Katie Dowd
Copy Desk Chief, Interim Opinion Editor
kdowd5@binghamton.edu
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Columns
As it turns out, home is where the heart is
Last summer, my mom and I became homeless. Mom had been out of work for several months and the waiting list for public housing in my hometown is a year long, so...
Columns
Don't be afraid to come out to yourself
The moment I realized something had to give was the moment I threw up during the 2014 Golden Globes. I was 20 years old. I told my mom it was the pizza....
Opinions
Binghamton University taught me how to make the most of being by myself
My first defining memory of being a Binghamton University student is of calling my mom at 2 a.m., sobbing uncontrollably. The kind of crying I did that night was the kind of...
Lifestyles
How to stop your chem exam from messing with your brain chem: getting through finals with anxiety
Brief breaks are healthy, but if it’s 5 a.m. and you’re watching the nine-minute “The Farmer and the Cowman” dance sequence from the 1999 West End production of “Oklahoma!” on YouTube, you ...
Music
Sex Issue 2015: Fiery on stage, but how are they at sex?
Full disclosure, I’ve probably masturbated more to Arctic Monkeys’ fifth studio album, “AM,” than your run-of-the-mill college boy has masturbated to degrading porn on PornHub. ...
Lifestyles
Sex Issue 2015: Age is more than just a number: be wary of power dynamics
When you’re young, broke and confused, and suddenly you’re dating a real adult, you’re automatically playing defense. ...
Movies
Don't settle for just 'Saw'
It was the perfect climate for horror films to flourish and it’s no coincidence that some of the best and most popular German Expressionist films were such. ...
Guest Columns
Don't stare into the abyss, spit at it
Write about your broken heart, sing about your existential terror, paint your alientation. ...
Guest Columns
Guest column: Listen to the Who, not the monster, in you
I’ve been like this for a few months now, and I’ve decided to take the spring semester off. ...