Opinions
The GOP is a Four Ring Circus and we’re sitting in the big top
Ever since I started writing for the opinion section, I have steadfastly avoided writing a political piece for a multitude of reasons. The opinion section tends to be the Gauntlet of political...
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Politics lacks moderation in moderation
It is my theory that everything in this world is best practiced in moderation. However, this is obviously a contradiction because it insists that moderation itself should not be practiced in moderation,...
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Newt’s nuptials should be an extra-marital affair
There was much entertainment on television during this excessively long break. After all of my friends left me to go back to school, I was stuck in the same crevice of my...
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Irish history wants us to wake up
DUBLIN — This semester, I am studying abroad in Dublin, Ireland at Trinity College in the city center. Since I arrived I’ve had the opportunity to learn a bit about Irish history,...
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Syllabus week sexcapade tips
It’s the first week of classes, we’re all getting back to Binghamton and we’re all looking to have a good time. Let’s be honest, a lot of students here aren’t devoted to...
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Second Amendment up in smoke
On Sept. 21, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) responded to confusion in the federal firearms licensing community about whether medical marijuana patients can apply for gun ownership. Its...
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Dreams die at the bottom of the Barrel
For a while now I planned on writing my last piece of the semester on something seasonal, like Pearl Harbor. That all changed last Thursday afternoon when a couple of my buddies...
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OC3: A shameful cyber malfunction
Those of us who awoke Tuesday to find our inboxes filled with replies regarding the Off Campus College Newsletter wondered how so many people had so many things to say. “Please remove...
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Developing nations beware: This is not a post-colonial world
Imagine a country where the people and the government view themselves in such high regard that they felt morally obligated to impose their culture on other nations. Imagine that this country produced...
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Reaching the halfway mark
I offer a hearty congratulations to you, dear readers, for it is the end of the semester. Well, almost the end of the semester, shall we say? How’s about we take a...