Staff Editorials

Editorial: Fall 2024 Report Card

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Administration: C-  It’s a new year, but we are still experiencing many of the same problems. While Binghamton University’s administration has made strides since last year, we feel they have still largely...

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Editorial: What we’re grateful for this Thanksgiving

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Brandon Ng, Editor-in-Chief  Despite what some may say, I’m so grateful for the community we get to immerse ourselves in for the duration of our time here. Binghamton really is special, and...

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Optimism does not start in D.C.

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On election night last Tuesday, candidates, students and residents gathered at watch parties with phones in hand, checking constantly for updates or anxiously awaiting results from key swing states as they trickled...

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Editorial: Vote 'yes' on Proposal 2

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Almost two years ago, Officer Brad Kaczynski knelt on Hamail Waddell’s neck and back during an arrest on Jan. 1, 2023. This past Tuesday, Binghamton City Court Judge William Pelella found Waddell...

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Editorial: 2024 local election endorsements

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U.S. Congress: Josh Riley The Editorial Board confidently endorses Josh Riley for election to the U.S. House of Representatives. The incumbent, Rep. Marc Molinaro, has not proven to be reliable and trustworthy,...

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Editorial: University policies hinder ‘open dialogue’

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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...

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Editorial: University must prioritize community-centered housing in construction projects

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Cooperatively owned housing, or housing co-ops, have never been tried before at Binghamton University. As an alternative to dorms and apartments managed by administrators and community governments, nonprofit housing co-ops are collaboratively...

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Pipe Dream's Words of Wisdom 2024

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Brandon Ng, Editor-in-Chief  “Hold your people close! Academics are important, but building a community here — people who will cheer you on during the good times and pick you up during the...

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Editorial: GOP responses to Trump’s historic conviction reveal inner crisis

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On May 30, former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records after a New York jury deliberated for two days. As the first U.S. president, former...

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Editorial: Spring 2024 Report Card

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Administration: D  Binghamton University’s administration needs to pull it together. Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, the student body has continued to be largely divided, and the administration has...

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Editorial: What's going on with the SA congress?

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On Tuesday, the Student Association (SA) Congress will discuss an important piece of legislation that would have the SA support Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS), and it will deeply impact students on both...