#MeToo
October 23, 2017
From a young age we’re taught to say no when we feel uncomfortable to tell someone. When we feel unsafe to get out as quickly as we can. When something bad happens we should tell someone. But, when we're put into the situation, a higher authority overpowers us. We are told to not say a word; we’re...
The Deep End
September 14, 2017
It’s been awhile since my fingers have felt the smooth touch of a keyboard. I missed it. I missed the way the keyboard felt when I typed. I missed that blinking cursor and that damned writer’s block. I missed writing. Well, I’m back. And I’m not going anywhere. This summer has been an interesting one to say...
Thirteen Reasons Why I’m Just Not Strong Enough
Weronika Raczek, Digital News Editor
April 9, 2017
We all have our way of coping with different situations in our life; we write, we blog, we run, we drink, we smoke. We do anything that can numb some or any kind of pain. In the new Netflix original, Thirteen Reasons Why, the kind of topics that are discussed, are the kind of topics that are extremel...
A Tale As Old As Time
Weronika Raczek, Digital News Editor
March 17, 2017
Lately Disney seems to be pumping out live action remakes of their classics over the last few years. The latest of the live action films that is set to be released March 17, is a tale as old as time, Beauty and the Beast. It also happens to be one of my favorites. Some brows were raised when a clip f...
Just Breathe.
Weronika Raczek, Digital News Editor
February 8, 2017
Fast paced city life or the empty open road where nothing but fresh air hits your skin and the sound of a pin dropping is the only sound you hear? Sometimes with all the craziness that is our life, we need to get away and relax for a little bit. We all need a vacation at one point or another, even...
The Ultimate Supernatural Fan Experience
Weronika Raczek, Digital News Editor
January 29, 2017
Driving down an empty pitch black road, with ‘Simple Man’ blasting through the speakers. At that moment, I was on my way to Whippany, New Jersey to get to the Supernatural Convention for the first time. With my navigation system leading the way, my heart was racing faster by the minute. ...
Here’s the Spark
Weronika Raczek, Digital News Editor
December 4, 2016
It’s been quite a while since I posted. I guess I just needed something to happen, and help me put a spark in my writing. So here goes nothing... Being sent to a Catholic School for most of your life, you tend to get brainwashed into thinking all the wrong things about religion. You get taught that...
Finally Figured Life Out, I Think.
Weronika Raczek, Digital News Editor
September 28, 2016
Senior year of college. Well, here it is, the moment I’ve been waiting for. Another four years of my life just flew by. It’s insane to think that just four years ago I started college, and now I have made friends for a lifetime and figured out what I want to do with my life. If you were to ask ...
Gone But Never Forgotten…Fifteen Years Later
Weronika Raczek, Digital News Editor
September 11, 2016
Fifteen years ago, the unthinkable happened. Two airplanes hit the World Trade Center - the Twin Towers. It was the most shocking moment in American history. It’s insane to think it happened fifteen years ago already. I remember bits and pieces of that day; I was in the first grade and the day...
The Struggles Of Adulting
Weronika Raczek, Staff Writer
April 14, 2016
A nice relaxing vacation in Hawaii sounds good right about now doesn’t it? It sounds good to me. Sitting on the beach in Waikiki, just relaxing with a drink in hand and not having a single care in the world. Sounds fantastically amazing right? Well, unfortunately now it's back to reality . That...
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Randi Rooney is a person. "I enjoy long walks on the beach!" "6:30, eating dinner with myself; Seven o'clock wrestle with my self-loathing." I live in Rockland County and I've been encouraged to...
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