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BDS is lying to you
The Jews of the Holocaust were forced to wear a yellow Star of David, as a discriminatory identification technique. The implementation of identifying badges by the German government was just one among...
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Passing of SA BDS resolution divides BU's community and hurts Jews
As a second-year master’s of social work student preparing to graduate in two weeks, I could not be more relieved to escape Binghamton’s hostile environment toward Jewish students. Since Oct. 7, 2023,...
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UUP resolution alienates members, opposes freedom of thought
This column is in response to a resolution on the war in the Middle East posted on March 26 by the E-Board of the Binghamton United University Professions (UUP), the Union that...
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An unfortunately common story
People have been asking me recently — as a senior, are you sad to leave Binghamton? My answer used to be a resounding yes — I made friends, built a community and...
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Who's accepted in a 'safe environment'?
On Tuesday, April 16, the Student Association (SA) voted 14-11-2 in favor of a resolution urging Binghamton University to implement Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) onto our campus. In this nearly five-hour meeting,...
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An appeal to humanity
Before I begin, I implore all those reading to finish this piece in its entirety before discounting my words. I write not as a pro- or anti-Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS), student, but...
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Response to March 2024 UUP 'Resolution on Palestine'
We write to express our dismay at the United University Professor’s (UUP) March 2024 “Resolution on Palestine.” The resolution contains numerous inaccuracies, misleading representations and prejudicial characterizations. Aside from its legitimate reiteration...
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Feminist and queer liberation is Palestinian liberation
For feminist, queer, and gender non-conforming anti-zionists, a common retort we face when in conversation — or extreme disagreement — with Zionists, is that people like us should “go to Gaza, see...
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Fighting antisemitism in the wake of SA divestment
The New Yiddish Bund of Binghamton represents a young but growing Jewish organization on campus, hosting Jewish cultural, educational and political events. All of us on the E-Board have experienced or witnessed...
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BU faculty and professionals for freedom of speech and democratic student governance
Young people, in and out of college, should have a say and stake in our common and public affairs. They have so much to contribute, as we declare incessantly. University students, touted...