Two writers go head-to-head debating masking on campus.

It’s bids season in Geneseo, and it’s hard to ignore.

I know most of you are probably tired of the lectures—usually given by older generations—about turning off that darn phone or video game and opening a book. Well, I’m here to tell you why you should actually consider that advice. I know, I can sense the disinterest and eye-rolls already, but just give me a chance. I’ll only take a few minutes of your time.

Let’s address the elephant in the room: soup simply isn’t a beverage. So, soup is just soup, right? Wrong. As it turns out, soup may fall into another category of food. That’s right—soup is a salad.

George Orwell is one of the most critically acclaimed writers of his time. His writings have created a new adjective to describe authoritarian regimes—Orwellian. This term has been misused by conservatives for quite a while. Conservatives use it as a synonym for authoritarian or totalitarian, which is only partially correct. To really examine how the word is used incorrectly, we must analyze its use and discuss Orwell’s own political leanings.

As someone who has had a bad experience with birth control, I have really begun to question how thoughtfully women are considered in healthcare.

Menstrual products are a huge part of the lives of many people around the world, many of whom are college students. As these products are necessary for the function of many, why are they not provided by college campuses? As the United States strongly encourages young people to pursue a higher education, and these menstrual products are necessary for many students to attain that goal, students have the right to these products at no cost of their own.

Ah, yes. The age-old question: Can I still be friends with the person that I broke up with? This question has plagued humanity for at least the last fifty years. After social norms surrounding dating and relationships loosened from the strict standards of the 1950s, many found it easier to explore with relationships.

The boneless wing is an act against nature. How can a wing be boneless? It can’t. There is no such thing.

It seems ironic that the best season, autumn, leads to the worst, winter, as we go from the colorful changing foliage of the trees to no leaves at all. While winter may appeal to some, it seems there is far more to dread than to embrace—Christmas and different holidays celebrate the festivities surrounding the season, but once these have concluded, we’re left with several more months of cold, short overcast days with nothing festive in the near future.

Thanksgiving, though a holiday with an irreparably problematic history, is promoted as a holiday that is meant to celebrate gratitude and appreciate the people, resources and environment surrounding us. Thanksgiving is made out to be a holiday about peace, contentment and finding solace in what we already have, rather than seeking out more. Of course, this attitude is destined to hit the bricks as soon as Thanksgiving turns to Black Friday, ringing in the biggest day of the year in shopping, sales and consumption.

In the weeks since I published the last article on the disaster that is the current dining situation on campus, CAS has, admittedly, made many changes. Nevertheless, the fact stands that they indeed did break something that didn’t need fixing.