Suhiliah Lall
slall2@binghamton.edu
23 Articles
2025 Senior Columns
Senior column: Finding a voice in a hurried college life
This column feels a little premature if I’m being honest. I’m graduating from college a year and a half early because — even though I would love to — I cannot financially...
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Try Thanksgiving without the turkey
Close your eyes and picture Thanksgiving. What do you see? If you’re like most Americans, a particular image probably pops into your head — a large turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and pumpkin...
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“The Summer I Turned Pretty” is a mirror we don’t want to look into
Art is made to be critiqued. It is a crucial part of our culture, especially with media as popular as “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” But with its recent “ending,” one thing...
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Change your gaze, not your outfit
It took me years to like my body, but only seconds to learn I should hate it. When I stopped looking like a child and finally felt like a woman, the world...
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It's time drug education be rooted in science
When it came to my attitude toward weed, I used to be an uneducated asshole. In my early high school years, I would constantly lecture any of my friends who smoked weed,...
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How to be friends with the opposite party
Growing up in a largely “red” area of upstate New York as a brown girl with Democratic beliefs, a lot of my friends’ political ideals contradicted mine but never to an extreme...
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Ten sex myths we need to move past
1. The pull-out method – approved by no one While some may think they can “pull out” in time, the reality is that about one in five couples who use the pull-out...
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Squatters' rights must be reformed
At the end of his freshman year at Binghamton University, sophomore integrative neuroscience major George Boskovski decided to rent a house with his friends in Downtown Binghamton. Their lease started in June...
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Break is the first half of 'breakup'
When people say they want a break in a relationship, are they too scared to say they want to break up? The term “break” is a scapegoat for those who can’t admit...
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Religion can be cultural and unbundled
I was raised Hindu and grew up celebrating Diwali and Phagwah with my family. I looked forward to lighting the Diya every year, despite not knowing what the meaning behind it was...