Jordan Rabinowitz

Opinion Editor (Alumnus)

Class of 2012 English

jrabinowitz@bupipedream.com

33 Articles


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Are you there God? It's me, iPhone

A cell phone rings. Heads turn. The perpetrator surely knows he is being gawked at by dozens of disapproving faces, but can’t acknowledge them. The shame is too much and the show...


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An unfortunate Homecoming

In high school, I used to poke fun at our Homecoming. Everyone gathered to watch a bunch of Jews from Long Island suit up to play some semblance of football, against a...


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Digging out stories from the floodwater

Binghamton is home for all of us. We all knock it, but in deciding to attend Binghamton University we each signed our lease on this city and made it our own. It...


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Infinite construction has left campus fractured and hideous

Once upon a time, Binghamon University was a beautiful place. That time has long since passed us by. We’re told that wherever we are on campus, there’s a blue emergency light somewhere...


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Sweat the small stuff. You heard me.

Doesn’t it seem like every summer in recent history has been marked by some catastrophic, world-coming-to-an-end type of event, or events? 2009 was the summer of celebrity deaths. 2010 was the summer...


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Freshmen, you've got nothing to worry about. I do.

Are you afraid? Afraid of new circumstances, a new cast of characters, new living situations, a brand new lifestyle? Does it scare you? Don’t answer my question, I know it’s a big,...


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Making a difference might take a while

Binghamton is in a state of disarray. At the close of my third year, it’s been hard to pinpoint a time since August 2008 when we were in worse shape than we...


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Rock bottom is only a sandwich away

I hit rock bottom. It started out in a Subway restaurant, as these stories go. I was hungry for a sandwich and it was just about dinnertime. I ordered the usual and...


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A positive Upstate of mind

My tour guide friend always likes to remind me that Binghamton is the cloudiest city in the United States east of the Rockies. Business Insider just listed us as the fifth most...


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The life and times of Charlie Sheen

Congratulations everyone, we’re winning! We’ve had a front row seat to the outrageous meltdown of the life and times of Charlie Sheen, and we should be incredibly grateful. Charlie Sheen is a...