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Column: Awards lack representation

By Sydney Brumfield, Staff Writer • March 3, 2022

The film industry severely lacks diversity when it comes to award nominations.

Climate movies address issues

By Maddy Martin, Senior Writer • February 24, 2022

Climate change cannot be solved by 500 people making personal sacrifices and our media needs to reflect that.

Column: It’s time to ditch cringe culture

By Avery Alexander, Senior Writer • February 10, 2022

If you interact with the internet in any way, you’ve probably stumbled upon the terms cringe, cringy, cringe culture, or something similar.

Column: The culture surrounding anime

By Sydney Brumfield, Staff Writer • February 7, 2022

As I have begun watching more anime, I have noticed a whirlwind of controversy, opposition and obsession surrounding the genre. It continues to polarize viewers. What some consider to be a community of...

Shedding light on OCD truths

By Allie Richter • December 8, 2021

So if you are someone with OCD, no, you are not crazy. No, you are not weird. You are just someone battling with their brain just like any other mental illness.

Column: X-men franchise could lose their mystique

By Avery Alexander • December 8, 2021

Liking movies is subjective, but when you look at the overall reception of some of these movies, it becomes clear that the X-Men series has struggled.

Column: Christmas movies gets secularized

By Sydney Brumfield, Staff Writer • December 1, 2021

The increase of secularism in society has reshaped the holiday season and is most directly seen in the progression of holiday films. 

Column: Registration is a struggle

By Mikayla Tolliver • November 18, 2021

The cutting of several faculty and staff members has made it significantly harder for students to find a seat in classes they were so excited to sign up for

Column: Horror genre has relied on female sexuality

By Eva Salzman, Life and Culture Editor • November 17, 2021

Since early horror films like “The Phantom of The Opera,” the genre has relied heavily on using women and their sexuality for its plots.

Column: ‘Tis the season to ask for help

By Allie Richter • November 11, 2021

Seasonal depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder that is related to the changing of the seasons.

Column: Romance literature takes over bestsellers lists

By Maddy Martin, Senior Writer • November 9, 2021

Romance literature has become a billion-dollar-industry that dominates bestsellers lists and shows no signs of slowing down.

Help offered for survivors

By Chess Cabrera • November 3, 2021

The Advocacy Center is a provider of domestic and sexual violence services within the Tompkins County area.