By Sadie Urtz In highschool, I completed my two year associate’s degree along with my regular highschool degree so, when I came into college, I was already a junior. Now I am a 19-year old senior and I’d like to share my opinion on graduating early. I thought for the longest time (all of highschool) […]
Bud Light Controversy Explained
By Sadie Urtz Recently, Bud Light sent a handful of beer cans to a transgender influencer via PR, and people are not happy. The influencer, Dylan Mulvaney, posted a video advertising the beer, speaking on celebrating march madness. One of the cans featured a picture of Dylan’s face. It was a video meant to promote […]
Passover
By: Sadie Urtz Growing up Jewish in a small town like Cortland, almost no one at my school knew anything about Jewish holidays. I would often teach my peers about holidays like Hanukkah and Passover, and often my teachers as well. It brings me joy to share the history of the holidays with non-Jews, so […]
Warming Ocean Waters Could Cause Major Issues
By: Sadie Urtz As we are all painfully aware, the health and well being of our planet has been spiralling downward. From climate change to the Willow Project, we have seen our planet take beating after beating, and not enough people care to protect it. Recently, a new threat due to climate change has scientists […]
Places to Eat in Cortland Over Spring Break
By Sadie Urtz My personal number one pick in Cortland for a sub or salad is definitely Gorgers. Located at — main street, Gorgers is one of the best underground restaurants in town. Not many people know about it, but it has the best chefs who create unique dishes with a special everyday. My personal […]
Antisemitism is on the rise in America
By Sadie Urtz Anti Semitism is on the rise in America. A new survey was put out by the American Jewish committee earlier this year, and the findings indicate that four in ten Jews are more worried for their safety than they were a year ago. We are seeing more and more celebrities expose their […]
Aftermaths of the Turkey Earthquakes
A devastating earthquake hit Syria on February 6th, 2023, killing and injuring thousands. In the weeks to follow, we have seen rescue efforts far and wide to pull people out of rubble, reconnect families, and help the injured. I wanted to explore some of the aftermath of the earthquake, the success rescue stories, and why […]
A.I. Art Generators are Posing as a Threat to Real Artists
By Sadie Urtz Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is becoming increasingly powerful as the years unfold. Recently, we have seen a spike in A.I generated art. Relatively, free A.I. art generators have been popping up and becoming easily available to anyone with internet access. As seen in the image above, A.I. generated that image with the keywords […]