Staff Editorials
Editorial: Youth voting plays a crucial role in our future
Young voters were crucial to Democratic successes in this recent midterm election. Democrats have gained control over the U.S. Senate and have had limited losses in the U.S. House of Representatives. The...
Opinions
Daylight savings time should be made permanent
This year, the U.S. Senate finally passed a bill long sought by activists to make daylight saving time (DST) permanent and abolish the biannual changing of the clocks. The aptly named Sunshine...
Opinions
Affirmative action must be preserved
The modern factors by which colleges and universities consider potential applicants have essentially always been highly contested. Are objective measures, like test scores, grades and class rank, superior to other potentially subjective...
Guest Columns
BU graduate teaching assistants must be protected
In an academic environment where hate speech and ideals of white supremacy are becoming commonplace, Binghamton University is failing in its duty to protect not just its most vulnerable students from irrevocable...
Opinions
People are too quick to judge country music
“Life is short, make it sweet.” It’s a sentiment that many people believe in, live by or strive to live by a little more each day. Many would agree that it might...
Opinions
Elon Musk has destroyed Twitter
Since the completion of Elon Musk’s long-awaited takeover of Twitter in late October, the social media platform has gone through internal turmoil and now faces serious questions about its future. Mere days...
Opinions
English classes should give students a say in assigned reading
Let’s face it, many middle and high school students do not complete assigned readings for English classes. Instead, they turn to websites such as SparkNotes, which summarizes books for them. A big...
Opinions
Gender performativity should be unlearned
Recently, I watched a commentary video on YouTube uploaded by Mina Le, titled “explaining the hyperfemininity aesthetic,” in which she delves into the history and expansion of Barbie-core and bimbo-core across race,...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: A season to remember
Last Sunday, the Binghamton women’s soccer team’s dazzling run at the America East (AE) championship came to a heartbreaking end against UNH. After falling behind 4-1, the Bearcats stormed back, scoring three...
Opinions
Republican austerity measures hinder economic progress
The global economy is in a state of panic. I and lots of economists are very concerned about the possibility of an economic recession that might hurt many low- and middle-class workers....