Columns

Senior Column: It's okay to struggle

In the beginning of my junior year, I went to a therapist for the first time. Just a year earlier, as a sophomore, I decided I wanted to be a reporter. In...


Columns

Senior Column: Saying goodbye isn't the end

To be honest, I’ve been avoiding writing this senior column for weeks now simply because I refuse to believe that four years of college have already flown by. Maybe it’s because I’m...


Columns

Senior Column: Home is where your heart is

When I first came to New York, I was just a southern girl who desperately needed a clean slate and a change of pace. As bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as I was first...


Staff Editorials

Editorial: Showing students that BU cares

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 928,619 cases of the coronavirus in the U.S, with 52,459 deaths at the time of publication. There have been so...


Columns

Undocumented immigrants should receive stimulus checks

As the coronavirus pandemic has progressed, it has shone a harsh spotlight on some of the United States’ most flagrant inequities. For example, African Americans make up only 13 percent of the...


Columns

It's dangerous to view COVID-19 as a solution to environmental issues

The decrease in pollution that has sprung from the decrease in human activity has caused many to rejoice at the environmental impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. For these “brightsiders,” the coronavirus is...


Columns

Senior Column: Decide to be bold

In freshman year, I sat in the first Binghamton University Slam Poetry Club meeting of my career and had no idea what slam poetry even was. When it came time to share,...


Columns

Senior Column: There’s a lot to be thankful for, and a lot to still learn from

Ah, so we’ve finally arrived at the senior column — the cherished, glowing finish line that marks four years of a wild journey of ups, downs, whiplash-inducing turns and of course, opinions....


Columns

Senior Column: Don't be afraid to show the world who you are

I have always loved taking personality tests and have devoted a lot of time to taking them in attempts to further my understanding of myself. Once after taking one, I read that...


Columns

Senior Column: Confronting uncertainties leads to endless opportunities

All my life I’ve sought closure, but it always seems to elude me. I’ll admit I’m a sentimental person. I like when moments, big or small, come together tied with a bow....