Senior Columns

Senior Column: My 36th Column

My entire time at Binghamton University has been spent writing, editing and buying food for Pipe Dream. The people in this organization are one of the main reasons I’ll be walking the...


Opinions

Think about god!

The aversion to religion that plagues modernity is not something I find myself particularly interested in or inspired by. Sympathizing with people’s disdain for and opposition to organized religion is easy enough,...


Opinions

Never settle in dating

Are you in a relationship right now? Are you in a situationship right now? Are you hooking up with someone right now? Either way, all of these “matters of the heart,” as...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Setting the table

Wax drips onto the green, checkered tablecloth. The light from the candles can’t compete with the overhead chandelier, but my father insists on having them nonetheless. I estimate that my family has...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Say hi to everyone

I do this thing every day where I say hi to a random person. It’s not just one person a day. I usually try to say hello to as many people as...


Opinions

BDS is lying to you

The Jews of the Holocaust were forced to wear a yellow Star of David, as a discriminatory identification technique. The implementation of identifying badges by the German government was just one among...


Opinions

Passing of SA BDS resolution divides BU's community and hurts Jews

As a second-year master’s of social work student preparing to graduate in two weeks, I could not be more relieved to escape Binghamton’s hostile environment toward Jewish students. Since Oct. 7, 2023,...


Opinions

UUP resolution alienates members, opposes freedom of thought

This column is in response to a resolution on the war in the Middle East posted on March 26 by the E-Board of the Binghamton United University Professions (UUP), the Union that...


Opinions

An unfortunately common story

People have been asking me recently — as a senior, are you sad to leave Binghamton? My answer used to be a resounding yes — I made friends, built a community and...


Opinions

Who's accepted in a 'safe environment'?

On Tuesday, April 16, the Student Association (SA) voted 14-11-2 in favor of a resolution urging Binghamton University to implement Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) onto our campus. In this nearly five-hour meeting,...