Best of Campus Talk 2008-09

It has been quite a year for opinions across campus. From protests, to the presidential election, BSG elections and fraternities, Brockport students had a lot to say. Let's take a look at some of this year's most memorable contributions to this section: Lefties left out in life

By Sarah Fannis, Sept. 10: "Many cultures write from left to right. For right-handed people, this task is effortless, but we lefties have permanent ink or pencil smears on our pinkies and smudges all over our papers."

Turning 20 brings few perks

By Amanda Seef, Sept. 17: "At the bar, one of the boys wished to buy me a cup of milk, since he could not buy me a real drink. Do you know how embarassing it is to ask for milk at a bar? Or better yet, how embarassing it would be to drink said milk at the bar?"

Love is the answer

By Spencer Christiano, Sept. 17: "When you match hate with hate, it does not bring peace. Two wrongs do not make a right. The only match for hate is love, and while there were some students who did spread this love, most students did not."

Rethinking intolerance

By James Battaglia, Sept. 24: "Right or wrong in his beliefs, he came to our campus knowing we would violate and offend him in any way we could, to help us out. He put himself through that because he loves us, not hates us, as many have accused. Faith often fogs logic, so he was unwavering in his mission and beliefs."

Start from scratch to

recapture Halloween magic

By Adrianna Lohnes, Oct. 29: "After stringing Caitlin and our friend, Ryan, together as the dice, they followed closely behind me as the parking pass and Joe as the rearview mirror. With ski masks and color-coordinated clothes, we began our trek across campus."

Facebook status to White House status

By Kim Price, Nov. 12: "As the night wore on, it became strikingly evident this election was not going to be a close call. And so began an evening of incredibly inappropriate status changes."

Fight for your right to speak

Editorial, Nov. 19: "Sharing opinions is one thing, but support them with a thought or logical argument. Abusing your freedom is only going to bar it for the rest."

This land is my land

By Seth Tenenbaum, Jan. 28: "I am a supporter of a two-state solution; however, my allegiance toward the Israeli citizens comes first. As long as terrorists are causing problems, there will be no peace - Israel cannot agree to give up land so a country can be created to harbor terrorists."

Greeks grant benefits

By Paul Sciaraffo, Feb. 4: "Don't let a few reckless organizations acting irresponsibly sway your decision to join a campus-recognized Greek organization. Give fraternities and sororities a chance at Brockport."

Letter to the Editor, Feb. 11

By Charlie Johnson: "It's the nature of man to try and make sense of the unconscionable. How and why are we living in a community where a 14-year-old can gain access to a weapon, and in turn have the recklessness to use that weapon in an attempt to take another person's life?"

Cutting college short

Editorial March 11: "While these four years are full of hard work for classes, it is also a time in life when you really find out who you are and what you want to do. If these are supposed to be the best years of our lives, why end early when we will have to to work every day? Three-year degrees may save money, but is it really worth it?"

Migrating from McLean

By Natalie Pilakouta April 1: "I cannon imagine how I will feel at the end of this semester when I am packing up all my things, knowing I will not be returning to my room three months later. There are memories everywhere; in our rooms, the hallway, the lounge and the almost always overcrowded study room."

Avoid tragic blame game

By Allison Kowalski, April 8: "As I was going through newspapers that covered the tragedy, a number of sources tended to blame the fraternity for Partamian's death. Though they were somewhat responsible for what happened to him, it is not wholly the unrecognized fraternity's fault. I rarely ever see blame on the victim of an alcohol-related incident, especially in this case."

Letter to the Editor, April 29

By Taylor Brown: "We are not a number, we are a name, and that's why a death is so hard to believe. we are a family. We may not know each person that we walk past on a day-to-day basis, but we're all here to better ourselves and learn.