CPampus resswatch “BU students might want to sign on to Marriage Pact program” Ariel Wajnrajch, Pipe Dream, 04/07/21 “Have you ever made the promise to a friend, “If we’re not married by age 40, I’ll marry you?”” No. Is this a thing normal people do? Seems kind of insulting if you ask me. “Hey, if I get old and no one will marry me, is it cool if I give up and marry you because I have no other options?” Maybe we are missing something here. “What if Binghamton University found the perfect friend with whom you should make that pact?” Then you should ask them out. Look, I’m not an expert when it comes to this kind of stuff, but if you want a future with someone, ask them out, if not, then don’t. This “if we’re both single when we’re 40+” nonsense makes it sound like you don’t really want to marry that person, and if you truly don’t want to marry them, then don’t. Wouldn’t meeting someone naturally and forming a relationship naturally make for a more authentic emotional connection instead of some pact? “When students fill out the marriage pact survey, they answer a series of questions that go into an algorithm that’s meant to determine compatibility.” So, like a dating app? This sounds just like a dating app with extra steps. “I’m 19, and most of the guys my age would be horrified by this question as far as I’m concerned.” I’m not horrified by this question— A 19 year old guy. “Yet, there have been almost 16,000 successful matches made and one actual marriage according to the Marriage Pact website.” 1 in 16000 isn’t exactly a winning records if you are looking for a marriage partner.
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“I don’t see many of the college men I know seeking their wives at the moment. I’m not the first to say college guys are pretty noncommittal for the most part.” Should I be offended? I feel like I should be offended. “...lots of participants just end up meeting people that are good matches to be friends, in which case you don’t have to wait until you aren’t married by whatever age you choose in order to start any kind of relationship with them.” This is something we can agree with, but realistically, I don’t see how this Marriage Pact program is any different than a dating app. It feeds you “compatible” people based on the information you both gave, then you meet this person and make the decision as to whether or not you want to engage in any kind of relationship with them. Why bother introducing this whole new system, when you could just download a typical dating app? “Gov. Cuomo should be held accountable for sexual assault allegations against him” Kaitlyn Liu, Pipe Dream, 04/07/21 “Six women have now leveled allegations of sexually inappropriate conduct against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.” This article is titled “Gov. Cuomo should be held accountable for sexual assault allegations against him”. We will now quote every sentence in which Cuomo is the main subject: “Even Cuomo has downplayed calls
to resign in light of the allegations as simply a part of ‘cancel culture.’ Just a few weeks ago, Gov. Cuomo rejected calls to step down, saying ‘people know the difference between playing politics, bowing to cancel culture and the truth.’ It is important to note that Cuomo has yet to deny touching the women coming forward. Instead he repeatedly claims that if he did touch anyone, it was not inappropriately.” This section is the only chunk that actually discusses Cuomo specifically and the response to the allegations. Together, we can agree that the allegations against Cuomo must be taken seriously, and that his pathetic excuses should be taken cum granum salis. The rest if the article, however, does not pertain to Cuomo, until the conclusion... “Dismissing sexual harassment allegations as ‘cancel culture’ shows how little Cuomo cares about the women he harassed or for correcting his actions.” We really want unity here, Pipe Dream, just like the Joe-Man preaches. And you come SO close; Cuomo must be held accountable for his actions. Yet, this article doesn’t really discuss what occurred with Cuomo. It didn’t give us enough to work with.
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