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My sunflower
By SARA DINATALE | Jan. 22, 2013I felt at home in Hungary. Acres of sunflowers bobbed in the spring breeze outside the crowded tour bus.
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The results are in...
By OWEN O'BRIEN | Jan. 17, 2013Here we are. The Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Fame Class of 2013 has been announced. And if you are having trouble recalling the newest inductees, that is natural.
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"Cojelo suave, mi gente"
By ELVA AGUILAR | Jan. 17, 2013"Don't calm me down! I don't like it when people calm me down!" So far, that sole line has been the standout quote from MTV's latest exploitation device, Washington Heights.
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The NHL is back: A new year's miracle
By MEG LEACH | Jan. 15, 2013I woke up at 6 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 6, and slid across my slick wood floor in fuzzy socks. I jumped up and down. I stomped my feet and screamed in glee.
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Finally nodding in the right direction
By JAKE KNOTT | Jan. 15, 2013Best Picture Prediction: Argo Preference: Beasts of the Southern Wild When I read Beasts of the Southern Wild was one of the films voted for Best Picture, my appreciation for human existence was restored.
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A place where we only say goodbye
By AARON MANSFIELD | Jan. 15, 2013There is a strange sense of serenity that comes from seeing one of the strongest people you know break down in tears; a certain humanity, a specific empathy, in the moments of a funeral that cannot be duplicated; and a battle of thoughts that ensue from driving alone for 16 hours, just you and the open road, immediately thereafter. While these feelings may seem too depressing to even consider when you're cruising through a new semester and are headed toward spring, the season associated with optimism, I just can't write seemingly flippant words with such weighty thoughts on my mind.
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Oscar predictions and preferences
By MAX CRINNIN | Jan. 15, 2013Best Picture Prediction: Lincoln Preference: Lincoln A great movie is all about great acting, and that's exactly what Lincoln has.
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My life's awakening
By JOE KONZE JR | Jan. 15, 2013This past winter break, Sonny from A Bronx Tale changed my life. He said, "The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices that you make will shape your life forever." I've heard this quote multiple times but not once has it affected me as much as it did last month.
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Turn on the Bright Lights: In Retrospect
By Brian Josephs | Dec. 8, 2012Context is a tricky thing when it comes to music. A lot of albums that are considered classics were adequately able to act as a zeitgeist of their time.
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Thin patience and pockets
Dec. 6, 2012There is no greater embarrassment to our country's higher education system than our sad excuse of a financial aid and protection system for students. According to 2010 numbers, the average per-borrow debt of bachelor's degree recipients is approximately $22,000, up nearly $3,000 from the last decade.
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New low for New York Post
Dec. 6, 2012"Doomed" and "about to die," Ki-Suck Han's final moments graced the cover page of Tuesday's New York Post accompanied by the publication's typical quarter-of-a-page captions.
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Fantasy column: playoff edition
By TROY FAZIO | Dec. 6, 2012It's crunch time. Very little time to turn things around, and we're all looking to make one final push to try to finish strong. That's right - it's playoff time for fantasy footballers.
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My first and final column
By ALINE KOBAYASHI | Dec. 6, 2012In the fall semester of my freshman year, I decided to join The Spectrum andplanning to work here for only one semester. Five semesters later, I'm still here. I started working at The Spectrum with the intention of gaining some work experience.
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"No art, no heart"
Dec. 4, 2012The students of the arts find themselves having budgets cut and losing programs to make way for new plans and new proposals by both the state and federal governments.
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Big hair and leather pants
By JOE KONZE JR | Dec. 4, 2012Bret Michaels, Joe Elliot, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Axl Rose. Ever heard of those names? Probably not, but let me tell you why they are influential people in my life. They represent my musical interests and my outlook on music. For years, I have listened to songs that were produced 10 years prior to my birth year of 1990.
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Think about the children
Dec. 4, 2012Drug Abuse Resistance Education (more commonly known as D.A.R.E) isn't going to be educating much on drug abuse resistance anymore. Yes, you read that right. D.A.R.E.
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Mourning Mohawk
By FELICIA HUNT | Dec. 4, 2012The time I bought my first legal alcoholic drink, the time I interviewed Attila in their tour bus and the night I met my first boyfriend - all of these memories will forever be attached to Mohawk Place.
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Mourning Mohawk
By FELICIA HUNT | Dec. 4, 2012The time I bought my first legal alcoholic drink, the time I interviewed Attila in their tour bus and the night I met my first boyfriend - all of these memories will forever be attached to Mohawk Place. For 22 years, fans - including myself - stood at the corner of Ellicott Street and East Mohawk Street, waiting for the wooden door with faded band stickers to open.
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Letter to the Editor
By MATTHEW KOPALEK | Dec. 4, 2012I just wish for people to understand that, contrary to the countless mentions in this past Spectrum article "Fast as lightning," the performers of the "Shaolin Warriors" are seen eating meat after a show, leaving people all throughout the world with a skewed understanding of Buddhist monks.
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Waves of love
By ADRIEN D'ANGELO | Dec. 4, 2012Love. Placing this as the first word of my column will take each reader to a different conjecture. When you read "love," you're brought to a place - an abstract environment where your memories, your personality, even your current state of mind construct the term's definition. When we spread love, we concentrate our minds on devotion, positive energy and harmony.
