Senior Columns

Senior Column: My final editor’s note

When I was young, my mom told me there are two kinds of people in this world — those who say yes and those who say no. The yes people get the...


Staff Editorials

Editorial: Spring 2025 Report Card

Student Association: C- The SA E-Board and Congress were behind valuable events and initiatives this semester. However, considering several mistakes in this year’s elections and proposed Congress resolutions, the Editorial Board feels...


Opinions

The missing course: why colleges should teach emotional intelligence

When class registration is open for the upcoming semester, regardless of which college at Binghamton University you’re in, DegreeWorks binds us all together through a string of general education requirements. These are...


Opinions

Loneliness or community: What's outside your window?

Going to college is commonly cited as a time when one’s life undergoes great change. You finally become an “adult,” you live on your own and you take care of your responsibilities....


Opinions

On mourning a stage persona

When Lana Del Rey burst into the music scene in 2011, she captivated the world with her striking persona, unique sound and bold look. She was a different kind of pop star,...


Opinions

Toxic masculinity is quintessentially American

If there is one word that perfectly encapsulates American culture, it’s individualism. Individualism facilitates capitalism and permeates our social interactions, pushing ideals of self-reliance, power, independence and hard work. But individualism is...


Opinions

Change your gaze, not your outfit

It took me years to like my body, but only seconds to learn I should hate it. When I stopped looking like a child and finally felt like a woman, the world...


Opinions

Democrats’ centrist character cannot endure

My enduring criticism of the U.S. political system has been its two-party tradition. The Democrats and Republicans solely represent the American mainstream. Their complacency within the respective demographics they appeal to prevents...


Opinions

Guest Column: Tariffs are just bad policy

Of all the freedom-grabbing, property-destroying and future-wrecking policies that come out of Washington, D.C., few make me as angry as tariffs. In most policy debates, both sides are represented in the capital....


Opinions

Trump's administration is deeply misinformed about autism

In a society increasingly shaped by science and medicine, our ability to identify and understand neurological differences should be considered a triumph of progress, especially in relation to self-understanding, acceptance and empowerment....