Opinions
You are not your idol
The influence of celebrities on the lives of “normal” civilians has always been present. Marilyn Monroe was often an obsession of many women of her time and even The Beatles had a...
Opinions
What food can teach us about the world, part one
Some time in the middle of a seemingly never-ending Binghamton winter, I found myself sitting at a hole-in-the-wall Italian restaurant with two of my best friends. We chowed down garlic knots at...
Opinions
Believe male victims of abuse. Start with the Menendez brothers.
With the release of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s new biographical crime drama “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” conversations about child and sexual abuse, gender and the true meaning of...
Opinions
Pro-life movement is only about control
The Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization sets an infuriating tone for how the government treats reproductive rights in America. Our society focuses on quantity of life versus...
Opinions
Testing accommodations are failing all students
In an attempt to create a fairer educational environment, the provision of extra time for tests has, ironically, introduced a large amount of new problems and unfairness. While this accommodation was created...
Opinions
IDF's efforts to minimize civilian casualities must be recognized
Critics of Israel often focus on condemning Israel’s actions yet may not fully consider how their stance can unintentionally help contribute to a narrative that overlooks the violent tactics of some groups....
Opinions
I really don't like MoMA
It’s “cringe” to care. It’s “weird” to try. Optimism and hope are childish. This sardonic irony has become the prevailing ethos of my generation, but because I was always too close to...
Opinions
Kamala Harris 'slut' rhetoric is tired and hypocritical
Since becoming the Democratic candidate for the upcoming presidential election, Kamala Harris has been subjected to mass criticism from right-wing media platforms — not because of her policy, but because of the...
Opinions
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...