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A word on trash
On March 9, 1947, Langley Collyer suffocated under a pile of garbage. Inside a man-made maze of junk and curios, inside a delightful Harlem brownstone, inside a crowded, disgusting flesh-pit of a...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: University policies hinder ‘open dialogue’
Last Tuesday, three faculty members at Binghamton University presented a letter to the Faculty Senate criticizing the administration’s response to last semester’s Peace Quad encampment and other student protests. Just before the...
Opinions
Classroom reliance on technology needs restrictions
As college students, we have more technology at our disposal than any generation of graduates that came before us, and new advancements are being made every day. Just stepping into a lecture...
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Stoicism must have a human face
Reading about philosophy often reveals within us what we don’t notice ourselves. The emotions, ideas and thoughts hidden in our minds become clearer when we pay attention to them. Those new perspectives,...
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Religion can be cultural and unbundled
I was raised Hindu and grew up celebrating Diwali and Phagwah with my family. I looked forward to lighting the Diya every year, despite not knowing what the meaning behind it was...
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Letter to the Editor: SA Congress statement sets precedent for another divisive semester
On Sept. 23, the Student Association’s Instagram account posted a statement officially calling on Binghamton University to divest from Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war. The move came nearly six months after S2324-R11...
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Geoengineering is not a holistic solution to climate change
Geoengineering, a tactic to mitigate climate change, is gaining more and more support. It involves large-scale ways of intervening in the way that Earth works. A couple of ways it does this...
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Trump's lies about Haitian immigrants are dangerous and malicious
Donald Trump is no stranger to lying. In fact, he has arguably built his entire political career off telling half-truths and blatantly spreading misinformation. Many of these lies have had extremely negative...
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Israeli terrorism in Lebanon must be condemned
Lebanon was subject to a series of terror attacks targeting communication devices on Sept. 17 and 18. The covert operation was reportedly put in motion five months ago. At least 32 people...
Opinions
Liberal Zionism is a hoax
Israel’s Operation Swords of Iron has killed liberal Zionism. But unlike the more than 40,000 Palestinians dead, liberal Zionism doesn’t deserve a eulogy. Liberal Zionism is a blatant incongruity — a colonial...