Senior Columns

Senior Column: Good luck and goodbye

In my time at Binghamton University and in Pipe Dream, I have not only learned to be a designer who is committed to contributing to work that makes a positive impact, but...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Everybody wants to be wanted

For most of my life, I’ve felt completely alone in the world. I was never truly lonely in the tangible sense, and neither are most people. Every day, I’m surrounded by living,...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Longing for a legacy

I don’t think I could have confidently predicted how any aspect of my college career turned out today when I first moved into that Mountainview College suite four years ago. For one...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: You’re not an imposter

I don’t think I “found myself” in college. And that’s OK. For most of my time at Binghamton University, I’ve struggled with multiple parts of my identity. I came in planning to...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Just showing up

I never could have predicted how my college experience would turn out. When I came to Binghamton University, I planned on majoring in political science with a vague idea of where that...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: It gets better

My friend Rebecca once told me, “You are not peaking in college, and that’s OK.” I wouldn’t say college was the best four years of my life. There were good times —...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Editing my approach to life

Ever since I was young, I’ve always had this tendency to conflate the trajectory of my life to that of a book or a movie. In my mind, everything would always have...


Columns

Disney must increase LGBTQ+ representation

“To all who come to this happy place: Welcome.” These words, spoken by Walt Disney on July 17, 1955, and today emblazoned upon a golden plaque at the entrance of Disneyland, are...


Columns

The U.S. carceral system is overly punitive

The United States has the most punitive criminal legal system in the world, containing 25 percent of the world’s prison population. Prisons and jails in the United States are overcrowded, unsanitary and...


Columns

New Buffalo Bills stadium deal is unconscionable

When it comes to sports stadiums, nearing lease expiration is a natural time for team shareholders to reevaluate their investment. If the league is healthy, a new stadium will be built. Where...