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The unfunded solution to our gun problem

Since 2013, Garen Wintemute, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of California, Davis, has spent over $1 million of his own money to study gun violence. Last month, Wintemute announced...


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Letter to the Editor: Response to Pipe Dream's 9/27 editorial 'SOM or SOL'

Dear Pipe Dream and Binghamton Students: We in the Fleishman Center write to thank the editorial board in their recent opinion piece, SOM or SOL, for shining attention on a topic of...


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Do 'All Lives Matter'?

Back in 2013, the world closely watched the State of Florida versus George Zimmerman case, a trial that ultimately resulted in Zimmerman’s acquittal for the murder of 17-year-old African American teen Trayvon...


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Finding the point

When I first heard about Colin Kaepernick’s statement in regards to his decision to sit during the national anthem, I applauded him. I found beauty in his decision to protest an anthem...


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Young liberals must put aside grievances and vote for Hillary

If you’re a young liberal or a former Bernie Sanders supporter and you aren’t voting for Hillary Clinton, you’re fooling yourself. And there are a lot of you out there; for voters...


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College nutritional practices are too often ignored

The importance of nutrition is far too often minimized in college for understandable reasons: students are busy, constantly on-the-go and it can be difficult to sit down and eat a meal when...


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The 'adulting' mentality is harmful to millennials

When do we become adults? In the eyes of the church, I became an adult at 13, still donning braces and a Panic! At The Disco shirt. Legal definitions of adulthood vary...


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Foreign film provides unique perspective to modern viewers

In the past, if you wanted to watch a foreign film you would have to go to an art house cinema or peruse a relatively small section in the local video store....


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University's tobacco-free policy is a step in the wrong direction

On Aug. 1, 2017, Binghamton University will officially become a tobacco-free campus. An initiative started by the SUNY system, BU will join 70 percent of other SUNY schools that have some level...


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Embrace photography as a storytelling medium

Photography can convey messages that words cannot. As a revolutionary universal tool, photography has the incredible opportunity to affect society in ways that are yet to be discovered. People are able to...