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Zionism perpetuates harmful narrative

America is the greatest place for Jews that the world has seen. For people targeted by pogroms throughout our history, the United States has allowed us to achieve safety in a way...


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How to win every argument

There was once a man who won every argument. He would argue anywhere he went with anyone he knew. He’d dominate debates, leave no room for agreement and quickly flesh out the...


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Jews are afraid

Like so many others, I grew up with a set of ironclad rules. Some were, of course, innocuous. “Throw out solids in the garbage and liquids in the sink.” “Smell the milk...


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Binghamton needs more railways

America as a nation is currently experiencing a lot of difficulties at home for a number of reasons, and though it is easy to point them out and talk about them, you...


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Got writer's block? Good.

Writing is something that I have recently fallen in love with. I used to write here and there when I was younger, but honestly, I didn’t put much thought into it. It...


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What do you want to do after college?

When my friend and opinions editor of this fine paper asked me this question, my initial impulse was to tell her to “go fuck yourself,” but sadly, “going to fuck yourself” isn’t...


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BU meal plan system is flawed

“Put your plate on the scale, please.” This sentence will likely sound familiar to all Binghamton University students. This is not only a common phrase for tracking your macros or starting a...


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Your Jewish friends are not okay

As I was preparing to go to sleep during the early hours of Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, I received a stream of alerts from Israeli news sources, identifying a barrage of rockets...


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BU must do more to promote clean energy careers

When we consider the scale of action necessary to address climate change, it’s clear that we need all hands on deck. But what does that really look like? The often under-appreciated key...


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Americans should be more educated about international events

People in America can be very unaware of what is going on around the world. Important events and tragedies happening globally do not come into a lot of people’s radar. For example,...