Opinions
TikTok ban reflects America's misguided priorities
\While California fights wildfires, school shootings have reached their highest levels since 1966, inflation continues to drive up the cost of living, and an opioid epidemic claims thousands of lives each year,...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: Fall 2024 Report Card
Administration: C- It’s a new year, but we are still experiencing many of the same problems. While Binghamton University’s administration has made strides since last year, we feel they have still largely...
Opinions
Reflections on grief and a requiem for what once was
This Thanksgiving felt different. Maybe it was because my family went out for hot pot instead of cooking for the first time in my 21 years of Thanksgivings. Or maybe it was...
Opinions
The end of genres is a concern for music
Music from the past decade or so feels as if it hasn’t been made by passionate people and instead has become something rolling off of a production line. In the past, songs...
Opinions
What food can teach us about the world, part two
This Thanksgiving was a celebration that lasted several days long for me and my family — a tradition I will fight to keep in the coming years. The holiday week began on...
Opinions
How to put your head back on
Of all the species known for headlessness, the cockroach is probably the most famous. Often found in the gross-out books lining the shelves of Scholastic book fairs and toppling out creepy-crawly listicles...
Opinions
Personification of corporations on social media is troublingly pervasive
Perusing the aisles of any supermarket or driving down the highway, the advertising tactics of big businesses are clear. Their advertisements show us well-organized scenes — bright and colorful images, models with...
Senior Columns
Senior Column: Finding my people
Boy, that really flew by, didn’t it? I arrived at Binghamton in the fall of 2021, and when I did, I made a pact with myself to explore. To get outside my...
Opinions
A word from a young voter
When I opened the electoral map on Nov. 6, let’s just say, I was shocked. In my dorm, a red glow hit my face in the early morning from the United States...
Opinions
Turn inward and find success
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with excellence — chasing straight A’s, aiming for perfection on every test and pushing myself to always be the best. I was...
Opinions
Dystopian themes must reflect our zeitgeist
I have a very unsettling feeling inside me about the future of fiction. I deeply appreciate works of the past that use the idea of creating a new reality, because fiction often...
Staff Editorials
Editorial: What we’re grateful for this Thanksgiving
Brandon Ng, Editor-in-Chief Despite what some may say, I’m so grateful for the community we get to immerse ourselves in for the duration of our time here. Binghamton really is special, and...
Opinions
The second Trump administration will not be “isolationist”
Donald Trump’s return to the White House will be the assured beginning of change for the United States. Many separate concerns related to domestic matters will be affected by an emboldened and...