Jacob Becker

Columnist

English and History

jbecker4@binghamton.edu

20 Articles


Sports

No. 25 wrestling set to travel to Princeton, Penn State

With its first national top-25 ranking in program history, the Binghamton University wrestling team will head into the weekend hoping to extend its undefeated start to the season with a match tomorrow ...


Opinions

You're a man now, Baxter

Dearest Baxter, Last night you became a Bear Mitzvah. In one night — and in only two hours — you said goodbye to years of innocence as a cub-kitten and became the...


Sports

Volleyball's playoff hopes come down to final weekend

It all comes down to the final weekend for the Binghamton University volleyball team. The Bearcats (12-16, 4-6 America East) must win their final two games of the regular season in order...


Sports

Circumstances present NHL with golden opportunity

The October swing of public focus in professional sports is a familiar sequence: Hockey season, which starts early on in the month, is always eclipsed by the MLB playoffs. By the time...


Sports

Volleyball defeats UNH before falling to Hawks in five

The Binghamton University volleyball team split an important pair of conference matches this weekend. ...


Opinions

The Great State Street Migration

Someone needs to tell me what’s happening to State Street. As a junior, I have a little over two years experience Downtown, and those times have passed by quickly and without much...


Opinions

Making practical use of Dickinson Dining Hall

I couldn’t help but smile the other day as I peered into what was once the Dickinson Dining Hall, whereupon I saw a group of middle-aged women working out to a stereo...


Opinions

With 602 notches on his bedpost, Hall awaits Mo'

This past Monday, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera broke the all-time record for saves with 602. Some baseball pundits claim that this statistic, the number that shows the standard closer’s effectiveness, now solidifies...


Opinions

The National Hockey League's tragedies deserve our attention

There’s no doubt that this has not been the summer of love for the National Hockey League and hockey fans everywhere. Though it may be news to most of you, pro hockey...


Archives

Katz’s 2-under-par leads golf to third-place finish at Yale

The Binghamton University golf team continued its strong play in New Haven, Conn. this past weekend at Yale University’s MacDonald Cup. Binghamton was third out of 14 teams, finishing only behind St....