A Frightening Scene on the Spine: Quick Halloween Web Exclusive

By Arthur O’Sullivan Ok, “frightening” might be a bit dramatic, but what I saw did annoy me. Pro-Palestine activists set up a table on the Spine just outside Bartle library today, like they’ve been doing all semester. This time, they put a sign on the side of their table summarizing the thawabet (Arabic: “constants”). These are the “red lines of the struggle, those demands on which there can be no compromise and which have acquired…

A Retrospective: The 2024 Mets

Aiden Miller After a season filled with humor, whimsy, and joy, the Mets’ 2024 campaign has come to an end with a devastating loss to the Dodgers in game 6 of the NLCS. If you asked Mets fans at the beginning of the season where the team would end up, many wouldn’t be able to fathom being just two wins away from the World Series. The Mets, off the back of signing a rookie manager…

Point-Counterpoint: Two Conservative Opinions On Trump

The Case for a Trump Presidency By Shane Rossi The objective of and justification for a government is very simple. It is to serve the interests of the people within a given territory which people swear allegiance to. Not to an idea, or to an economic zone, but those who declare themselves as one nation. And these political institutions must be ruled by leaders who put that nation first. Unfortunately, this does not describe the…

Why You Shouldn’t Vote This Year Or Ever

By Siddharth Gundapaneni As United States citizens, we are constantly reminded of our “duty” to vote. From the campus civic engagement center and student association to even Snapchat and Gmail sending periodic reminders, many consider voting a moral duty. It is often taken as a given that more people voting is equivalent to more people being heard and represented. But what if the entire premise this rests on is incorrect? That is, what if this…

Remembering Kubrick’s “The Shining”

Victor Ostling It’s Halloween season, which means Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980) airs about as frequently as A Christmas Story (1983) does in December. There’s always a lot to say about this infinitely complex adaptation of King’s bestselling novel. I use ‘infinitely’ since it seems that every year, because of Kubrick’s reputation to many as the all-time greatest in his craft, the film has a similar reputation as being so layered and complex that a…

One Year Later

By Arthur O’Sullivan The publication of this Review issue marks one year since the suicide of Natalia Malcevic, a sophomore computer science major from Niskayuna, whose body was discovered at the base of the Bartle Library tower early that Monday morning. In my article from one year ago, I examined the administrative and student response, and discussed concrete ways for readers to help in the immediate aftermath. One year later, it’s worth revisiting the day…

Five Nights at Bartle

Angelo DiTocco “Yes! It finally works!” I exclaimed as my code successfully ran and gave me the expected result. It was 9:50 PM, nearly a whole hour after my lab was supposed to end. But I was just super unlucky today. Not only was this the most advanced lab assignment of the semester, but I just kept running into issues that seemed unsolvable no matter how much guidance I got from the TA and from…

A Halloween Movie for Every Mood(-ie)

By AJW I’m not interested in wasting your time on horror flicks. We all know Halloween, Scream, and Nightmare on Elm Street, so instead let’s sink our teeth directly into that juicy, delicious meat of true Halloween movies—the outright themed, mostly Disney, Halloween goodness. First, what are the characteristics that make a good Halloween movie? Easy: Theme, warm coloring, and just a bit of spookiness. If you’re watching and you can’t find orange in every…

Gayle is I

By Beef Hutchins The classic suburban mom is easy to picture. Today we might call her a ‘Karen,’ but ten years ago she was Gayle. Contrary to a haircut or rude tone of voice that might come to mind now, Gayle had neither of these. Gayle is a Being. Gayle is tall with a voice deeper than her passion for Yanni.  Chris Fleming’s YouTube series, “Gayle,” is likely to be remembered as a great feat…

The BDS Resolution Repeal, or “Nothing Ever Happens”

By Arthur O’Sullivan Well that was stupid.  If you’re just tuning in, last semester’s Student Association bill, S2324-R11 (Resolution Calling for Binghamton University Divestment), has been rescinded. As I’ve written previously, the resolution mandated that the Student Association call for a ceasefire in Gaza and denouncement of Israel, implementing the principles of SUNY BDS (an activist organization which calls for SUNY schools to completely break all ties with Israel). I didn’t like the bill then,…

Polished to a Fault: How Refinement Culture Killed Expression

By Aiden Miller In an era where creativity and expression are preached, refinement culture has leaked into nearly every crevice of society. The smoothed-down sameness and polished aesthetics of refinement culture have affected everything from corporate logos to regional accents. The recent redesign of the Minnesota state flag in May of 2024 and the newly redesigned PayPal logo reminded me of the classic Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote “Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in…

I’m Dropping Out

Angelo DiTocco Throughout my entire life, I was what one might consider a gifted student. In elementary school, I had a memory like a 10-terabyte SSD. In middle school, I aced the advanced math and science classes. In high school, I got a top 1% SAT score and made it on the WatchMojo-style Top 10 list of students. And throughout college, I have yet to get a B. I spent my whole childhood under the…

The Interesting Life of William Bingham

By Daniel Guido What’s in a name?  Have you ever asked yourself where the name Binghamton comes from? It has to be named after someone important, right? A name befitting of the “Premier Public Ivy.” You would actually be correct in this assumption. Binghamton is named after William Bingham, an important early American whose story is not well known by the modern public. Born in Philadelphia in 1752, William Bingham experienced the American Revolution firsthand…

Steely Dan: Cynical Perfection for the Ears

By Liam Steele It was the 70s: An era where quality music was as inspired by turbulent global affairs as it was by the soup of drugs within the artists’ veins. All of your dad’s favorite bands had their greatest hits in these years; from the Beatles to the Rolling Stones and Doobie Brothers, there is no denying this period was integral to the history of music as we know it today. While many of…