Opinions
The Cyprus question must be solved with cooperation
A key region of heated hostilities today is Palestine — the war in Gaza continues to claim lives, and the risk of the conflict escalating into a major war between regional powers...
Opinions
Addressing Palestinian refugees and their right to return
Leila Khaled was born in al-Hayfa, or Haifa, Mandatory Palestine in 1944. In her autobiography, she writes that “Haifa is caressed by the sea, hugged by the mountain, inspired by the open...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: University must prioritize community-centered housing in construction projects
Cooperatively owned housing, or housing co-ops, have never been tried before at Binghamton University. As an alternative to dorms and apartments managed by administrators and community governments, nonprofit housing co-ops are collaboratively...
Housing Issue 2024
The home must be embodied
In Sigmund Freud’s “The Uncanny,” he remarks that the mother’s womb is the place “where everyone once lived.” Once regarded as comforting and now simultaneously rendered terrifying and “other” through various sexual...
Opinions
On the power of prayer
On my eighth birthday, my parents got me a manual on “How to Become a Princess.” It was a thrilling book, riddled with little notes, interactive cut outs and all the instructions...
Opinions
Project 2025 threat necessitates prioritizing country over party
In his 2008 concession speech, Sen. John McCain said to his supporters, “Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans.” Putting the country over party is the foundation of the American republic, and...
Opinions
American gun culture must change before its politics
In the wake of yet another tragic and preventable school shooting, people are once again sending their thoughts and prayers to victims and their families. Moral support is crucial and while “thoughts...
Opinions
History is better suited for the series format than films
I normally write articles to analyze ongoing things in today’s world. However, for this article, I want to give you my opinion, not on how history unfolds right now, but on how...
Opinions
NIL deals can be unethical and predatory
In July 2021, the National Collegiate Athletics Association lifted its ban on athletes profiting from their name and image. Name, Image and Likeness deals have brought many opportunities to the table for...
Opinions
Film noir: notable then and notable now
“Of all the varieties of films Hollywood produced during the flory days of the studio system, noirs hold up best.” — Eddie Muller During my junior year at SUNY New Paltz, I...