Alyssa Mercante
Senior Columnist
Senior English
amercan1@binghamton.edu
28 Articles
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Binghamton’s Four Noble Truths, the way I lived them
Senior Columnist Alyssa Mercante sums up her time at Binghamton in four verses. Warning: It isn't all pretty. ...
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Greek Life had it coming
The recent drama surrounding Binghamton University’s fraternities and sororities is certainly discussion-worthy, as Pipe Dream’s recent headlines have made obvious. While Greek Life here may not be as hardcore as campuses in,...
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“The Hunger Games”: Were the odds in the movie’s favor?
Book-to-movie adaptations are tricky little buggers. Fans of the books are usually die-hard purists who analyze and overanalyze casting choices, and producers almost always change something in order to make the movie...
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“Mass Effect 3” revolutionizes the video game industry
You should buy “Mass Effect 3.” I don’t care if you’ve never played a video game in your entire life. You could pick up an Xbox controller and not know which side...
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I need my iFix
Steve Jobs, even in the afterlife, you can still get me to buy just about anything. I think there are many people out there who would buy iCat-Poop-in-a-Bag if it had a...
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Fair-weather fans know no bounds
Everybody knows that the Giants won the Super Bowl last weekend. And any true die-hard fan knows about the phenomenon that follows after a team wins a championship. Out of nowhere, legions...
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The GOP is a Four Ring Circus and we’re sitting in the big top
Ever since I started writing for the opinion section, I have steadfastly avoided writing a political piece for a multitude of reasons. The opinion section tends to be the Gauntlet of political...
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"Twihards" need to die, hard.
I have a theory that I’ve been letting marinate for quite some time now. It’s one into which I’ve put hours of observation. I’ve executed quite a few field tests and taken...
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Keep your friends close and your drinks closer
I am almost done with the first semester of my last year here and I couldn’t be more in denial. I’ve become increasingly lazy and increasingly more of an alcoholic. I haven’t...
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Frights and delights: Your new TV diet
Most of my columns tend to be bitchy diatribes about the suckiness of people. But not today! No, today I have decided to give all you noobs a guide to a few...