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  • Robert Ferries/STAFF CARTOONIST Photoshopping our way to false reality

    A proposed bill in Arizona forces advertisers to place disclaimers on edited images

    Turn to any magazine rack or beauty advertisement and you will see flawless skin, extra-white teeth and a perfect body. The media makes us feel that is how the average person looks, and if they don't look like that they are ugly. As many know, images used in such campaigns are not always exact.

  • Five easy ways to replicate the runway

    It's more typical for me to play the role of fashion police than fashion stylist, but some may respond better to positive reinforcement in place of my usual critiques. Stepping outside my fashion-critical self for a moment, I'm going to share this spring's best fashion trends, and how to pull them off.

  • Land of the free, home of the debt-ridden

    Last November, the United States' national debt eclipsed $15 trillion. To most people, this number is so large it seems unreal. It is difficult to understand just how much money that is and if it even affects us as individuals. Despite the fact we know something must be done to reverse our debt, it poses the question: What can we learn from this unfortunate trend that has persisted for so many decades? Our federal government currently takes in $2.

  • s Truancy policy in schools: Better late than never

    Lawmakers in the city of Los Angeles held a special meeting last week to discuss the revision of its current truancy policy, which enables members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to search, detain and fine high school students who are late to school.

  • Show your swag and get the girl

    It's a pretty common argument these days: Girls complain all guys are jerks, guys complain about being stuck in the friend zone, and no one wins. And if a guy is nice, but not attractive, then he's creepy — that's not an opinion, it's a universal truth.

  • Education gets put to the test

    Education seems to be taking a backseat to greater political and international concerns, and the United States may not be able to make a stand on such a policy. According to Fox News, President Obama, "allowed 10 states to miss an approaching deadline under the No Child Left Behind law.

  • s Twitter: Source of fact or fiction?

    Twitter has become a powerful tool that can break the latest news topic, measure what millions of people on the Internet are discussing, give you a link to your new favorite song or spread a revolutionary idea like wildfire. In January 2009, the first report of the famous flight 1549 that landed in the Hudson River, was not from one of the giant media outlets based on Manhattan.

  • Robert Ferries/STAFF CARTOONIST Watch what you tweet, #bigbrotheriswatching

    Detainment of British tourists reveal America’s tight watch on social networking websites

    When British tourists Leigh Van Bryan and Emily Bunting traveled to Los Angeles a few weeks ago, probably the last thing they expected to see was Homeland Security officers waiting for them at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) upon arrival.  Bryan and Bunting, who only planned to party while on vacation in America, were arrested and questioned for five hours at LAX.

  • BSG: By the students, not for the students

    It's an interesting dynamic — being funded by the student government while trying to keep tabs on them as student journalists. Depending on the semester, The Stylus and Brockport Student Government  (BSG) can be best friends or mortal enemies.

  • Plan B vending machine raises concerns

    Like any other election year, the topic of women's health has received a lot of attention. Between the flip-flopping policies of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Obama Administration — both made "firm" decisions related to women's healthcare, only to reverse or alter their proposed plans — and the constant campaigning of presidential candidates, topics like abortion and birth control have been at the forefront of media attention.