Opinions
Participation points hinder meaningful discussion
This semester, I began to understand why people have a problem with participation points. In my Sociology 100: Social Change: Intro Sociology course, more often than not, participation points promote surface-level discussions...
Opinions
Youth should be encouraged to vote in midterm election
In 2020, young voters came out in force and made their voices heard. More young Americans voted in 2020 than in any recent election. In the 2020 election, approximately 50 percent of...
Opinions
The Republican Party has squandered its midterm advantage
Historically, the midterm election cycle after a presidential election has gone poorly for the party in power — but the 2022 midterm elections seem like they might defy this longstanding rule. In...
Opinions
Bolsonaro poses serious threat to the Amazon
There is a long list of reasons not to support Jair Bolsonaro in the upcoming runoff election in Brazil. For example, some might believe that his public comments recently could be taken...
Columns
Lee Zeldin's pro-gun policy would make New York more dangerous
It is no question that the United States has a gun problem. Whether you want to frame the issue as a constitutional debate over personal liberties ascribed to citizens in the Second...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: Hateful rhetoric has no place on college campuses
Jon Lizak, the former president of Binghamton University’s College Republicans, is facing misdemeanor charges for his participation in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol Riots. Lizak had remained inside the U.S. Capitol for...
Opinions
Hookup culture poses serious health risks
Step 1: Fuck feelings. Step 2: Fuck. Urban Dictionary defines “hookup culture” as “the era that began in the early 1990s and has since prevailed on college campuses and elsewhere when hooking...
Opinions
Unruly sports fans should face consequences
As many of you may have seen, the Tennessee Volunteers football team from the University of Tennessee beat the odds this weekend, defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide for the first time in...
Opinions
Coffee addiction may be healthy
“It’s not like its cocaine, right?” Caffeine might not be cocaine, but it’s still a drug. Not only a drug, but the most psychoactive and consumed drug in the world. However, this...
Opinions
Bonus chapter of "Verity" reveals that the letter must be true
If you are searching for a romantic thriller novel that ends in a plot twist to leave you reeling for days and questioning what the truth is, look no further. “Verity,” by...