Columns
Bridging the gap between on and off campus
Binghamton University is a school where students complain about a lack of spirit and engagement. It is as if a common bond forms between students over complaining about BU, rather than sharing...
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The importance of utilizing mental health services
To those reading this who are struggling to get by each day, who can’t seem to make it to class or get their work done on time, who may have difficulty forming...
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Rejecting the new normal
Since Columbine, over 150,000 students have experienced a school shooting. For us, the idea of hiding for your life with gunshots around you does not conjure up the image of a war...
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What happens if we don't talk about guns?
President Donald Trump responded to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida by addressing the need “to help secure our schools, and tackle the difficult issue of mental...
Columns
A bigger brain isn't better
A common argument as to why humans are superior to all other species is that we possess higher intelligence. While this argument may make sense upon first consideration, I believe that it...
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My identity is none of your business
In 2013, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that 9 million Americans self-identify as multiracial. The people of this diverse community come in different shapes, sizes, ages, races, colors — the list goes...
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Trump's proposed changes to SNAP don't benefit recipients
Yet again, some of the United States’ most vulnerable citizens are being targeted. The Trump administration proposed a change to the current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that would eliminate much of...
Columns
Considering more than just a major
Imagine a world in which employers only looked at one’s college major to determine if they are the proper candidate for a certain job. In this world, no other attributes, such as...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: Who does Claudia care about?
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, who represents the city of Binghamton, said that the people who are behind many mass shootings in the United States actually turn out to be Democrats. While speaking on...
Columns
Hollywood's representation of the military isn't real
In his most recent piece, columnist Joshua Hummell discusses the problems he sees with Hollywood’s portrayal of terrorism. Hummell’s criticism primarily revolves around the race and religions of characters in films such...