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Columns

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...


Columns

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...


Columns

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...


Columns

International Women's Day doesn't prioritize equality

Earlier this month, men and women across the world celebrated International Women’s Day, a century-old phenomenon that has become more prominent within the past few years. What should be strictly a day...


Staff Editorials

2018-19 Student Association candidate endorsements

Click here or here to read the candidates’ platforms President — Jerry Toussaint Early next week, Binghamton University’s undergraduate students will pick one of three candidates to lead an organization that they pay into...


Staff Editorials

Editorial: Don't ignore domestic violence

In the wake of senior Binghamton University nursing student Haley Anderson’s death last Friday, it is important to recognize and understand the signs of domestic violence and how to report an incident....


Columns

If it's not intersectional, it's not feminism

It’s 2018 and the landscape for feminism has changed entirely from what it used to be. Women are no longer standing down in the face of sexism and now more than ever,...


Columns

Why aren't people with disabilities represented in media?

People are becoming increasingly aware of the lack of representation in media of historically underrepresented groups — women, people of color and the LGBTQ community. Many activists have stepped up to demand...


Columns

University expansion leaves UCC behind

I’ve been coping with anxiety for so long, my anxieties have anxiety. Now that it’s the middle of the semester, let me share a small, accessible selection of issues I’m anxious about:...


Advice Column

Dear Jessica 3/12: reclusive roommate; dorm room dinner

Dear Jessica, My roommate is great — he’s nice, clean and respectful. The only problem I have with him is that he seems to never leave the room! He has a much...