Columns
Record labels can hinder artists' success
The record label-artist rivalry is a tale as old as time. Disputes between labels and their artists have existed ever since music production became a field of profession. Johnny Cash and Columbia...
Staff Editorials
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...
Columns
Are employers doing enough to curtail workplace sexual harassment?
For far too long, victims of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace have not been guaranteed clear avenues to report the misconduct committed against them. The mainstreaming of the #MeToo movement...
Columns
Students must acknowledge how we shape the Binghamton community
Binghamton University is regarded as an impetus for the revitalization of the city of Binghamton, Johnson City, Vestal and the surrounding areas. Recently, the city of Binghamton has been set on the...
Columns
Having fewer possessions can be more fulfilling
Four years ago, I did something crazy — I packed up two suitcases and moved halfway across the entire globe, from Melbourne, Australia, to upstate New York. Whether willingly or not, I...
Columns
Why do we elect representatives we disapprove of?
According to a Gallup poll, on the day of the 2018 midterm election, congressional approval was at a mere 21 percent. However, Americans that same day chose to re-elect 91 percent of...
Staff Editorials
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...
Columns
The Covington Catholic kids are no angels
On Jan. 20, a video clip was uploaded to YouTube by organizers of an indigenous people’s march showing a crowd of 50 or more students from Covington Catholic High School surrounding an...
Columns
Criminalization of black youth persists both locally and nationally
On Jan. 15, just about five miles away, four female students at East Middle School were allegedly strip-searched during school hours. The four African American students, all of whom are 12 years...
Columns
Embracing America's tension between unity and diversity
A few months ago, I was speaking with a friend of mine from England. She wanted to eventually come here to the United States to live and work. When I asked her...