Senior Columns
Senior Column: Don't get stuck at the kitchen table
When I came to Binghamton University as a transfer student in the fall of 2023, I felt lost and utterly confused. I would sit and cry at my kitchen table on Friday...
Senior Columns
Senior Column: In bloom
I have always been fond of Pinterest quotes — screenshots from Tumblr with blurry words, written by authors without names. In fact, there are 1,342 items on my board, simply titled “words”...
Senior Columns
Senior Column: Facing the whirlwind
Dear reader, I’m writing to you from the bottom of a swirling vortex. I’ve stolen a few minutes to catch my breath and reflect before getting pulled back into the whirlwind one...
Senior Columns
Senior Column: Always trust your gut
I have always been extremely sure of myself. I always knew exactly who I was and what I wanted out of life. But when I came to Binghamton University, I realized I...
Senior Columns
Senior Column: Don't be a stranger
A few nights after arriving in Binghamton for the first time, I remember sitting at the Mountainview Amphitheater, watching a girl I just met perform “Scott Street” on her acoustic guitar. As...
Senior Columns
Senior Column: On letting go of closure
In Binghamton, there is a carcass of a Spine and literature for teeth. Most days spent crouched on linen bedsheets and writing, in poet Diane Suess’ words, what’s “abominable, unquenchable by touch,”...
Senior Columns
Senior Column: A tribute to the not-so-best years
As a graduating senior, I am often asked to advise college freshmen. Indeed, often this very type of column is used for just that purpose. Yet I can say unassuredly that this...
Senior Columns
Senior Column: Never stop at beginnings
When I was little, I would only write the beginnings of stories. Maybe the story would start out with a mouse or a mouse king, whose familial ties were severed in a...
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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...