Opinions
Don't get lost in the details
One of my roommates last year had a tradition — whenever he wanted to make someone feel appreciated, loved, congratulated or cheered up, he would write them a card. His cards stood...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: The SUNY deficit cannot go unchecked
The nation’s largest higher education union, United University Professions (UUP), launched a campaign earlier in October to advocate for more funding for SUNY. At Binghamton University, concern has been raised over whether...
Columns
The Biden administration's drone strike restrictions should be commended
In early October, President Joe Biden signed a classified policy that placed limitations on the use of drone strikes outside areas of active conflict. This policy restored limitations that had been removed...
Opinions
Female audiences empathize with angry female characters
Female rage in media has existed for millennia. The eponymous protagonist of Euripides’ play, “Medea,” for instance, murders her lothario husband and their children in an act of revenge. Other female characters,...
Opinions
U.K.'s Conservative Party is incapable of successful leadership
In 2016, the United Kingdom voted by a slim majority to leave the European Union in what came to be known as Brexit. The prime minister at the time was Conservative David...
Opinions
LeBron James is the best basketball player of all time
LeBron James is set to dethrone Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leading scorer during the 2023 season, igniting debate over who is truly the greatest player of all time. Rather than focusing...
Opinions
Participation points hinder meaningful discussion
This semester, I began to understand why people have a problem with participation points. In my Sociology 100: Social Change: Intro Sociology course, more often than not, participation points promote surface-level discussions...
Opinions
Youth should be encouraged to vote in midterm election
In 2020, young voters came out in force and made their voices heard. More young Americans voted in 2020 than in any recent election. In the 2020 election, approximately 50 percent of...
Opinions
The Republican Party has squandered its midterm advantage
Historically, the midterm election cycle after a presidential election has gone poorly for the party in power — but the 2022 midterm elections seem like they might defy this longstanding rule. In...
Opinions
Bolsonaro poses serious threat to the Amazon
There is a long list of reasons not to support Jair Bolsonaro in the upcoming runoff election in Brazil. For example, some might believe that his public comments recently could be taken...