I was very dismayed and frankly offended after reading Ilana Kaplan-Shain’s piece about long-distance relationships. I’m a senior, and have been dating the same girl since my junior year of high school in St. Louis, Missouri, where she now attends Washington University. We’ve outlasted three full years apart – one of those years while I was abroad – and we’re still together. I found Kaplan-Shain’s article to be extremely trite and patronizing – apparently everyone the author knows couldn’t seem to keep their hands off of the most readily available guy/girl.Long-distance relationships can work if you both recognize the sacrifices that have to be made. I’m not saying that it’s easy – far from it. In fact, a lot of the time it really sucks. But it isn’t impossible, and I think that that is a point that upperclassmen and freshmen alike should understand. I think Kaplan-Shain needs to get a little bit of perspective and realize that if you meet someone you really love, ditching them because you’re far away and want to get drunk and have sex with your lab partner is pretty sad.- Bryan PenningtonClass of 2005
Baseball
Letters to the Editor
While looking for something to do on a Friday evening, five of us at the Campus Times made our way down to ESL Ballpark April 17 to catch a Rochester Red Wings game. Our group boasted a Mets fan, a Yankees fan, a Padres fan, a Twins fan, and one person more familiar with cricket than with baseball. Read More
birders log
Letters to the Editor
After walking around campus, as well as other areas such as parks in Northwestern New York, spotting birds has become more commonplace. The resident bird species are singing, foraging, and preparing to nest while many migratory birds are starting to arrive. Read More
catholicism
Letters to the Editor
For Catholic , this moment should not be a chance to pick a political side, but a reminder that the Church is meant to direct the conversation to peace. Read More