Columns

Fulfillment over finances

A friend once reminded me that there is no true way to know if you are making the right or wrong decision. Instead, you need to trust your body. At the end...


Letters

Letter to the editor: police and community relations debate

How do you feel about Police and Community Relations? – – -Tired of hearing about it? Regardless if you are or not, it is an important topic we all should be both...


Staff Editorials

Editorial: take note before you vote

For the past year, unrelenting media coverage of the presidential election has captured our nation’s attention. We all know that next’s week vote will determine who will lead our nation for the...


Columns

Giving mental illness a bad rap

A few weeks ago, rapper Kid Cudi posted on Facebook about his decision to check himself into rehab for depression and anxiety: “I am not at peace. I haven’t been since you’ve...


Columns

Election 2016: Don't compromise on your ideals

“Why should I even vote? It wouldn’t count anyway.” “Why vote for a third party? That’s a wasted vote — you may as well not even bother.” Though I am not the...


Columns

Give your OCCT driver thanks, not spit

“Can I see your student ID?” “Uhh, I don’t have it on me right now, come on man.” “I’m sorry, but I can’t let you ride without a student ID.” With his...


Columns

Why we all need 20:1

A few Sundays ago, my sorority hosted a 20:1 Sexual Assault Prevention and Bystander Intervention presentation. 20:1 is a group made up of Binghamton University students who educate other students about the...


Guest Columns

Social media's legitimacy as protest

Recently, someone I know posted a series of tweets expressing her thoughts on the hotly contested national anthem protests. She brought up a smart point on the subject that was articulated remarkably...


Columns

US needs to stop sugar-coating research on nutrition

Step inside any dining hall at Binghamton University and you can see a variety of healthy snack bars, such as Odwalla, arrayed on the shelves. Although low-fat, these bars are sugar-laden, containing...


Staff Editorials

Editorial: Duty calls

Early Sunday morning, Oct. 23, a man with no university affiliation was not stopped from gaining access to the University at Albany’s campus. He was not stopped from entering Stuyvesant Tower —...