Mia Kirisits
mkirisits@binghamton.edu
5 Articles
Opinions
Finding balance in our emotional vocabulary
Therapy speak has become our generation’s dialect, even if most of us have never spoken to an actual therapist. We laugh, we exaggerate, we repeat these words without thinking. But somewhere in...
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Don't be afraid to care
There’s a strange kind of love that lives in secret — the almosts, the “talking stages,” the half-relationships that never get names. It’s love with the lights dimmed low, careful and quiet,...
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In defense of maximalism
I’ve always been a serial collector of random items and tchotchkes — sue me. God forbid I like my bookshelves and desk to have some whimsy. I mean, when you think about...
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The stoner stereotype is 'half-baked'
I turned 18 and left the bottle of Pink Whitney in the past. When I got to college, I was excited by the idea of independence — of being able to do...
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Alpha-male podcast bros and their grip on young minds
Lately, I’ve noticed a shift in the podcast clips that pop up on my TikTok and Instagram feeds. What used to be lighthearted content, like stories about bad first dates or comedy...