Emily Kaufman
Editor-in-Chief
ekaufma2@binghamton.edu
14 Articles
Columns
Senior column: Learning to take the reins
I’ve always been good at following the rules. The codified classroom rules that my teachers outlined every school year, the rules of grammar and spelling that seemed to stick with ease, the...
Restaurant Week Spring 2019
Spring 2019 Restaurant Week: Number 5
With the sweep of a revolving door, patrons at Number 5 are transported from the lights and sounds of Vestal Parkway to a subdued, classic interior. We were led upstairs to a...
Community
Paul Ryan campaigns for Claudia Tenney in Binghamton
Binghamton received a visitor on Tuesday as Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, campaigned for Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY). Tenney, who represents New York state’s 22nd congressional...
Restaurant Week Fall 2018
Social on State samples fall flavors on its new menu
This Restaurant Week, Social on State is embracing fall flavors and taking inspiration from the Mediterranean and Spanish roots of tapas. According to head chef Vince Fronda, this particular menu is especially...
Columns
Note from the Editor: This is your newspaper
First and foremost, thank you. If this is your first time picking up Pipe Dream, thanks for joining us, and welcome to Binghamton. If this is your hundredth time picking up Pipe...
Columns
Enforcing the rules of language
The use of proper grammar and correct spelling is often overlooked, and often seen as something that’s only necessary for English majors and copy editors. Why would it be useful for anyone...
Columns
In defense of getting an English degree
As stated on the radio show “A Prairie Home Companion,” the only career options available for the useless, impractical English major are fast food, teaching, writing press releases or — only in...
Columns
Avoiding 'slactivism' in the time of Trump
One of the most prominent boycotts in recent weeks was directed toward Uber, as CEO Travis Kalanick joined President Donald Trump’s Economic and Policy Forum. The hashtag #DeleteUber went viral, causing people...
Columns
Makeup is not just make up
“Take your girl swimming on the first date,” suggests a popular internet meme, so that her makeup will be ruined and you’ll see what she really looks like underneath that mask of...
Columns
Making unwelcome advances unwelcome
Most students at Binghamton University can say they’ve been to State Street on the weekends, eager to blow off steam after a stressful week. Although it’s a hassle to wait for the...