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Senior Spotlight: Whitney Point
We're continuing our Senior Spotlight segment, brought to you by Tioga State Bank and Nirchi's Pizza, in Whitney Point. David and Gerek Tupy are co-valedictorians. David will be attending the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan with a major in Film and Screen Acting. Gerek will be a Cinema and...
COY | Today’s Campus Protests Stir Old Memories for This Sunnie
Editor’s note: The following column appeared in The Sun’s Reunion Edition issue which was published June 7, 2024 for Reunion Weekend. When I read this spring about the protests at Cornell over Israel’s war in Gaza, I was reminded of a protest I covered in April 1978, when I was a junior and the newly elected editor-in-chief of The Sun. I still have the bound volume of issues from that semester. Re-reading The Sun’s coverage of the protests and my editorials about them got me upset all over again. Campus protests aren’t light theater. There is pain, anger and confusion.
LEUBSDORF | I Really Owe It All to The Sun
Editor’s note: The following column appeared in The Sun’s Reunion Edition issue which was published June 7, 2024 for Reunion Weekend. It was the first time I’d seen Cornell. Without the benefit of a campus visit, I had applied, been accepted, chose a double dorm room and...
AMSTER | ‘Hocus-Pocus’: The Sun and the Magic of Student Journalism
Editor’s note: The following column appeared in The Sun’s Reunion Edition issue which was published June 7, 2024 for Reunion Weekend. One night on the Ithaca Commons, our old Compugraphic computers crashed at The Sun’s temporary headquarters. I took matters into my own hands, fanning a thin...
2024 Senior Spotlight: Candor Central High School
Fox 40 is honoring the area's best and brightest in our Fox 40 Senior Spotlight series brought to you by Tioga State Bank and Nirchi's Pizza. Today we are featuring Candor Central High School. Candor's valedictorian is Autumn Watkins. Autumn plans to attend SUNY Broome in the fall to pursue...
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