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Comedy shows that rely on offending others aren't funny

It’s common knowledge that stars’ behavior behind the scenes can have drastic effects on what we viewers get to watch at home. Despite amassing nearly 18.4 million viewers on the night the...


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Genocide must be spoken about, not ignored

I am currently taking a genocide prevention class here at Binghamton University. During the first week of classes, my professor asked us if we knew what was currently happening in Myanmar, to...


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The Pentagon should encourage India to purchase weapons from the US

On Oct. 5, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin formally announced the signing of a $5 billion weapons deal. India will purchase five S-400 Triumf missile systems, which...


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Is age truly just a number?

A couple of weeks ago, social media platforms exploded due to an alleged relationship between 31-year-old rapper Drake and an 18-year-old model, Bella Harris. Photos also circulated of the two hanging out...


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Professors should promote female students' participation

There’s something troubling I’ve noticed as I struggle (and fail) to stay awake through each of my classes here at Binghamton University, and I’m sure it’s something you’ve observed in some of...


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Don’t confuse your sense of self with your selfie

At his talk on campus yesterday, Bo Burnham brought up the culture of self-documentation that has become so specific to our generation. Burnham’s film, “Eighth Grade,” follows a young girl, Kayla, as...


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'Gig economy' work is too precarious for college students

As parts of the economy have failed to catch up to prefinancial crisis levels, as we have seen in the Southern Tier in general, a large number of workers have been forced...


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BU students are exacerbating a New York farming problem

The rise of the wellness and sustainable agriculture movements has created a national conversation about deliberate, proactive food consumption — consumption that has, over recent years, steered away from dairy milk. It’s...


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Kavanaugh’s appointment is a slap in the face for sexual assault survivors

On Thursday, Sept. 27, nearly 20.4 million people across the nation tuned into both cable and broadcasting networks to watch Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee against Supreme...


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Students with depression should seek help

When did it become almost standard to be “depressed” at college? When did Zoloft, Prozac and Lexapro become common rhetoric around college campuses? And, most importantly, when will colleges give this epidemic...