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Responses to new CDC report attempt to lessen COVID-19's impact
On Sept. 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an updated report on the “provisional death counts for Coronavirus disease 2019.” The report indicated that 94 percent of the...
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The University's punitive response to student parties is ineffective
In March 2020, when the coronavirus hit, professors and students alike were thrown into chaos. There was the abrupt transition to online classes, the closing of our favorite bars and restaurants and...
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The two-party system fails American voters
As the last few monumental months have forced Americans to evaluate what they truly envision for the future of their country, this year’s upcoming presidential election tests how far we’ve come. However,...
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BU’s new sexual assault and harassment policies fall short
Finally, Binghamton University has started up again. Although we are still at the tail end of the coronavirus pandemic, I along with thousands of other students are grateful to be back on...
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The U.S. government’s violence against protesters must be condemned as fascism
The United States has been rocked by increasing tension the past few months. A pandemic is raging out of control, an economy is mid-collapse and protests of injustice have shaken the minds...
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College is your chance to be who you’ve always wanted to be
When I was growing up, the idea of college was just a futuristic fantasy world that I read about in cheesy young adult novels about coming of age and romance. I saw...
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Freshman year is intimidating — take chances anyway
I decided to graduate from Binghamton University a year early, so what would have been my senior year was cut short when classes went online due to the coronavirus. Because my time...
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Anti-African racism in China is part of a larger phenomenon
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread globally, with more than 3.2 million confirmed cases as of May 2, racist and xenophobic sentiments toward minority groups continue to spread with it. In...
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Finals are hard enough without your friends close by
With finals rapidly approaching, Binghamton University students may feel they are lacking the sense of strong emotional bonds, socialization and overall camaraderie that would normally be apparent on campus as classes come...
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How Pipe Dream got its name
Fifty years ago, Peter Salgo, ‘72, and I were roaming the streets of Manchester, New Hampshire on a mission. We were attending a weeklong, national student editors conference sponsored by the United...