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Stevens: Hollywood’s plethora of sequels, spinoffs is overkill

Sequels are weird, right? It’s weird that the world has a “Full House” sequel show, or there’s just another “Walking Dead” or about 73 Marvel Cinematic Universe things.  All of these sequels and...

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Palmer: Faster cars are intriguing but perhaps unnecessary

There’s something about speed that enchants us. We never quite make it to the point where we say, “good enough” — the next big thing is always coming, and it must beat what preceded it. It’s simply...

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Cuneo: An SU student with a hoverboard reacts to the school’s ban

Dear America, God and the Constitution, This country has changed a lot since I was born. Video games now have tasteful, high definition boobs and transportation has become more efficient than we could...

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McCourt: Schine Student Center should invest in a ball pit

Hello lovely readers. I’m so delighted to start this column. It’s going to be a great opportunity to have some fun and tackle some of the issues facing this great nation. We’re going to make a...

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Moran: Studying abroad drains your wallet

Friends who studied abroad before me warned me that the experience drains your bank account. That made sense to me on some level, especially when considering the “yes” mentality I wrote about in last...

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Ong: Vaping is not a healthy alternative to smoking cigarettes

When cigarettes were banned from my high school campus many students turned to electronic cigarettes to swerve around the system. While I wasn’t a fan of someone blowing a vanilla or strawberry scented...

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5 fast reactions from the Coleman Hell concert

Electronic artist Coleman Hell headlined the first Bandersnatch concert of the semester Wednesday night. Here are five takeaways from the show. Coleman Hell has the voice of an angel. Whether he was...

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Murthy: Top 10 things to enjoy this Spring Break

Remember that paralyzing fear of venturing into the dorm bathroom without slippers on? Ever been the unfortunate victim of a stray chicken wing or a forlorn, grimy sock in the hall? It is with pain in...

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Cuneo: Donald Trump fired me

TRIGGER WARNING: I will be talking about a lot of things that pertained to my childhood. If you are terrified of kids, Westchester County or flashbacks, please move to another site. This is only for...

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McCourt: March Madness is taking over

Hello again, lovely readers. I have to warn you, this might get weird. The March Madness fever is spreading like the plague, and I’m worried I am on the verge of completely losing my mind. I’m going...

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McCourt: SU basketball should score more points if it wants to win

Sweet, kind, precious readers: the NCAA basketball tournament has begun, and my bracket is as ruined as Frankie Muniz’s career. I’ve abandoned all hopes of winning the tournament my book club and I set...

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Stevens: Louis C.K.’s surprise show is a work of art

I probably spend too much time in this column complaining about the state of entertainment television, especially when Louis C.K. has put out a masterpiece. On Jan. 30, a 67-minute episode of “Horace...

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Benjamin: The Screening Room creates a debate in Holywood

For over a century, movie theaters have adapted to remain one of the world’s greatest pastimes. But since the 1990s, this industry has had one particular goal: avoid going down the music industry’s...

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Palmer: Presidential candidates and their car counterparts

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably stopped to think about what cars our current presidential candidates might fancy for transportation at least once. Would Trump drive a jacked-up Ford or...

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Homan: Fashion models are the new It girls

“This Is How Gigi Hadid Does Casual Friday” “Is That You, Kaia Gerber? Cindy Crawford’s Mini-Me Goes Blonde for a Day” “Why Kendall Jenner’s Courtside Make-Under Is a Game-Day Win” On Vogue.com, where...

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McCourt: I have fallen in love with a TSA agent

Hello ladies and gentlefolk, or whatever titles you readers want to go by. I am so absolutely thrilled to announce that over Spring Break, I got engaged. Strictly speaking, I haven’t asked the lucky...

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Cuneo: How to not play JV football

When I was growing up, not only was I bad at baseball, but football did not suit me well either. I was a two-sport athlete, except replace the word “athlete” with “guy with a jersey on and sort of just...

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Riley: Musicians like Melanie Martinez shouldn’t build their careers around...

Melanie Martinez’s latest music video, “Cry Baby,” is a creepy mix of fantastic sound and beautiful imagery, and it adds to the strange horror that her album embodies. Instead of just creating music,...

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Moran: Hong Kong’s current political situation is unstable

I unwittingly chose a very politically charged time to study abroad in Hong Kong. The locals here are in the midst of a debate about their own identity. What does it mean to be from Hong Kong? What...

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Ong: Practicing safe sex is important to avoiding the Zika virus

As students return from Spring Break trips in warmer weather, they should proceed with caution in their sexual endeavors. There have recently been outbreaks of the Zika virus across the world. One of...

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