Columns

How a new third party could enter the scene

The United States’ political landscape has been dominated by the Democratic and Republican parties for more than a century. Many U.S. citizens apathetically underestimate the prospect of alternative political parties. However, recent...


Columns

Give Broome a chance

If I were to ask a bunch of Binghamton University students if they were considering staying in the area after graduation, they would either look at me like I was crazy, or...


Columns

Makeup is not just make up

“Take your girl swimming on the first date,” suggests a popular internet meme, so that her makeup will be ruined and you’ll see what she really looks like underneath that mask of...


Advice Column

Advice column 1/26: beauty in confidence; major drama

Dear Kristen, My girlfriend is self-conscious about her body. I think she is very attractive, but I can’t make her believe that. How can I help her believe that she is attractive...


Columns

The hidden dangers in your diet

As someone who has worked in food service for the past three years, I have heard some wild and often untrue allegations concerning “healthier” foods. Whenever my past or present jobs have...


Columns

Animal agriculture's tolls are understated

Democrats have long been frustrated with climate change deniers. This frustration was poignantly expressed by Sen. Bernie Sanders during the confirmation hearing for Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be head of...


Guest Columns

Government transparency should not overrule ethics

Raised up as the rallying cry of every disgruntled person with a voice to shout with and an issue to press, government transparency (or lack thereof) appears to be the ultimate evil...


Staff Editorials

Editorial: March on

Loud chants rang as cardboard signs and pink knitted “Pussyhats” flowed throughout the streets of the District of Columbia on Saturday. Many BU students joined the ranks at our nation’s capital, at...


Columns

Finding the right connection

The internet has changed our world in ways we are only beginning to understand. The smartphone is only 10 years old, and we have yet to truly grasp the impact that placing...


Columns

Taking too much credit

Last week, I was sitting in my kitchen with my best friend as we contemplated our return to university life: she would be returning to her dorm at Le Moyne College and...