Akira Kopec
akopec4@binghamton.edu
5 Articles
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On reciprocating the generosity of our land
As part of a requirement for my Sociology of Food Sovereignty class this semester, I recently read “The Serviceberry” by Potawatomi botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer. The book covered many important topics but...
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A look at Trump's first week
A dozen eggs costs you $6.72 in the New York metropolitan area. That’s a 47-cent increase in the past week. Elon Musk performed what appeared to be a Nazi salute during his...
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What food can teach us about the world, part two
This Thanksgiving was a celebration that lasted several days long for me and my family — a tradition I will fight to keep in the coming years. The holiday week began on...
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On banning books, burning bridges
Think, for a moment, about your favorite book. Maybe it’s one that your mother read to you as you dozed off in her arms as a child. Maybe it’s a novel that...
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What food can teach us about the world, part one
Some time in the middle of a seemingly never-ending Binghamton winter, I found myself sitting at a hole-in-the-wall Italian restaurant with two of my best friends. We chowed down garlic knots at...