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...


Columns

Pseudo-liberalism dilutes free speech

Prioritized in the first amendment of our Bill of Rights, freedom of speech is the most important component of democracy and the distinguishing factor between countries like ours and North Korea. The...


Columns

Therapy should not limit identity

From the moment that you walk into a therapist’s office, the therapist will be looking the client up and down, interpreting what is said. They will attempt to name the issue with...


Guest Columns

Hate language rampant abroad

A walk around the Binghamton University campus reveals the diversity of our student population. The University’s global approach as well as its emphasis on inclusivity promotes learning beyond the formal walls of...


Columns

Public tired of Kardashians, not online nudity

A few days ago it was International Women’s Day — a celebration of how far the female cause has come over the years, and a remembrance of all the women who have...