Opinions
Pro-life movement is only about control
The Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization sets an infuriating tone for how the government treats reproductive rights in America. Our society focuses on quantity of life versus...
Opinions
Testing accommodations are failing all students
In an attempt to create a fairer educational environment, the provision of extra time for tests has, ironically, introduced a large amount of new problems and unfairness. While this accommodation was created...
Opinions
IDF's efforts to minimize civilian casualities must be recognized
Critics of Israel often focus on condemning Israel’s actions yet may not fully consider how their stance can unintentionally help contribute to a narrative that overlooks the violent tactics of some groups....
Opinions
I really don't like MoMA
It’s “cringe” to care. It’s “weird” to try. Optimism and hope are childish. This sardonic irony has become the prevailing ethos of my generation, but because I was always too close to...
Opinions
Kamala Harris 'slut' rhetoric is tired and hypocritical
Since becoming the Democratic candidate for the upcoming presidential election, Kamala Harris has been subjected to mass criticism from right-wing media platforms — not because of her policy, but because of the...
Opinions
A word on trash
On March 9, 1947, Langley Collyer suffocated under a pile of garbage. Inside a man-made maze of junk and curios, inside a delightful Harlem brownstone, inside a crowded, disgusting flesh-pit of a...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: University policies hinder ‘open dialogue’
Last Tuesday, three faculty members at Binghamton University presented a letter to the Faculty Senate criticizing the administration’s response to last semester’s Peace Quad encampment and other student protests. Just before the...
Opinions
Classroom reliance on technology needs restrictions
As college students, we have more technology at our disposal than any generation of graduates that came before us, and new advancements are being made every day. Just stepping into a lecture...
Opinions
Stoicism must have a human face
Reading about philosophy often reveals within us what we don’t notice ourselves. The emotions, ideas and thoughts hidden in our minds become clearer when we pay attention to them. Those new perspectives,...
Opinions
Religion can be cultural and unbundled
I was raised Hindu and grew up celebrating Diwali and Phagwah with my family. I looked forward to lighting the Diya every year, despite not knowing what the meaning behind it was...