Joe Zeng
jzeng15@binghamton.edu
4 Articles
Columns
The importance of nuance and duality
In today’s political and social climate, it always feels like a red-versus-blue, fire-versus-water, empty-versus-full kind of battle. You’re either at an extreme end of the spectrum, or you’re not relevant to the...
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...