Alyssa Mercante
Senior Columnist
Senior English
amercan1@binghamton.edu
28 Articles
Opinions
It takes a dog to show the good in man
A few days ago, my world was turned upside down by Hurley. Hurley is a 1-year-old Jack Russell-Beagle mix my boyfriend rescued from the Binghamton Humane Society last February. She has since...
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Treating a national drinking problem with one lazy ban is Loko
I have bad news, kids. Four Loko has been banned. I’ll wait for you to stop crying before I continue. You good? OK, now wipe the tears from your eyes so you...
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Technophobia in the age of technophilia
Two days ago, on a trip back from the Carousel Mall in Syracuse, my best friend’s GPS tried to kill me. Like that episode of ‘The Office’ when the vague directions of...
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How not to act downtown
Hey, sloppy drunk chick who cut me in line for the bathroom and stepped on my brand new boots! I’m watching you, girl. The only reason you walked away unscathed is because...
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Parking at BU: my Lot M mornings are my personal hell
So, Binghamton University Parking Services, I gave you $120 this year and you handed me a parking permit. A fairly normal exchange, right? You failed to mention that it would be rendered...
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It's time to get your wardrobe in order; try not to become another ugly Bearcat
People of Binghamton University, you do not know how to dress yourselves. You all need to step up your fashion game before Tim Gunn from ‘Project Runway’ comes up here to give...
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Please stop harassing me about my gender; I’m trying to snipe you in the face
“Shut up, little boy, isn’t it past your bedtime?!” It’s 10 p.m. on a Tuesday and I’m on Xbox LIVE playing “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” while simultaneously defending my gender....
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Students deserve houses, not dumps
Have you ever encountered the homeless-looking guy in army fatigues with a Dumbledore-esque beard rolling down State Street in a wheelchair on a Saturday night? Well, if the city of Binghamton had...