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The U.K.’s Government Is A Disaster

OpinionsNovember 7, 2022November 8, 2022

#OPINION: Across the Atlantic, thousands of miles away from Stony Brook, the British government is not doing so well.

The ‘Elon Musk Era’ will make our Twitter fears come true

OpinionsNovember 1, 2022

#OPINION: Elon Musk’s landmark $44 billion purchase of Twitter has many severe repercussions, and, quite frankly, puts users in a pretty big dilemma.

How Battery Park helped me connect with my family history

Editorials Opinions Top StoryNovember 1, 2022November 3, 2022

It is Oct. 23, 2022. I am crying outside Castle Clinton because in a way, this is where I was born. I have never been to Battery Park in my life. But a part was here long ago: 139 years and two weeks earlier.

BeReal takes away the pressure of social media

OpinionsOctober 30, 2022

#OPINION: Growing up in the age of social media sharing, today’s generation is feeling immense pressure to portray picture-perfect lives. Now, the app BeReal is attempting to change all of that.

Let’s face it: Trump’s coming back (in spirit)

Election Day 2022 Opinions Special IssuesOctober 23, 2022October 24, 2022

#OPINION: I wish I could say all of the candidates Trump endorsed this year lost tremendously. However, candidates who impersonate his rhetoric usually make it to the general election, clearly indicating that the seven years Trump has been relevant aren’t a temporary stint.

New York should be preparing for the “red wave”

Election Day 2022 OpinionsOctober 23, 2022October 23, 2022

#OPINION: Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin are neck and neck in the polls for New York governor. The term “red wave” is not some preposterous buzzword, but a fair reflection of the current state of New York politics.

Voting access needs to be improved across the U.S.

Election Day 2022 OpinionsOctober 23, 2022October 27, 2022

#OPINION: Some states continue to suppress voters with restrictive bills limiting access to mail and absentee voting. Since every American experiences the voting process differently, not every single law works for everyone. At the same time, there are ways to improve voting access across the United States.

New York Times misconstrued students’ role in professor’s dismissal

Opinions Top StoryOctober 16, 2022October 17, 2022

#OPINION: The students of NYU were falsely depicted as lazy and entitled. Jones’ firing and the reaction to it reveal that educators must take a greater responsibility for their students’ success.

We need to treat election polls with skepticism

Election Day 2022 OpinionsOctober 16, 2022October 27, 2022

Public opinion polling is a staple of elections. It’s plastered onto cable news, newspapers and social media, making it hard to escape hearing about poll results. While it’s fine to survey…

Ranked choice voting can solve the two-party system’s issues

Election Day 2022 OpinionsOctober 16, 2022October 27, 2022

#OPINION: For a capitalist country that promotes choice in its consumers, the lack of choice in our nation’s representatives should be causing outrage across the aisle. New York stands to benefit from an alternative political system called ranked-choice voting (RCV), which can offer solutions to the state’s problems.

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