Gorny: Pope's insight on gender, LGBT issues brings different perspective to Catholic Church
What’s not to like about a pope who lets a little kid hang out in his chair during mass, celebrates his birthday with three homeless… Read more »
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Knighton: Instant replay modernizes Major League Baseball
Correction: In a previous version of this article, the the date when Instant replay was used by MLB was misstated. Instant replay has been used… Read more »
Piemonte: Republicans, Democrats need mutual respect for political progress
Lost in the news of missing planes and basketball, yet another Republican official completely abandoned his sense of professionalism in a public arena. Between scandals… Read more »
Beckman: Crowdfunding serves as modern, innovative form of investment
If you’re a college student or recent graduate, you’ve probably been asked by a friend or acquaintance to help fund a project on a crowdfunding… Read more »
Antonucci: Ron Paul provides vital, alternative perspective
Former Congressman Ron Paul’s political career has always been a big interest of mine since I first began following politics, and more so since I… Read more »
Shields: Gender equality benefits men, women both socially, economically
When most people think of gender equality, they envision a women’s movement. It makes sense — women are the ones suffering the brunt of gender-based… Read more »
Ng: South by Southwest proves life-changing but exhausting experience
3/12 -- DAY 3: SXSW provides concert to end all concerts Margaret Lin | Photo Editor I waited more than six hours in line for… Read more »
Ng: Day-by-day breakdown of South by Southwest
3/10/14 – DAY 1: Flexibility is key for SXSW AUSTIN, TEXAS – I arrived in the capital of the Lone Star State tired, hungry and defeated… Read more »
Jensen: 'Bachelor' star has hard time finding love, show's disregard for substance to blame
“The Bachelor” is in hot water, and I don’t mean the infamous Jacuzzi. While the show was built on the premise of promising proposals when… Read more »
Kramer: Mobile gaming to overtake console video games
On a snowy night in 2005, my mom brought home an Xbox 360. For my brother and I, it was love at first sight; it… Read more »
Callaghan: Trash program requires more research for support
TIn Onondaga County, our trash does not go to a landfill within the county line or travel out of the area. Instead, for the last… Read more »
Knighton: Android's custom smartphones show potential to beat Apple
Android technology could be on the brink of a game changer, as Google now plans to do for mobile hardware what it did for mobile… Read more »
Gorny: Acts of courtesy should not be assigned genders
It’s been said that chivalry is dead, but I don’t think that’s true. I think that somewhere in the back of both men and women’s… Read more »
Cyber-bullying mobs can have concerning effects
Every now and then, something happens that turns millennials on the Internet from a quirky, meme-sharing entity into an angry mob. Most recently, it was… Read more »
Piemonte: Arizona governor vetoing bill was step in right direction
On Feb. 26, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewster finally took a stand for equal rights in her state. By vetoing SB 1062, Brewster prevented the further… Read more »
Potter: State refusal to adopt Medicaid expansion harmful to mental health needs
Twenty-five states have yet to adopt the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. This Medicaid expansion was set to begin on Jan. 1 this… Read more »
Shields: Infighting in feminist groups distracts from focus
When it comes to anything on the internet related to feminism, the comments section often mirrors Onondaga Lake: dark, murky and probably not good for… Read more »
Kramer: Lululemon's brand loyalty saves company from financial failure
For the past few years I didn’t know the difference between yoga pants and leggings. And before I stepped onto this campus, I definitely didn’t… Read more »
Callaghan: Obama administration pushing through eco-friendly policies with legislative inaction
During the last month, President Barack Obama has stuck to his State of the Union vow to advance his agenda “with or without Congress,” pushing… Read more »
WhatsApp buy shows alternative success story for startups
There’s more than one way to be a successful tech start-up, and it doesn’t always have to involve advertising your app. By relying on mostly… Read more »
Piemonte: Republicans spending excessively on campaigns harms election process
Republicans have enacted a new strategy for obtaining seats in the Senate: throw money at the campaigns and hope to buy their way to a… Read more »
Beckman: Facebook's WhatsApp purchase shows potential to bring back millennial users
Millennials used to be best friends with Facebook. We’d tell it what we were doing that day, show it all of the pictures from the… Read more »
Gorny: Facebook increasing gender options good first step to fighting discrimination
There was a time in my life when I found it difficult to identify my gender. But that was because at six years old I… Read more »
Shields: Black women portrayal in media shows stereotypes
On Feb. 12, The Women’s Media Center (WMC) released its annual Status of Women in the U.S. Media Report. The report summarizes women’s depiction in… Read more »
