Joe Zeng

jzeng15@binghamton.edu

3 Articles


Columns

A first-year’s rant about college

I’m currently stuck in a limbo. One half of me feels like I’ve grown drastically from the beginning of the fall semester. My face has matured. I’ve started putting events on a...


Opinions

Social media normalizes cultural appropriation

Last month, I saw countless TikToks informing the public about Chinese New Year superstitions. The videos announced warnings such as “don’t wash your hair — you’re washing away the good luck!” and...


Opinions

Clean beauty is a sham

Walk down the self-care aisle of any Target or CVS and you’re bound to notice hundreds of bottles plastered with labels like “paraben and sulfate-free” or “100 percent organic.” These labels sound...