Guest Columns
Jewish populations are more diverse than many believe
The Farhud was a violent pogrom and massacre waged against the Jews of Iraq in 1941, in which about 180 Jews were murdered and many more injured. Raging during the Jewish holiday...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: Don't cheat yourself
It’s no secret that students are struggling with online learning. It’s easy to feel disconnected and unfocused when it comes to sitting through lectures on Zoom week after week, and pairing these...
Columns
The convenience of de-icers does not outweigh their environmental impacts
During the snowiest time of the year, many must take solace in the fact that despite the assurance of general annoyances, as well as very real dangers, that oncoming snowfall provides, they...
Columns
"Young adult" fiction may be too broad a category for potential readers
Picture this: you are in your local bookstore, searching for a novel to buy your younger sibling who loves young adult (YA) fantasy books like “Harry Potter” or “Percy Jackson & The...
Columns
The orgasm gap highlights misogynistic sex education in the U.S.
Let’s talk about sex! National Orgasm Day is July 31, which celebrates and raises awareness for issues around sexual climax. Among those issues, one of the most significant is the orgasm gap....
Columns
Texan power outages should not be blamed on the outcome of the election
We are now on the second week of watching the state of Texas be hit hard by an unprecedented winter storm. Temperatures dipped below freezing and the state, which is usually tens...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: The show shouldn't go on
Last fall, the Binghamton University theatre department announced that it would be putting on a production of “Twilight: Los Angles, 1992” during its spring 2021 season. The play, written by Black playwright...
Columns
Television series are the best medium to bring young adult fiction to life
As a self-proclaimed “book nerd,” it’s not unusual to see yet another of my favorite young adult (YA) authors announce that there is a movie adaptation in their series’ future. It seems...
Columns
Bringing back the local train station could revitalize Binghamton
At the end and beginning of every semester, most Binghamton University students face the challenge of traveling back to their hometowns from Binghamton and vice versa. While students do have some options...
Columns
The second Trump impeachment process should have prioritized accountability over partisanship
With the backdrop of a second impeachment trial recently concluded in the Senate, America is once again embroiled in an argument on how to hold government and the actions of its officials...