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Amy Dacey '93 speaks on experience in human rights politics
Former CEO of the Democratic National Committee and Binghamton University alumna Amy Dacey, ‘93, spoke on Thursday afternoon about her experience in U.S. politics and her time on campus. Dacey, who double-majored...
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"We don’t need to go back in time to see that comparison to animals still incites and perpetuates hate": PETA activist holds lecture on speciesism
On Monday evening, an activist from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) came to campus to discuss overlapping themes between animal exploitation and other types of oppression. Hanh Nguyen’s lecture,...
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Geography Department discusses immigrants' effects on cities
As the topic of immigration moves to the forefront of national consciousness, Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen emphasized the vital role immigrants continue to play in helping cities around the United States thrive. This was...
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Media experts discuss credibility in culture of 'fake news'
As the popular adage goes: a lie travels around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. To share tips on distinguishing false information from accurate news, a panel of...
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REACH hosts screening of documentary and panel to discuss effects of HPV
Christine Baze, an Elmira, New York native and a survivor of cervical cancer, has been telling people about her experiences with human papillomavirus, or HPV, for years. On Tuesday evening, students, faculty...
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Van Jones discusses current political climate, issues facing America
What can one person do? For Van Jones, a civil rights leader, former White House adviser under Barack Obama and current CNN political commentator, the answer is a lot. On Sunday afternoon...
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TEDxBinghamtonUniversity: Mollie Teitelbaum
Hours before her TEDxBinghamtonUniversity talk, we sat down with Mollie Teitelbaum, a senior double-majoring in comparative literature and philosophy at Binghamton University. As she got ready to give her talk on “implicit...
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TEDxBinghamtonUniversity: Cevin Soling
Cevin Soling is a writer, scholar, music producer and award-winning filmmaker with master’s degrees from Harvard University in English and education. Soling’s TEDxBinghamtonUniversity talk, titled “The Truthiness of School,” discussed his view...
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TEDxBinghamtonUniversity: Gunnar Garfors
Pipe Dream sat down with Gunnar Garfors, a Norwegian media professional and one of the only people to have visited all 198 countries across the globe. His TEDxBinghamtonUniversity talk, “World’s Least-Visited Countries...
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TEDxBinghamtonUniversity: Eric Butorac
With a professional tennis career spanning over a decade under his belt, Eric Butorac gave his talk, “Don’t Dream Big,” at TEDxBinghamtonUniversity on Sunday. Embracing a day-to-day approach to success in lieu...