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All Points North
SUNY Plattsburgh
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
apneditor@gmail.com
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An Unsung Hero and his Underground Railroad Home
One dream, one desire, one drive - for freedom. That was the will that drove many slaves north. Sneaking, hiding, shipped like goods, packed in small packages hidden beneath the shadows. Anything to gain the ultimate freedom.
Slavery, man abusing man, was dehumanizing and lowered the standards of the social morality. The revolutionists who dared to challenge society were sidelined and shamed. Nevertheless, abolitionists - people who fought against slavery - came from every part of the region believing in human rights, a right to live, a right to be respected, a right to belong.
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No Clowning Around
Like most college students, Mason Ames is tired. For five days a week, the 21-year-old New Hampshire native wakes up at 6:30 a.m. By roughly 8:00 a.m., he is closing the door of his Montreal apartment, bound for his first class. Practices last six to seven hours a day “at least,” and he then cracks open the books for his two to three-hour long night classes. Exhausted, he is typically out of class at around 8:30 p.m. and in bed by midnight, only to begin the process all over again the next day. However, Ames differs from the majority of college students in one key way: he is an aspiring circus performer.
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Letter from the Editor
by Jessica Shea
The end of a year and the beginning of a new one has always been a period of reflection for me – an occasion to marvel at the seemingly ever-quickening passage of time. And so in performing my yearly past-pondering ritual, I began to think about my time here at All Points North.
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