Columns
Acknowledging the importance of student fundraising
At 5 p.m. on Jan. 20, the doors to the Hinman Commons were thrown open and a stampede of Binghamton University students stormed in. Immediately, they dispersed and began to investigate. Curious...
Columns
Connecting Black History Month, Presidents Day and #MeToo
Presidents Day is usually celebrated with car and furniture sales. Before college, I fondly remember celebrating a much-needed week off from school in honor of our Founding Fathers. But this year, in...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: The point of no return
The University Bookstore is one of the most convenient ways to get textbooks at the beginning of each semester, but its return policy is restrictive and often leaves students in the dark....
Guest Columns
BU should reopen on-campus pub
Have you ever been stranded in Downtown Binghamton on the weekends, forced to somehow travel the four miles back to campus at 3 a.m.? Have you ever had to pay money to...
Columns
Why aren't East Gym memberships free for students?
One of my goals upon entering college was to exercise more. Binghamton University, as we all know, is notorious for low temperatures and being inundated with snow, especially at the start of...
Columns
The importance of picking a marketable major
Whether you have yet to declare a major or are doubtful about the one you have now, it is worth heeding the following — pick a major that interests you, that you...
Columns
New York state needs tax reform
“Taxation without representation” was a rallying cry during the American Revolution, but it seems that in 2018 seemingly unpatriotic taxation is still the norm — at least in New York state. Although...
Columns
Is it right for people to abort fetuses with Down syndrome?
Last year, a headline by CBS News declared that in Iceland, “Down syndrome is disappearing.” You would be forgiven if, upon reading the headline, you assumed that Icelandic doctors had discovered a...
Columns
Where the Women's March falls short
As I stood among the crowd in the city of Binghamton’s second annual Women’s March last Saturday, through all the excitement, creative signs and pink hats, I couldn’t help but feel a...
Advice Column
Dear Jessica 1/29: major mayhem; cannabis concerns
Dear Jessica, I’m a junior here at Binghamton University and I’ve still yet to hone in on a specific career field that I want to go into. I spontaneously declared a major...