Jason Stack
Senior Columnist
Senior English
jstack1@binghamton.edu
44 Articles
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College Halloween lacks childhood creativity
I was passing through Walmart on a small grocery run last weekend and upon entering, I noticed how many prepackaged children’s costumes were hung up near the front. I’d noticed something similar...
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Which side of Wall Street am I on?
I am one of the 99 percent, yet I’m not. The 99 percent, as you’ve no doubt heard, is a rallying cry of the Occupy Wall Street protesters and their movement in...
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Running away from the "Undie Run"
While perusing last Friday’s issue of Pipe Dream, I found a story below the fold that beckoned me. Oddly enough, the words “undie run” were in the headline. I read on for...
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Channeling flood relief through the radio waves
About a week ago, I learned what it really means to be a benefit to the community, no thanks in part to the rain. The torrential downpour last Wednesday was the worst...
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Embarking on the post-grad path
Somehow, and I don’t know how I got here, but it is the beginning of the end. Actually, it’s not THE beginning of THE end, but more of A beginning of AN...
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Sloth triumphs diligence in fight for Spring Break
Once more, the noble and diligent youth of ye olde Binghamton University set out on another week-long quest for Camelot … oh, who am I kidding? Diligence goes out the window on...
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Positivity in a negative news cycle
When you take a look at a local or national newspaper or flip on the news — CNN, Fox News, MSNBC or the news channel of your choice — do you realize...
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"The King's Speech" should not be censored
In the weeks leading up to the annual Academy Awards, there was a slight uproar online as to the fact that Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood movie mogul, wanted the now-Academy Award-winning Best Picture...
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The Grammys and the acts that made it
This past Sunday, I did something I rarely do. I watched the Grammys. Yes, I’ll admit that I’m not incredibly tuned in to modern pop music, but I did recognize some names,...
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The game's the worst part
SUNDAY — I’m writing this column on the day of the big game, it’s the early afternoon to be exact. Ah, the Super Bowl, one of the biggest sporting events of the...