Welcome to the Spirit
The Student Voice
of SUNY Niagara
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Donating for Christmas? How it’s Important to Give Back
By: Emma Hoang Have you ever seen those angel trees at church or those donation bins at Walmart and other various places? Have you considered donating to those in need before? Well, Christmas is the perfect time to give back or at least try to! Not only are you helping those in need, it also…
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Meet a Member of Student Life!
By: Alicia Smith Within SUNY Niagara there is a Student Life. Student Life is an organization focused on making students’ time at campus enjoyable. They organize the events held on campus and help students with planning other events or activities. Sometimes it is a movie and some popcorn, other times it is cookie decorating or…
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Stressing Over Finals?
By” Alicia Smith The end of any semester can be filled with stressful endeavors, full calendars, and anxiety. Namely, the dreaded finals. For some students, they may sit down and take a formal exam– multiple choice, scantrons, short responses– other students may take digital exams on Brightspace, then there are some that have to do…
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When Decorating for Christmas, What is your Aesthetic?
By: Emma Hoang For many holidays, people love to decorate their homes inside and out. One of these holidays, Christmas, is one of the most decorated holidays. I’ve asked a series of questions about Christmas decorating, including what kinds of aesthetics and colors people like to use. I’ve gathered a variety of answers from multiple…
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Calling All Writers For Creative Writing Club!
By Alicia Smith The Creative Writing Club is a great opportunity for writers from various backgrounds to gather and share their ideas, works, and experiences to improve their writing. The Creative Writing Club is interested in hosting different events; this semester they will be doing an Open Mic Reading. The English department does a literary…
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Dry Turkey, Flavorless Side Dishes, & Hanging Out with Weird Family Members? Why Thanksgiving is Not the Best Holiday
By Emma Hoang Thanksgiving kinda sucks. It’s one of the most boring holidays of the year. Why? Well, first off it’s in between the two most exciting holidays. Christmas and Halloween definitely overshadow it. People don’t even decorate that much for Thanksgiving. Houses are still decorated with Halloween decorations and some are already decorated…
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Don’t Know What a Success Coach Is? Let’s Meet One of Them!
By: Emma Hoang Here at SUNY Niagara, we have success coaches rather than counselors. Never heard of them before? They are here to help us with everything from scheduling classes for next semester to answering any questions we have. We all have one and there are several of them willing to help. My success coach…
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Walking For Graduation
By Alicia Smith Graduating is an emotional time for many people, those who have seen the graduate stumble and struggle to get through, those who did the stumbling and struggling. Although this is generally a happy time and a time for celebration, many people will feel lost or defeated. The Oakland Post mentions in an…
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Stuck on Death Row, What Would You Eat?
by Emma Hoang With Halloween around the corner, spooky thoughts come to mind. Some include the candy coming into our treat bags and food at the Halloween parties people will host. Inmates are also thinking of food. Many inmates are on death row for a terrible crime they have committed. Many are getting closer…
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How To Have A Spooky Safe Halloween
Keeping Kids Safe by Alicia Smith From sugared children running around to stressed out parents, there’s a lot that goes into Halloween day. Preparing the kids’ costumes, making sure there is enough candy set out, and prioritizing childrens’ safety. On Halloween, children pedestrians are twice as likely to be involved in a traffic related incident.…
Spring 2026 