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Universities need to do more to address seasonal depression
I woke up on my not-so-cushioned slab of bedrock this morning, in my shoebox-sized dorm room, and peeled my eyes open to peer out the window and see gray. Not just any...
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Democrats should not engage in Republicans' culture war
The 2022 midterm elections have proved that people hate reactions to “wokeism” more than they hate woke culture itself. The Republicans had a key path to midterm dominance — talk about the...
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New AI technology is exacerbating the disinformation crisis
The new language-based artificial intelligence (AI), ChatGPT, has taken over the internet — literally and figuratively. Pipe Dream has even already published a column discussing how the new service is affecting schools,...
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Piecemeal police reform is insufficient
During the summer of 2020, the United States witnessed nation-wide protests against police brutality after George Floyd’s murder at the hands of the Minneapolis police. At the time, the potential for change...
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"It Ends with Us" castings are controversial
On July 15, 2019, it was announced that a film adaptation of the book “It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover was going to be developed. Fans of the book all over...
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Disney adults don't deserve hate
In my opinion, there is nothing more refreshing than getting a Dole Whip on a hot Magic Kingdom day after a thrilling ride on the Jungle Cruise. I have many memories of...
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Anthropocentrism and capitalism are driving extinction
The mother and daughter are the last of their species. Their names are Najin and Fatu, and they stand alone in fields of grass and along river basins. They have beautiful brown...
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The U.S.' lack of criticism of the Bolivian coup is hypocritical
With the memory of Jan. 6 fresh in the minds of Democratic lawmakers, loyalists of Jair Bolsonaro — the former president of Brazil — received immediate condemnation by the Western media after...
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Corporate buybacks should be strictly regulated
Let’s say that your company just created a new, popular invention. If you charge the right price and the invention falls into the hands of millions of consumers, your company might just...
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BU's on-campus housing is classist
Coming in as a freshman at Binghamton University, I did not put much thought into where I would choose to live on campus because I figured all the dorms would be fairly...