Guest Columns
BU graduate teaching assistants must be protected
In an academic environment where hate speech and ideals of white supremacy are becoming commonplace, Binghamton University is failing in its duty to protect not just its most vulnerable students from irrevocable...
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The Biden administration's drone strike restrictions should be commended
In early October, President Joe Biden signed a classified policy that placed limitations on the use of drone strikes outside areas of active conflict. This policy restored limitations that had been removed...
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Lee Zeldin's pro-gun policy would make New York more dangerous
It is no question that the United States has a gun problem. Whether you want to frame the issue as a constitutional debate over personal liberties ascribed to citizens in the Second...
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Social media perpetuates harmful cycle of "FOMO"
If you’ve ever experienced a school drug-prevention assembly or if you grew up in the 2000s or even the early 2010s, you’ve probably heard about the dangers of peer pressure. These admonitory...
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Liss Truss' economic agenda will worsen the British economy
On the final day of a Tory Party conference in Birmingham, new U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss railed against an “anti-growth coalition,” which included the Labour Party, environmental advocates, trade unions and...
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The NHL must do more to address racism
Although hockey is my favorite sport to watch, it’s not a very popular sport in the United States. It’s costly to play, many states don’t have professional teams and the players lack...
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BU is neglecting students with COVID-19
I contracted COVID-19 for the first time two weeks after moving to Binghamton University this year. Very quickly, I became frustrated by the school’s lack of preparation for an outbreak. After waiting...
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Mass politics is on the decline
Karl Marx predicted a utopia without politics after the dissolution of capitalism. In the United States, an end to politics is looming — not from the decline of capitalism, but rather from...
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Utilitarianism can foster political progress
I could summarize the standard contemporary political system as an endless debate between sides to determine which policies will promote the most wellness for the most people. Eventually, one side obtains majority...
Housing Issue 2022
Broome County's housing and education crises are intertwined
The college town crisis, a far too well-known tale of concentrated supply and consistent demand for off-campus housing, is notoriously vigorous in disturbing surrounding neighborhoods and transforming them into university villages. Broome...