Macon Fessenden

Contributing Columnist

mfessen1@binghamton.edu

20 Articles


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Racial outbursts hurt GOP

Last week was not a good week for race relations on the West Coast. ...


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Educational focus narrows after graduation

This is the prospect that many of us students face as we begin to face the prospects of real life. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing after graduation: going to grad school, ...


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Revenge porn raises difficult legal and ethical questions

The issue is one of consent and ownership: Does sending a picture you own to someone else with the intention of them seeing it make the picture theirs? Or does ownership lie ...


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Classic bigots or bigotted classics?

It’s hard to ignore not-so-subtle bigotry and ignorance in Hemingway’s writing. But it’s also hard to ignore his place in history. ...


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Earn your adjective

I'd rather be known for something small and seemingly unimportant than not known at all. ...


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Environmental 'tips' are of little use

Is evolution going to betray us in the end and lead us into extinction? ...


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BuzzFeed boasts much fluff, little substance

I know I’m dangerously close to sounding like “old-timer” curmudgeon. ...


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When it comes to hydrofracking, get the facts straight before drilling

What’s more important, growth or conservation? Jobs or water quality? ...


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Students' spending power can shift Downtown revival efforts

The primary onus is on us as spoiled Long Island college kids with Doctor Daddy- and Lawyer Mommy-sponsored bank accounts. ...


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Luxury housing's false promises

The hard truth is that recent college graduates don't live like kings and queens ...