College Life
A Barrier Between Us
by Anonymous, http://neovox.cortland.edu, October 20, 2009
There is a boundary between my mother and me. It doesn't lie on any plane, doesn't stretch from any point to any other point. She made it, but even she doesn't know where it is. She put it up,
Time to Make the Bagels
by Grey Gingrow, SUNY Cortland, October 7, 2009
Each and ever day I work, I wake at 3:30 a.m. to make the bagels. Just before I wake, I sometimes hear the shrill voice of Battle Axe, my supervisor, in my dreams. It's no wonder I often wake up
The Curious Case of a Life of Anonymity
by Keith Kilmer, , April 21, 2009
In my short time here at Cortland, I have sat in on many discussions about how this college isn't as open as other institutions. By open, I mean they feel the student body here is very exclusionary, like in
Student Behaviours in College Life
by Pelin Kurt, Izmir University of Economics, April 1, 2009
''I have a lot of homework, it sucks!!'' ''I hate assignments. This work is so silly!!'' Some students do their assignments, and others do not. For example, a student named Cem was given an assignment to read a text
How To Behave at a Lecture
by Erica Sanderson, , March 18, 2009
All students have been to at least one lecture during their college career. To clarify, I don't mean a lecture class; I am referring to a guest speaker lecture, an event sponsored by an organization on campus. Having been
Dungeon of Drabness
by Ali Can Duran, Izmir University of Economics, December 10, 2008
Studying abroad was my first experience living far away from Turkey. I didn’t know what kinds of problems were waiting to me. Unfortunately I met my biggest enemy: boredom. When I arrived in Cortland, because the campus was so
The Summer of 2001
by Kristen Beyer, SUNY Cortland, December 4, 2008
Top down, speeding on Route 81 , 30 miles south of Binghamton, in a rush to arrive home from college, Bryan Adams comes on the radio singing his classic “Summer of 1969”. Almost instantly I am brought back to
Conserving Energy--One Switch at a Time
by Dana Thomas, SUNY Cortland, December 4, 2008
You hear it all the time. “Turn off that light when you leave the room and “don’t waste electricity like that.” It’s annoying sometimes, but it really makes a difference. It’s simple to conserve energy. -Arrange your rooms so
Can You Dig It?
by Kelsey Delmotte, SUNY Cortland, November 13, 2008
Sometimes when I walk around the Cortland campus; the looks I get make me feel like I accidentally left my pants at home. Although we like to pride ourselves on our top academic standards, our attitude could use a
Troubles with Language Abroad
by Muhammed Akici, Izmir University of Economics, November 12, 2008
It is hard to adjust to a new culture or a new country quickly. It takes time to learn about a new local culture or a new society. There are many difficult obstacles for students when they are in
Will You Vote in the 2008 Presidential Election?
by Lisa Baumgartner, Alex Reid, October 21, 2008
So what is it about politics that has the youth of today running scared? Could it be they don’t care? Could it be they don’t know enough about the issues or candidates to make an informed decision? Or could
My Birth Control Woes
by Lisa Baumgartner, Alex Reid, October 21, 2008
I went on the pill at age 15. No one had bothered to school me on the different forms of birth control so the first prescription my gynecologist gave me is the one I’ve remained faithful to for six
If I Can, You Can.
by Alexandra Fish, , October 20, 2008
I went on a personal quest to find out what college students at SUNY Cortland think is difficult about eating healthy, especially in a college setting. I got a variety of responses ranging from, “I don’t have time to
The Other Side of the Bathroom Door
by Andrew Morabito, SUNY Cortland, May 5, 2008
Since we had moved in, the inner workings of the bathroom doorknob in our apartment had been gradually seizing up and making it harder and harder to turn the knob. Having to coax and finagle with the door knob to