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The government reveals hypocrisy in economic relief for corporations versus citizens
The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has had wide-ranging effects. Other banks have suffered residual knock-on effects, and the collapse likely represents the single most pressing challenge the American financial...
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Trend of government deregulation is harmful
There is a degree of irony in the coinciding occurrence of former President Jimmy Carter’s decline in health and the mushroom cloud looming over East Palestine, Ohio. Carter, whose legacy is usually...
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Health care disparities for women must be addressed
Disparities in the health care system of the United States have been a major issue for years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes health disparities as “preventable differences in...
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The Willow Project will exacerbate climate crisis
On Monday, March 13, President Joe Biden’s administration announced it would be signing onto an oil drilling program in Alaska known as the Willow Project. Completed by Texas-based oil company ConocoPhillips, the...
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The MCU should have ended in 2019
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a juggernaut in the film industry. Starting in 2008 with the original “Iron Man,” Marvel has maintained a vicelike grip on pop culture and the movie...
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Teachers should facilitate active learning
“Well I got through it, so they should too.” “They’re just not smart enough.” “They just need to try harder.” Introducing … the generational type of thinking that hinders progress for the...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: The opioid crisis is growing — so should our efforts to solve it
Recently, New York state mandated that naloxone, or Narcan, be made available in all university residence halls. At Binghamton University, naloxone kits are now available in AED life-safety equipment stations campus-wide. Additionally,...
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Figuring out how to properly use different types of responses is crucial to conversation
Conversation and communication are the foundation of any kind of relationship — platonic or romantic. Sometimes we think conversations are going well when they aren’t, making it difficult to assess and change...
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Microaggressions against Black Francophones indicative of linguistic and ethnic bias
While growing up in the United States, I realized that many Americans had, at best, a surface-level understanding of many ethnic groups, such as those of the Creole diaspora. Many people attempt...
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Mikel Arteta has elevated the Arsenal Football Club this season
It is currently an incredible time to support the Arsenal Football Club. The team from N5 is five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League and has...