Columns
TV has the power to bridge political divides
As I watch “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” on YouTube every Monday morning, I imagine someone who is conservative at home somewhere raging at their screen. Oliver’s biases and political predilections,...
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The census shouldn't invalidate people's identities
On March 30, Alex Wagner of The New York Times raised an issue that many seem to have forgotten about, even in light of the increased debate surrounding immigration: those not counted...
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Reconsidering the scope of disability representation
Recently, Pipe Dream published a column by Jessica Gutowitz on the apparent lack of media representation for certain groups. She argues that in an age where “underrepresented groups” are being brought up...
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Where the March for Our Lives falls short
On March 24, I attended the Binghamton March For Our Lives. I was initially exhilarated by the energy with which the organizers marched and moved by the three-minute moment of silence to...
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Community gardens should be more widely utilized
The first time I learned about community gardens was when I started school at Binghamton University. I volunteered with a nonprofit called Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments (VINES), and together over the course...
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Letter to the Editor: BU men's basketball coaching staff salaries can be put toward other University initiatives
This season, the men’s basketball team finished 11-20, with a pitiful record of 2-14 in conference play. They were never a real contender in the conference, and brought in very low numbers...
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Issuing an apology isn't enough
Taking responsibility for past indiscretions is never easy to do for individuals, let alone entire companies. In the case of publications like newspapers and magazines, every article written typically exists forever, especially...
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Appreciating the merits of solitude
Friedrich Nietzsche, Stanley Kubrick, Emily Dickinson, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Nikola Tesla, Fyodor Dostoevsky — men and women of absolute genius — all liked to be alone. There is a stigma that being alone...
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Why is there a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to fashion?
I remember my first and only venture into a Brandy Melville store like it was yesterday. I was in ninth grade and ventured into the shop with my mother in tow. As...
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To ensure the planet's sustainability, we should transition to a circular economy
Society currently functions under an economy that is linear. We harvest resources from the earth, make them into products and then dispose of the products when they break or when newer models...