Columns
Catching COVID-19 was bad, but it could’ve been much, much worse
We’re pretty sure she got it from the bowling alley. My little sister, Josie, had joined the bowling team after the pandemic rendered basketball virtually unplayable. In retrospect, I can’t believe that...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: Keeping the bench warm
Earlier last week, the Binghamton University athletics department announced that men’s basketball coach Tommy Dempsey would not have his expiring contract renewed for the upcoming season. While the decision doesn’t necessarily come...
Columns
Property destruction in protests can be a powerful political tool when all else fails
On March 8, 2021, the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin began. Chauvin had pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree unintentional murder and second-degree manslaughter for the death of...
Columns
Restrictive diet culture has no place in the classroom
This article will include an in-depth discussion about eating disorders and related content, readers should be advised. It takes about 30 seconds of Google researching to figure out just how widespread disordered...
Columns
Reinstating the Voting Rights Act is the only way to promote fair elections
If there’s anything that can cause a ruckus at the Thanksgiving table, I think the midterm elections might take the cake. But I’m not referring to candidates — I’m referring to our...
Columns
Barstool Sports easily spreads, promotes problematic ideologies
As an upperclassman at Binghamton University, I’ve seen my fair share of @binghamtonbarstool posts. The Instagram page is filled with videos of college students getting drunk or breaking things, and at times,...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: Last-minute lockdown
Earlier today, Binghamton University Vice President Brian Rose sent out a B-Line News Addition to the BU community. COVID-19 cases are on the rise and we are nearing our 5 percent infection...
Columns
"Never Trump" Republicans represent an uglier side of conservatism
In my last article before the 2020 election, I warned that there is a reactionary malignancy at the center of American politics, and that the Republican Party, as led by Donald Trump,...
Columns
Conspiracy theories prove to be much more dangerous than we think
Are you familiar with QAnon? If not, you’re not alone. In fact, when asked whether they had positive, negative or neutral views of QAnon, 45 percent of voters “weren’t sure or didn’t...
Columns
Despite widespread usage, birth control is under-researched
The moment you inch into the realm of adulthood, you enter, in some way, the conversation about birth control. You may be one of the lucky ones who only has to consider...