Nicolette Cavallaro
ncavall1@binghamton.edu
26 Articles
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Hawkeye on Disney+ offers important Deaf representation
If you’ve seen the new blockbuster “Eternals,” you would know that the Marvel movie empire has made a step in the right direction with representation. The movie featured a racially and culturally...
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Declaring a major doesn't define your postgraduate career
As class registration starts picking up for the spring 2022 semester, you can feel the stress bouncing off the walls in any building on campus. Will you get the classes you need?...
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Strict attendance policies spread campus illness
For the past eight weeks, I have been bouncing between being healthy and being sick. Along with COVID-19, our campus is battling the usual Binghamton plague, or “frat flu” season. For years,...
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Masks should remain part of our culture in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic
As we begin to reach what we hope to be is the end of the pandemic, one thing I am excited for, like many others, is to be able to stop wearing...
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Study abroad programs should be more accessible
In my opinion, one of the greatest things you can do while attending college is to pack up your things and spend a little time abroad. I’ve been obsessed with the concept...
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"Young adult" fiction may be too broad a category for potential readers
Picture this: you are in your local bookstore, searching for a novel to buy your younger sibling who loves young adult (YA) fantasy books like “Harry Potter” or “Percy Jackson & The...
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Television series are the best medium to bring young adult fiction to life
As a self-proclaimed “book nerd,” it’s not unusual to see yet another of my favorite young adult (YA) authors announce that there is a movie adaptation in their series’ future. It seems...
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Internet censorship threatens to block social justice
Since Nov. 28, mass protests across the country of France have been the topic of many news articles and international headlines. Currently, demonstrators are protesting against the ratification of a new global...
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The MCAT perpetuates systemic barriers to success
As winter break quickly approaches and I prepare to relax for two months, many of my premedical track friends are preparing for something not so relaxing — MCAT tutoring courses. In order...
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The MCU has more serious concerns than Chris Pratt being “canceled”
Since 2016, the online culture of “canceling” celebrities has been on the rise. Popular names like Ellen DeGeneres, Shane Dawson, Jeffree Star and Jimmy Fallon have been called out this year for...