Senior Columns

Senior Column: Home away from home

It seems surreal to me now to be writing this column after four years at Binghamton and nearly the same time working and taking photos for Pipe Dream. It’s truly been a...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Be comfortable with the uncomfortable

Everyone always says to enjoy college while it lasts, that before long you’ll look back and realize how quickly the past four years went by. Until the past month, this sentiment didn’t...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Chords of change

Being the first means carrying pride, pressure and the fear of the unknown. But being the first does not mean you need to do everything alone. My parents came to the United...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Pipe Dream gave me my voice

“What’s next?” was my first thought as I walked across my high school stage. It had mirrored the way I had lived most of my life — quiet, reserved and not putting...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Keep your friends close

Writing this senior column feels surreal. It feels like only yesterday when I came to Binghamton University. At first, it was daunting to live on my own and leave my family’s nest....


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Finding the right words

The University Union is a labyrinth, and yet, I still managed to find my way into the Pipe Dream office. It just took me a while to get there — literally. As...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: The exit ramp

When I was 5 years old, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. While I was unaware of it at the time, she had been given a finite number of years to...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: There's still time

Arriving at Binghamton as a community college transfer student in spring ‘24, I was content with a change of scenery and the opportunity to really focus on my studies. I was sure...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: A quiet love letter

There has always been an ebb and flow I have felt within the windowless confines of UUBW03. Even as a freshman who stood in the far corner of the office for a...


Senior Columns

Senior Column: Jacob Knipes announces Pipe Dream retirement

After four years of service and over 180 articles published, Jacob Knipes, a senior majoring in political science, is calling it a career with Pipe Dream. “It still hasn’t fully processed for...