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HIV and AIDS Infections Continue To Decline Due To Awareness

HIV and AIDS Infections Continue To Decline Due To Awareness

Liv Meier, Staff Writer December 11, 2017

Fifteen percent. Fifteen percent, or every one in seven individuals,  is the estimated number of people who are living with HIV and are not aware that they are infected in the U.S., according to...

OP/ED: Its Time to Pull the Plug on Holiday Festivities

OP/ED: It’s Time to Pull the Plug on Holiday Festivities

Liv Meier, Staff Writer December 9, 2017

It's back. The holiday lights extravaganzas are popping up around every neighborhood. And with the light spectaculars comes lavishly decorated fake Christmas trees, gigantic holiday parties and tons of...

Higher Education Behind Bars: Inmate Heals Through The Arts

Higher Education Behind Bars: Inmate Heals Through The Arts

Liv Meier, Staff Writer December 9, 2017

You walk into a room with a few dozen desks, sit down next to your fellow classmates, and face the dark green chalkboard. You pull out your notebook, write your name and the date at the top of the page,...

The Hidden Depths of the Dark Web

The Hidden Depths of the Dark Web

Liv Meier, Staff Writer November 21, 2017

Fake passports. Social security numbers. Prostitutes. Drugs. Hitmen. Welcome to the dark web - enter if you dare. Or as long as you have downloaded anonymity software. A common misconception with...

License and Registration, Please

License and Registration, Please

Liv Meier, Staff Writer November 8, 2017

Like most 21-year-olds, sometimes I do unsafe things while driving. I don’t necessarily think it’s on purpose – I’m just a college student. I drive fast, have no patience and am always running...

Depression In College Students Can Be More Than Stress

Depression In College Students Can Be More Than Stress

Liv Meier, Staff Writer November 1, 2017

It's difficulty getting out of bed in the morning and making it to class on time. It's not being able to sleep at night because your thoughts are so overwhelming. It's having your mind wander to far off...

5 Things Ive Learned from Stranger Things Season 2

5 Things I’ve Learned from “Stranger Things” Season 2

Liv Meier, Staff Writer November 1, 2017

Sorry to anyone who hasn't finished the season... slight spoilers ahead. I’ve had October 27th circled in my planner for months now. After I finished binge watching the first season in mid-January...

Former Sing Sing inmates pose with Mercy College students after event.

Former Sing Sing Inmates Offer Screening Of “Dramatic Escape” Documentary

Liv Meier, Staff Writer November 1, 2017

It’s not uncommon for individuals to find sanctuary through the arts. Whether it be through painting, singing or writing – creativity becomes an escape. For former Sing Sing inmates who doubled as...

New Bridges and New Beginnings

New Bridges and New Beginnings

Liv Meier, Staff Writer October 25, 2017

I’ve never been fond of bridges, some may even say that I had a mild case of gephyrophobia (yes, I did have to look that up). I’ve always been afraid of heights but for some reason, while crossing...

Keep Your Hands Off of My Birth Control

Keep Your Hands Off of My Birth Control

Liv Meier, Staff Writer October 11, 2017

Dear Men and the Trump Administration, Keep your hands off of my birth control, and keep your laws off of my body. Only a few days ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a...

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