Opinions
Democracy, meet illiteracy
We are part of a society that stifles a culture of literature and art, inside a country that has long since traded away the printed word for the boob tube. Functional illiteracy...
Opinions
A not-so-ceremonious exit
There is no chance in Hell I’m walking at an 8 a.m. Commencement. In fact, I didn’t even know when graduation ceremonies are held — until my half-crazed mother quizzed me yesterday...
Opinions
Don’t let subjectivity cloud judgment
A free press is defined as one that is entirely free from government censorship regarding politics or ideology. That said, this definition is not satisfactory. As it stands, this definition fails to...
Staff Editorials
State Street Blues
The thought of State Street conjures up a certain image. Like a fine painting, the image is subject to decay over time. For a painting, it might be cracks, fades and tears....
Opinions
Republicans are America’s notorious dysfunctional family
Looking at politics as of late just makes me fume. The main thing I want to hit head on is the dog pile known as the Never-Ending Republican Presidential Primaries. There have...
Opinions
Speak softly, carry a small stomach in UK
Greetings from London! I hope all of you in Binghamton are having a more productive and hopefully warmer start to the spring semester than I am. Not to imply that I haven’t...
Sports
An all-sports to-do list for graduating seniors
The countdown to graduation has reached double digits. Yikes. It’s frightening for some and a relief for others, in my case the former. But there’s still plenty of time for seniors to...
Opinions
Halftime was more catwalk than concert
In this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL decided to showcase Madonna. I was originally surprised when she was announced as the act, for a couple of reasons. For one, she...
Opinions
The GOP's contraception deception
I laughed the first time I heard Rick Santorum discuss the “dangers of contraception” and his reassured explanation of “how things are supposed to be.” It actually didn’t seem real, to honestly...
Opinions
Gingrich hits the bull’s eye, for better or worse
The science of politics is the art of partisanship. Politicians are only as strong as their opponents are weak, only as unifying as their enemies are divided. Political rhetoric can mean different...