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Israeli-Palestinian conflict proves unilateral compromise isn't compromise at all
Eager to clear my already cluttered desk and feign organizational competence, I submitted to my residential adviser my roommate agreement form that had been sitting on my desk for the last two...
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If we drug test job applicants, why not welfare or financial aid recipients?
In early summer of 2011, Florida state officials announced a new law requiring welfare recipients to be drug tested. This announcement was met with protests and threats of lawsuits from Florida residents...
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The National Hockey League's tragedies deserve our attention
There’s no doubt that this has not been the summer of love for the National Hockey League and hockey fans everywhere. Though it may be news to most of you, pro hockey...
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Pondering preponderance
Transparency has been lost on the student body as the Student Code of Conduct has undergone thorough changes behind closed doors. ...
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If you read this, you might be a cynic
I planned on writing this opinion piece about the Binghamton flood, but as I sat down at my desk I realized a few key things: I have little to no first-hand experience...
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Digging out stories from the floodwater
Binghamton is home for all of us. We all knock it, but in deciding to attend Binghamton University we each signed our lease on this city and made it our own. It...
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Celebrating the single life with a PlayStation 3
For the past month or so it would seem that my world has been falling apart. Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and floods seem to be trying to tell me that God hates New...
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America does not simply boil down to a nation of "pinheads" and "patriots"
Nine Eleven. Ten years ago these words would be nothing more than an unfunny parody of 7-Eleven or an unusual pronunciation of our national emergency phone number. Two days later, it would...
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Strong national resilience after September 11 is long since gone
I remember vividly how a ghost-white teacher came into my fourth grade classroom, how the students were assembled and how our principal came in to announce what had happened. The scene played...
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The legacy of our generational moment
It has come to pass that history bestows upon every generation its very own generational moment — one that captures, describes and epitomizes the titans and times associated with every generation of...