Julia O'Reilly

joreill7@binghamton.edu

20 Articles


Opinions

People are too quick to judge country music

“Life is short, make it sweet.” It’s a sentiment that many people believe in, live by or strive to live by a little more each day. Many would agree that it might...


Opinions

Hookup culture poses serious health risks

Step 1: Fuck feelings. Step 2: Fuck. Urban Dictionary defines “hookup culture” as “the era that began in the early 1990s and has since prevailed on college campuses and elsewhere when hooking...


Opinions

Coffee addiction may be healthy

“It’s not like its cocaine, right?” Caffeine might not be cocaine, but it’s still a drug. Not only a drug, but the most psychoactive and consumed drug in the world. However, this...


Housing Issue 2022

The Printing House versus 20 Hawley St.

Have cold or fever-like symptoms? Do you feel nauseous all the time? Do you have migraines that won’t end and stomach pains that won’t stop? These are all symptoms of a pretty...


Opinions

Don't put too much pressure on relationships

Why do we date? Why do we partake in the obligatory meal with a total stranger, or the awkward movie appointment that is defined by whether one or two straws puncture the...


Columns

Child actors are not equipped for the stress of fame

Imagine living a life of dressing rooms with your name on it, award shows with you as one of the nominees and admirers all over the nation claiming to be your biggest...


Columns

Athletes should not be prescribed opioids for pain management

Athletes are often willing to put their bodies and minds under tremendous stress, sacrificing everything for the opportunity to be the best. But at what point does sacrificing everything mean having nothing?...


Columns

Who is the best character from "Friends?"

What qualifies one as being crowned with the coveted title of the best friend from “Friends?” What criteria makes one individual from the popular ’90s sitcom “Friends” superior to the other five?...


Columns

BU dining needs to better accomodate gluten-free students

Man versus hunger — a timeless strife that has plagued our world for thousands of years. The first established human societies were limited to a life of foraging and hunting, oftentimes going...


Columns

The bright side to sports injuries

I’ve always been an athlete, ever since the days when tangy, sticky orange slices served as the pinnacle of my simple existence — the vehicle by which our parents eased our hearts...