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Letter to the Editor: SJP condemns SA Congress' anti-Palestinian actions amid vetoed resolutions

As our board marched into the Student Association Congress meeting on the evening of Oct. 8, we listened to only a few minutes of dialogue before seeing hands rise and the gavel...


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Letter to the Editor: SA Congress statement sets precedent for another divisive semester

On Sept. 23, the Student Association’s Instagram account posted a statement officially calling on Binghamton University to divest from Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war. The move came nearly six months after S2324-R11...


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Project 2025 threat necessitates prioritizing country over party

In his 2008 concession speech, Sen. John McCain said to his supporters, “Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans.” Putting the country over party is the foundation of the American republic, and...


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Film noir: notable then and notable now

“Of all the varieties of films Hollywood produced during the flory days of the studio system, noirs hold up best.” — Eddie Muller During my junior year at SUNY New Paltz, I...


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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...