Columns

Female comics aren't punchlines

Even the careers of comedic legends Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers reinforce the idea that if female comedians are not pretty enough, they resort to the role of shrewish clowns. ...


Columns

Islamophobic remarks fuel hatred abroad

Choosing the wrong words can easily transform honest criticism into racist and dehumanizing rhetoric. ...


Staff Editorials

Editorial: The Choice is Yours

We hope our input can help students cut through some of the propaganda coming from ResLife and off-campus housing developments. ...


Letters

Letter to the Editor: ResLife

We understand the concern about a condensed time period for students — especially freshman — to meet and agree upon roommates. We anticipated this, but believe it is important to align our ...


Columns

College is no place for militarization

More than 100 campus police forces have received military materials from the Pentagon. Schools that participate in the program range from liberal arts to community colleges to the entire University of Texas ...


Columns

Advice: How do I get a boyfriend?

I’m currently a senior at Binghamton University. I’m having a hard time being by myself and I want to have a boyfriend. The thing is though, every time I show interest in ...


Columns

Israeli nationalism is inherently paradoxical

If everyone were permitted to vote, regardless of religious affiliation, Israel could not credibly follow through on its guarantee to act in the Jewish people's best interests. ...


Columns

Past sex work shouldn't diminish a job candidate's value to employers

We live in a society where sex workers are treated with repugnance and contempt. ...


Columns

Obama foreign policy doctrine shaped primarily by public opinion

Such a sudden change indicates the president felt too politically frightened of military intervention in Iraq for months until the American public moved the needle on the issue. ...


Columns

Don't feel pressured into choosing a career path until you're ready

We're in such a rush to feel secure about our futures that we have to know exactly what our degree will be and right this very second. ...