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Budget plans meet opposition

By Caitlin Sweeny
The newest round of state budget cuts could — on top of cutting aid to Binghamton University by $4.2 million — raise tuition next semester by $300. The University would see only 10 percent of that money. The cuts, which were proposed Wednesday by New York State Gov. David Paterson,…

BU to bring in writer for fall grad ceremony

By Chris Harnick
David Sedaris, a Binghamton-born, Grammy-nominated author, is set to address graduates this semester at the second annual fall commencement ceremony. Sedaris will also receive an honorary doctorate at the Dec. 14 ceremony. The critically acclaimed author, best known for memoir essay collections like “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” “Naked” and…

2 years after falling ill, student still improving

By Melissa Bykofsky
A full recovery is expected for a Binghamton University student who contracted bacterial meningitis while studying abroad during the spring semester in 2007. Mayra Rodriguez, a junior majoring in philosophy, politics and law at the time, was studying in Salamanca, Spain, when she fell ill. She contracted the disease on…
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For men’s basketball, fresh start in 2008-09 season

By Randy Benjenk
At practice on Tuesday, Binghamton University’s men’s basketball coach Kevin Broadus unleashed a harsh verbal tirade on his players over a perceived lack of effort in suicide sprints. He looked over at his pastor, who was watching him run practice, and smiled. “Sorry, Father,” Broadus said, “but this is my…

Sixth straight AE finals appearance for ‘Cats

By Randy Benjenk
Binghamton University’s men’s soccer team went 6-11-1 and missed the playoffs in 2002, coach Paul Marco’s first season. In every season since then, a span of a conference record six-straight years, the Bearcats have reached the America East title game. On Wednesday, No. 3 Binghamton (12-5-3) defeated No. 2 Albany…
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Stately taxation

By The Editorial Board
Mistakenly, the state of New York and those in charge of its higher education system think college students, with little warning, should help balance the state’s dilapidated budget. After this year’s financial woes and the subsequent budget cuts, we knew that a tuition increase would be coming. Last month, student…
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Release Round Table: The Decemberists at Cornell

By Pipe Dream
It was a cold November night when The Decemberists, The Walkmen and Loch Lomond warmed the hearts of the Pipe Dream staff at Cornell University. Jarrod Williams, Release writer: I thought it was a pretty good show. I’m always down for melancholy dirge, especially if it has medieval or old…
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