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College needs to ramp up accessibility

In light of recent complaints, the school could do more to help disabled students get around campus.

By Staff Editorial

Due to the difficult topography of the location, navigating the Geneseo campus is an inherently strenuous process. That said, it is even more difficult for a person with a permanent or temporary physical disability to get from place to place. Granted, it is impossible to make any campus perfectly accessible, let alone one located on a hill.

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MTV's latest teen-angst driven reality series seems to be squandering a unique opportunity to deal with actual issues.

By Jacob Kriss

I have to preface this with an admission: I don't watch a lot of MTV. Ever since the network played its last music video circa 1998 and switched to the inane-reality-show-aimed-at-teen-girl genre, it hasn't been up there on my TV priorities. But when I heard that MTV was producing a reality show based around the inner workings of a student newspaper, for some fairly obvious reasons my interests were piqued.

How about this: Vote the bum out

With the president's approval rating at an all-time low, shouldn't a democratic society like ours have the option to secure better representation?

By Aaron Davis

It seems like a good time for governmental reform. I say this in light of President Bush's approval rating, according to an April 11 Gallup poll report. His rating? A measly 28 percent. This is among the lowest approval ratings ever, along with Nixon and Truman, whose ratings were in the 20s during the last years of their presidencies.

Real fight clubs: all guts, no glory

Though these clubs seek to capture the adrenaline-charged thrills depicted in the movies, members may go home with only a black eye, or not at all.

By Amanda Senft

Fight Club is an awesome movie. It has a great plotline, some classic lines and Brad Pitt frequently sporting sleeveless tanks. What more could you ask for? But recently, when you hear those two words, chances are the person you are speaking to is not talking about the movie.

End the administrative disconnect

A serious rift between students and administrators leaves few channels to express dissatisfaction or suggest improvements.

By Nicole Colwell

After struggling to get past layers of red tape, clarifying numerous miscommunications, sifting through heaps of listserv e-mails and rearranging schedules to accommodate mentors, where do many Geneseo students find themselves when dealing with the administration? Misguided, frustrated and most significantly, with no effective recourse available.

Letter to the Editor: With Holcomb razing, what happens to local services?

To the editor: I am writing in response to the April 3 article about the future demolition of the Holcomb building. ?This article notes the fact that Livingston-Wyoming ARC rents space in the Holcomb building, through which they provide "daycare, preschool, early intervention, speech therapy and evaluation services.

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