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Why I'm voting third party

This November will be my first time voting in a presidential election. I was 17 in 2020, a less-read, more bubbly and frankly individualistic young girl, consumed by my personal dramas. Outside...


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Status quo questions of statehood must be resolved

The elections of this year are expected to be incredibly contentious, as the margin of votes between the two main parties has remained slim throughout the year. Important swing states such as...


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Guest Column: Binghamton is a swing-state college but students don't know their electoral power!

There’s a deeply ingrained myth that voting from New York state makes no difference because it’s a deep-blue state, but that simply is not the case this year in Binghamton. Binghamton is...


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Letter to the Editor: DSU denounces SA Congress' recent ableist resolution

The Disabled Student Union is happy to hear that the Student Association Executive Board has vetoed F2425-R4: “Support for NYS Assembly Bill A10057A/Senate Bill S9867 and Advocacy for its Inclusion in the...


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Letter to the Editor: SA Congress' slew of legislation adds to culture of dehumanization

On Oct. 8, the Student Association quietly passed five significant pieces of legislation. Pro-Palestine groups and individuals were surprised by the news and rushed to the Lecture Hall to express their frustration,...


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Letter to the Editor: SJP condemns SA Congress' anti-Palestinian actions amid vetoed resolutions

As our board marched into the Student Association Congress meeting on the evening of Oct. 8, we listened to only a few minutes of dialogue before seeing hands rise and the gavel...


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A 'United Commonwealth' is an empty strategy

Twelve years of Conservative rule in the United Kingdom ended this summer with the Labour Party’s victory in the general election. The new government under Prime Minister Keir Starmer has the responsibility...


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You are not your idol

The influence of celebrities on the lives of “normal” civilians has always been present. Marilyn Monroe was often an obsession of many women of her time and even The Beatles had a...


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What food can teach us about the world, part one

Some time in the middle of a seemingly never-ending Binghamton winter, I found myself sitting at a hole-in-the-wall Italian restaurant with two of my best friends. We chowed down garlic knots at...


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Believe male victims of abuse. Start with the Menendez brothers.

With the release of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s new biographical crime drama “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” conversations about child and sexual abuse, gender and the true meaning of...