Move over swine flu, cell phones may become the next big scare. Over the past few weeks, Americans have been anxiously racing to get the flu vaccine. Drug stores have been overcrowded with lines two hours long as Americans stand (and sometimes sit) in their frenzy to avoid the flu. If you are among the group of people tired of panicking over the flu outbreak and looking for something new (and less time-consuming) to worry about, the killer cell phone issue might be for you. Despite the years of denial by cell phone manufacturers, the World Health Organization will soon…

It is a cool, crisp evening as I wait in the car with my family for the 6 o’clock ESCAPE bus to pull into the Huntington parking lot to take me back to Binghamton University. After a 40-minute delay, the bus majestically pulls into the parking lot close to the Cutler Furniture store. I kiss my mom and dad goodbye and after waiting patiently behind a rather lengthy line of students, I finally make it onto the bus. Cheerfully, I hand over my red ticket stub to the bus captain, and with my pocket book and laptop in hand, scan…