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Terror attacks have left us confused, misguided
The state of America’s role in the world since the turn of the 21st century can be defined by a single event: the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center...
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Full national recovery is still far away
On Sept. 11, 2001, I watched and listened as all of America gathered together in the wake of the Twin Tower attacks. My mother allowed me to stay up past my curfew...
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Rise to the water's occasion
The rising floodwaters of the Southern Tier have crippled our region, momentarily paralyzed the way we live our lives and have forced upwards of 20,000 Broome County citizens to evacuate. But despite...
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Binghamton evolving
The disconnect between Binghamton University and its surrounding community is alarming. We offer up a few solutions on how to improve the quality of life for students who reside Downtown. ...
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Living Downtown amongst the roaches, cops and ghosts
After living Downtown for a whole two weeks this semester, I’ve come to realize something: I’m not in Kansas anymore. Living Downtown is a far, and sometimes pained, cry from living on...
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Infinite construction has left campus fractured and hideous
Once upon a time, Binghamon University was a beautiful place. That time has long since passed us by. We’re told that wherever we are on campus, there’s a blue emergency light somewhere...
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Trudging through the Dark Ages of television
After eight months of having my eyes buried in textbooks, it was quite refreshing to have them glued to something else during summer vacation — a television. During the summer I anticipated...
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Taking advantage of college means gaining a new, fresh perspective
Hi, senior year. What’s up? I never thought we’d meet like this. It’s surprising, I know, but somehow satisfying. This won’t be the epic battle I expected. Perhaps it would have been...
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On rigor, with vigor
Binghamton University's ranking a top a list of least rigorous universities has us all pondering how challenging our education really is, and whether or not the grounds for our ranking are as ...
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It's time to take back our government
We find ourselves living in an age of instability at the onset of the 21st century’s second decade. Entire economies are writhing from the gyrations of financial markets and oppressive regimes are...