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Professors should not limit laptop use
This semester, two of my professors have instituted bans on using laptops or tablets to take notes. Binghamton University should ban this practice, as it results in an overreach of a professor’s...
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Reading assignments are dense and difficult
Lectures and textbook reading are the backbone to many universities nationwide. In college, textbook reading assignments can be found in a myriad of different disciplines. Completing the assignments may determine the success...
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Harm reduction is the most effective way to prevent drug overdoses
Over the long winter break, I came across an anti-drug advertisement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Usually, I would have skipped such an interruption to my Dark Souls...
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TRUST in Congress Act is unlikely to prohibit stock trading among politicians
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced this week that she had reversed her position on an effort that would prohibit lawmakers from trading stocks. This is a reversal of her previous position, under...
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Globalization threatens loss of cultural diversity
Capitalistic foreign policy has become a global phenomenon, with the trade of goods through supply chains catalyzing the exchange of philosophy, culture and knowledge. In addition, the technological revolution that keeps chugging...
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NFTs may not be worth the hype or money
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are the new girl in town that everyone can’t stop talking about. Retail investors and aspiring capitalists’ mouths water at the mere thought of NFTs and will attempt...
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Mixing Pepsi and Milk is worth a try
Pilk is when you mix Pepsi with milk. Most people have never heard of pilk, which is a shame because it’s a true revelation. Pilk is responsible for broadening my expectations of...
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Letter writing brings more meaning to communication
We’ve all been astronomically wronged at some point in our life — whether it was by a friend, partner, family member or someone else. Think back to an apology text you might...
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Reggae music can offer path to revolution
Music has the ability to galvanize people into action in a way few mediums can. Jazz music gave a voice to Black Americans bearing the brunt of American social problems in the...
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Steven Knight's "Locke" is a captivating art house film
Would you watch a film where Tom Hardy drives a car for 85 minutes and has several animated phone conversations? If you said yes to that question, “Locke” is the perfect film...