Staff Editorials
2019-20 Student Association candidate endorsements
President — Emma Ross Next week, Binghamton University’s undergraduate population will vote for one of three candidates for president of the Student Association (SA). It’s a position that is not as clearly...
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Editorial: What are we paying for?
By next year, the fees Binghamton University students must pay in addition to their tuition will have increased by $76 over three years. Though this fee increase does not seem particularly steep...
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Editorial: Are four job fairs better than one?
In a change from previous years, Binghamton University’s Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development will hold four separate, industry-specific job and internship fairs this spring. BU typically conducts one large Job...
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Editorial: Demanding accessibility at BU
For students with disabilities at Binghamton University, navigating college both inside and outside the classroom is no small task. If a student has a physical disability that hinders their ability to walk,...
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Editorial: Why are 30 BU students not sure if they've sexually assaulted or harassed someone?
Although this year’s Pipe Dream sex survey did not ask as many questions pertaining to sexual violence as last year’s did, the response to one particular question on this year’s survey stood...
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Editorial: Welcome to Binghamton. Here's your lounge.
As Binghamton University continues to admit an increasing number of students, the abundance of on-campus housing has not enjoyed similar increases — or really, any at all. At the start of the...
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Editorial: In Binghamton, #BelieveBlackGirls
After the alleged strip search of four black 12-year-old girls at a local middle school garnered national attention, all eyes are on the Binghamton City School District. The four East Middle School...
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Editorial: Final week, not finals week
Despite Binghamton University’s policy prohibiting final exams during the last week of classes, professors continue to administer them. The official University policy in the Faculty-Staff Handbook states that “students shall not be...
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Editorial: Dissecting BU's budget crisis
Contract negotiations between SUNY and United University Professions (UUP) have left Binghamton University in a budgetary crisis. A new, six-year contract was signed over the summer by New York state and UUP,...
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Editorial: Limiting the libraries
Due to budget cuts, Binghamton University Libraries have been forced to cancel subscriptions to many academic titles and journals. BU is in the midst of a budgetary crisis, in part because of...