Kaitlyn Liu

kliu55@binghamton.edu

22 Articles


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Longing for a legacy

I don’t think I could have confidently predicted how any aspect of my college career turned out today when I first moved into that Mountainview College suite four years ago. For one...


Restaurant Week Spring 2022

Restaurant Week Spring 2022: Social on State

Social on State has long been a go-to, upscale restaurant in Binghamton, and my friend Kaitlyn has long been my go-to date. Known for its tapas, or small plates, it has been...


Columns

Polarized reading trends reflect our social climate

As my to-be-read (TBR) list slowly shrinks after a self-declared book-buying ban, I recently decided to browse The New York Times Best Sellers list in search of my next read. I noticed...


News

Restaurant Week Fall 2021: Saké Tūmi

With Restaurant Week coming to a close, I was getting nervous that I was going to miss out entirely on the discounts, which are offered every semester. Luckily, I was able to...


Columns

Streaming services make Broadway more accessible

After a year and a half, Broadway is finally back. September marked the reopening of several plays and musicals ranging from classics like “The Lion King” and “Wicked” to more recent hits...


Columns

The U.S. needs to do more in the global fight against COVID-19

My sophomore year, I took an apocalyptic literature class called “The End of the World,” and for an assignment, we were asked to write an essay realistically predicting how the world would...


Columns

Mischaracterization of the Stop Asian Hate movement's goals ignores systemic issues

Three weeks ago, I wrote about the horrific Atlanta shootings. In the weeks afterward, I received an outpouring of support from family, friends and professors, and I am so grateful for them...


Columns

Gov. Cuomo should be held accountable for sexual assault allegations against him

Six women have now leveled allegations of sexually inappropriate conduct against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Referred to as the “most tumultuous moment of his political career,” Republicans and Democrats alike have...


Columns

The Atlanta shootings struck a chord for Asian women like myself

Delaina Ashley Yaun. Paul Andre Michels. Xiaojie Tan. Daoyou Feng. Soon Chung Park. Hyun Jung Grant. Suncha Kim. Yong Ae Yue. It’s been a hard week. On Tuesday, March 16, a man...


Columns

Barstool Sports easily spreads, promotes problematic ideologies

As an upperclassman at Binghamton University, I’ve seen my fair share of @binghamtonbarstool posts. The Instagram page is filled with videos of college students getting drunk or breaking things, and at times,...