have spiked significantly upwards. Humanity has feared the concept of artificial intelligence in technology gaining a sense of self and independence since we came up with the idea of it being possible. But, that’s not…

By: Sarah Baase Imagine having an open space where you can go to on your own time to get your work done comfortably and efficiently, with tutors being just at arm’s length, and a community of staff who are open and willing to assist you with your academic problems… Well, here at SUNY Niagara we…