Jason Stack
Senior Columnist
Senior English
jstack1@binghamton.edu
44 Articles
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Classes, comedians … college.
Four years. It’s hard to believe how fast they flew by. How in the world is it that nearly four years ago, I was here in the middle of July for orientation?...
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Riding a firm losing streak
Whenever I participate in challenges or contests, I fantasize about winning the prize that’s being dangled temptingly above me. But in these situations, you shouldn’t get your hopes up too much, because...
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Learning from my mistakes
I don’t usually consider writing apologist columns, but then again, we all make mistakes at some points in our lives and do need to apologize to take some of the load off....
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CDC lacks professionalism
Let’s briefly talk about professionalism and courtesy, shall we? Last Thursday, I attended a short informational session. It was one of the half-hour-long Career Development Center (CDC) sessions titled “Interviewing 101,” about...
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Controlling contraception talk
Sometimes, it sucks to be a man who just wants people to cooperate and work together on important issues instead of falling back on unimportant issues and sexism. I’m talking particularly about...
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Tuesdays just won’t be the same: Dan Jan’s lasting legacy
I don’t quite know how to deal with this. I usually don’t have to, because death is something I don’t normally have to confront. In my mind, death seems unifying, which is...
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Republicans are America’s notorious dysfunctional family
Looking at politics as of late just makes me fume. The main thing I want to hit head on is the dog pile known as the Never-Ending Republican Presidential Primaries. There have...
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Reaching the halfway mark
I offer a hearty congratulations to you, dear readers, for it is the end of the semester. Well, almost the end of the semester, shall we say? How’s about we take a...
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Muppets, family, parades, oh my!
Think back some 15 years for a moment. We were all relatively young and in first grade or kindergarten or what have you. The Muppets were still on television in syndication. The...
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Do-it-yourself cooking
Sometime last year, probably in September, I was bitten by the culinary bug. While I wasn’t endowed with Spiderman-esque powers, I’ve had the urge since then to cook and bake rather frequently....