Ashley Branch
Senior Columnist
Class of 2013 English
abranch1@binghamton.edu
37 Articles
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The racist world we live in
Am I racist? Are my friends racist? When a stranger from another race looks at me, do they see me, or what they have been taught to see? I never considered investigating...
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Mainstream radio transmits bad waves
I have a complicated relationship with mainstream radio. In recent years, a chunk of my music hasn’t come from radio but from miscellaneous searches on iTunes. For hours, I would get lost...
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Protesting for proactivity
If last Wednesday’s protest taught me anything, it’s that too many students around campus are both uninformed and uninterested about the politics and policies that shape their college experience. With only a...
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Davis case is mark of injustice
On Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, Troy Davis died, and along with him died the faith that many Americans had in their nation’s justice system. Davis’ execution by Georgia State Prison not only...
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The Dollar Show is Binghamton's diamond in the rough
During a brief discussion of oxymorons, one of my professors said, “It’s like asking, ‘Did you have fun in Binghamton last night?'” The class laughed. I agreed. I think most students who...
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Full national recovery is still far away
On Sept. 11, 2001, I watched and listened as all of America gathered together in the wake of the Twin Tower attacks. My mother allowed me to stay up past my curfew...
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Trudging through the Dark Ages of television
After eight months of having my eyes buried in textbooks, it was quite refreshing to have them glued to something else during summer vacation — a television. During the summer I anticipated...
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MTV has the show, but isn't the reason why girls are "16 and Pregnant"
Am I the only one who feels sorry for MTV? Recently, the network has come under fire for its provocative new show “Skins,” based on the popular British television series, which displays...
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Christmas spirit, consumer rage
Nothing sums up holiday spirit like two mothers fighting over a bicycle in a children’s toy store, right? As I was going through my daily routine of Internet surfing, I saw a...
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On hair and happiness
When I was 13, desperately wanting a perm, where on earth was ‘Sesame Street?’ Had I seen its ‘I Love My Hair’ video in 2003, when I was under the impression that...