Staff Editorials

Editorial: Treat yourself

Binghamton’s spring Restaurant Week has begun and we’re excited about the scope of this semester’s offerings. The latest edition of this biannual event is bringing the largest variety of participating restaurants, with...


Columns

Planning out college doesn't always work well

I’ve been a planner for as long as I can remember. At my freshman orientation, I wrote out a plan for the next four years: the clubs I’d join, the internships I’d...


Columns

Flaws are what make us unique

In every sport or art form, there will always be flaws. When these activities are seen as a future for a young girl or boy, it is likely for insecurities to arise....


Columns

Failure shouldn't define you; might bring you success

Upon receiving my first big exam grade at Binghamton back, I was excited and nervous. I opened up Blackboard, checked my grade and saw a beautiful 68 radiating toward me. This was...


Guest Columns

Open Letter to the University: GSO Senators respond to voluntary fees

Last month, the majority of Binghamton University graduate students voted to make the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) activity fee voluntary for the next two years, rather than automatically included in our student...


Guest Columns

Guest columnist responds to Giovanna Bernardo’s 3/18 piece on the Kardashians

In reading Giovanna Bernardo’s piece on Kim Kardashian’s recent display of nudity on social media, I was disappointed but not surprised. As a proud feminist, I found myself cringing at many of...


Staff Editorials

Editorial: Taking a hike

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State legislature finalized the 2016-2017 New York state budget last week, and failed to renew SUNY 2020. The tuition plan, which kept yearly increases for...


Staff Editorials

Editorial: A Square Deal

Sodexo workers are a vital part of the University’s day-to-day operations, and an integral aspect of each student’s day. ...


Columns

Take ownership of your food choices at school

Whether you refuse to eat anything that wasn’t grown in dirt or you’re the total embodiment of stalwart carnivore Ron Swanson of TV’s “Parks and Recreation,” you have a belief system about...


Columns

Trump's worldview unrealistic in dealing with foes

The extent of the controversiality surrounding Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is surely no secret, but what would it mean if the horrid reality of his election were to come true? Apart from...