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The United States must prioritize welfare over military spending
Especially amid the ongoing war against Iran, the United States is in a very critical position when it comes to its military. I previously addressed the coming dilemma regarding conscription and the...
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Binghamton University needs a club block
For college students, it feels like there is just not enough time in the day. Between classes, working, socializing and doing homework, sometimes you just don’t have the time or energy to...
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Be chronically offline
While internet culture inspires new creativity and draws communities together to discuss important political or cultural news, the condition of being chronically online has begun to reshape modern lifestyles into a grind...
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In defense of cutting your own bangs
It’s the middle of the night and out of pure impulse, without any knowledge of haircutting, you’re holding a pair of kitchen scissors to your hair and on the verge of either...
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Reimagining self-expression without relying on consumption
If you look around a lecture hall in any college campus in the United States, you will see countless students drinking from the same trending water bottles, doing work on the same...
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Democrats’ path to 2028 requires rhetoric reform
Two years ago, in the months before the presidential election, other columnists and I stressed the importance of political reform. Our concern was directed at the mainstream parties ignoring public concerns, third...
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Comparison fuels imposter syndrome for minority students
“One step ahead, a thousand steps behind” is the best summary of what college feels like. One second you’re on top of the world, everything seems to work out and then boom...
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Resist the scarcity mindset, embrace gratitude
Recently, the books and movies I have engaged with have left me pondering nuanced and complicated questions — ones that perhaps left me more confused than before — concerning the realm of...
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Justice for Carly Rae Jepsen
When I tell people my favorite musical artist is Carly Rae Jepsen, I’m usually met with “Isn’t that the girl who made ‘Call Me Maybe?’” or, simply, “Why?” This reaction upsets me...
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YikYak: Cesspool or community?
It’s a Sunday morning in August and my roommates have slung themselves across our common room, limbs stretched and noses tucked behind various screens. I lay on my back on our —...