Peter Levy

plevy4@binghamton.edu

13 Articles


Columns

TikTok controversy highlights need for stronger privacy protection in U.S.

On March 23, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congress for the first time regarding potential security concerns over the app. His testimony brought forth a rare flicker of bipartisanship. Chew...


Columns

George Santos should be expelled

“It’s hard to understand the quantity and depth of the lies my new congressman has told” is a sentence that I never thought would be said, even euphemistically. I am from Syosset,...


Columns

Artemis mission to the moon has exciting technological, scientific potential

In September, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) decided to roll back the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Complex 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building ahead of the expected arrival...


Opinions

Daylight savings time should be made permanent

This year, the U.S. Senate finally passed a bill long sought by activists to make daylight saving time (DST) permanent and abolish the biannual changing of the clocks. The aptly named Sunshine...


Columns

Grunge Rock addresses themes that are relevant today

For those of you who do not know, grunge was a distinctive sound born out of the cold desolate scene of Seattle in the early 1990s. Its heavy reliance on sludgy power...


Columns

Space exploration is beneficial for our planet and ourselves

There is a common refrain heard by space travel critics around the world. “Why are we going back to space if we have so much to fix on Earth?” This goes by...


Columns

Binghamton needs more bike lanes

Ah, it’s that time of year again. While the groundhog may have said six more weeks of winter, it feels like spring is fast approaching. That means only one thing — biking...


Columns

United States should declare war against Russia over Ukranian crisis

A lot has been said about the impending crisis in Ukraine. Putting aside the probability of a Russian invasion, the real question is whether we should respond with force. The answer to...


Columns

In response to Nicholas Walker's 2018 Column: Binghamton is upstate

A few years ago, Nicholas Walker, a previous Opinions columnist at Pipe Dream and a Syracuse native, wrote a column titled “Binghamton is not part of upstate New York.” The crux of...


Columns

The Holocene Calendar more aptly depicts human history

As we get to the end of the year, It may be pertinent to remind everyone to get their 12,022 calendars before they sell out. No, that’s not a typo you just...