By Joe Badalamenti Recently, Binghamton University has increased its COVID testing capacity back to Spring 2021 levels. This change was in response to a rise in COVID cases, as stated in a recent B-line email. The B-line states that this measure will reassure the student body of their protection. While this may sound reassuring, such a testing regimen can only lead to the return of restrictions at the expense of freedom on campus. When designing…
What Makes a Fan?
By Dillon O’Toole Hello everyone, hopefully you’re all having a great start to the semester. I know for me personally, it’s nice to be back in person after being remote since the beginning of the pandemic. I hope I never have to take another class remotely again, and I hope we figure out a way to get everything under control so we can return to a sense of normalcy (I never realized how much seeing…
Isn’t it Ironic?
By Matt Gagliano We all know the 1996 hit song “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette. Well, all of us that matter anyway. While I will die on the hill that that song is an absolute bop, that’s not what I’m here to talk about today. There has been something about this song that has bothered me ever since I was a kid, and that’s the fact that none of the things mentioned in the song are…
School Choice Can’t Wait Any Longer
By Siddharth Gundapaneni There’s no denying the woes of the current American education system. A recent study showed that an abysmal 41% of High School students in Baltimore “earned” below a D average, or a 1.0 Grade Point Average, despite having the third highest funding per student in the nation (yes, you read that right). In Philadelphia, only 14% of fourth graders are considered proficient in reading. According to the National Center for Education Statistics,…
Higher Education or Indoctrination?
By Jack Kralik This year, Binghamton distributed the book Conditional Citizens by Laila Lalami to the incoming freshman class. This is not a book review, but an objective examination of Binghamton choosing to deliver this book to students with its clear political bias. What does this say about the objective nature of the University? And further, what does this say about the nature of our time and education here at Binghamton? It is necessary to…
What it Means to be a Binghamton Scholar: According to Harvey Stenger
By Anonymous I was accepted into the Scholars Program in February, after about a month of thinking I didn’t make it into the program. When I got that letter from President Stenger, saying I was the one they wanted, I finally felt that all my hard work had paid off. I was ecstatic to join the program, which affirmed my decision to come to this University. I arrived on campus, knowing no one, but already…
A Former Student’s Reflections on the September 11 Attacks
Louis W. Leonini, class of 2005, was on campus twenty years ago as the events of September 11, 2001, unfolded. The account below is what Binghamton’s campus felt like to him before, during, and after the attacks of that day, and his reflection on it after twenty years. The names used in the article are fictional to protect the privacy of those involved. Last day of innocence: Oneida Hall, Monday, September 10th, 2001. High of…
This Loose Article is not Permitted at Six Flags
Binghamton Review is back! Did you miss us? Admit it, you missed us. I guess I should start off this article by saying welcome back; hopefully this semester is the start of things returning back to normal. Although, they’re still making us wear masks indoors, so maybe not. Either way, I’m getting off topic. You would think that now that I’m Editor-in-Chief, I would go on fewer tangents and write about more serious topics. Jokes…
The Workplace Sexism That No One Talks About
By Tommy Gagliano Let’s start off with a fact about me: every job I have ever had has involved working with children. (Well, every job that the IRS knows about, that is.) Let’s continue with another fact about me: I am a man. The latter fact undeniably complicates the former. Let’s talk about it. I’m going to present a few scenarios to you, the reader. I want you to think about how each of them…
New York Vaccine Apartheid
By Joe Badalamenti In the past year and a half, the world experienced two tragedies: the COVID-19 pandemic, and the lockdown crisis which surrounded it. After a year of intense research, the development of a COVID vaccine had reached the stage of distribution to the public. Given the effectiveness of the vaccines, many were hopeful that the availability of the vaccines would put an end to these devastating regulations. Unfortunately, certain regulations were not only…
Mask Mandate? I’ll Pass.
By Siddharth Gundapaneni Most everyone has come to the consensus that this pandemic needs to end. But the fact of the matter is that masks won’t get us out of this pandemic. The only way this pandemic will end is through more people getting vaccinated. Sure, mask mandates won’t stifle progress towards the end of this pandemic, but are they really worth it? Should colleges be mandating masks for vaccinated students? The short answer is…
The Cuomo Chronicles: The Witch is Dead!
By Patrick McAuliffe I pen this article on the night of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s last day of public office for the rest of his miserable life. State Attorney General Letitia James has concluded her investigation into Big Fredo’s sexual harassment allegations and has found him guilty of assaulting and accosting eleven women from his administration over several decades. I can’t quite explain the joy I feel now that his career is essentially over and his…
Who’s Responsible For The Fall of Afghanistan: Biden or Trump?
Julius Apostata It’s important to take a moment to reflect on the year we live in: 2021. Yes, it seems that we have somehow ended up in the worst possible timeline, given the increased challenges throughout the past year and a half. But this year also marks an important milestone in American history, given that it has been nearly two decades since 9/11. Regardless of our varying deposition towards “The War on Terror”, it’s safe…