Columns
"Spider-Man: No Way Home" deserves Best Picture nomination
2021 was no doubt an interesting year for films due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but something that always remains constant is the Academy Awards. This year, the 94th Academy Awards will take...
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NYC school admission policies perpetuate segregation
The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic forced former Mayor Bill de Blasio and other government officials to reconsider New York City’s public school admissions policies. In the spring of 2020, public schools...
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Polarized reading trends reflect our social climate
As my to-be-read (TBR) list slowly shrinks after a self-declared book-buying ban, I recently decided to browse The New York Times Best Sellers list in search of my next read. I noticed...
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American apathy perpetuates civil war in Yemen
For seven years, a civil war has been raging in Yemen between the Saudi Arabia-backed government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebel sect, which seized control of the northern Saada province in 2014....
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Zionism is not a colonial movement
Last spring, Binghamton University student organizers of a “Free Palestine” rally recommended researching multiple organizations such as Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), an organization that often spreads misconceptions about Zionism: the movement...
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Judicial systems must condemn white vigilantes like Rittenhouse
In August 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse, who was 17 years old at the time, joined counter-protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin at a Black Lives Matter protest against police brutality. Days before, a Black resident,...
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In response to Nicholas Walker's 2018 Column: Binghamton is upstate
A few years ago, Nicholas Walker, a previous Opinions columnist at Pipe Dream and a Syracuse native, wrote a column titled “Binghamton is not part of upstate New York.” The crux of...
Columns
Social welfare can combat consequences of globalization
After World War II, a new era of trade liberalization began across the globe. From that point, a combination of technology and international trade agreements led to decreasing tariffs and quotas at...
Columns
U.S. vaccine rollout is bound to be flawed
For about 10 months last year, I had one thought that would come to my mind at least once a day: What if my mom dies? It got quieter over time, but...
Columns
Islamophobic rhetoric from politicians is dangerous
For my last column of the semester, I wanted to bring attention to a developing story. If you’ve taken a look at the political side of social media or read any print...