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Protesters swarm test and dining halls
By Nicole Sia
News Editor
About 50 anti-war enthusiasts stopped both classes and traffic last Wednesday as they marched around campus decrying President Bush's 48-hour ultimatum to Saddam Hussein, delivered last Monday night.

Campus thaws as spirits warm
By Matt Chayes
Staff Writer
You can't appreciate the splendor of spring's warmth until you've lived through a frigid Binghamton winter.

Homeless lottery 'winners'
By Michael Marrero
Staff Writer
The dust has yet to settle in the wake of Binghamton University's first-ever housing lottery, as the 186 undergraduate students ineligible for on-campus housing for the fall semester of 2003 are still outraged.

Explosions shatter quiet of Middle East
By Anthony Shadid
The Washington Post

New study evaluates students' priorities
By Melinda Walker
The Daily Aztec (San Diego State U.)

Oxford Dictionary adds new words to its tome
By Howard Shapiro
FSV & Florida Flambeau (Florida State U.)

Scott Bochenek/Photographer
Outside the new University Union on Wednesday, a group of students chanted slogans decrying the war against Iraq.

As Binghamton's archetypical cold weather fades to spring, Release takes a look at a pastime taking place in the snow that people fancy: skiing.

**Because of a production error, the printed version of the March 7 paper contained a blank page. Here is the missing article in its entirety.**
Privitere sets his sight on a return to the top
By Brien Shanahan
Sports Editor
Senior wrestling captain Joe Privitere may have had one of the most illustrious wrestling careers in Binghamton University history, and it's not over yet.

The BU softball team was happy to gain experience against tough foes to be better prepared for upcoming conference play
By Brian Wachsman
Staff Writer
The Binghamton University softball team proved that practice doesn't always make perfect last weekend.

Junior centerfielder T.J. Kowalchuck was a bright spot in BU's dim week in the sun
By Cesar Suero
Staff Writer
The Binghamton University baseball team (3-10-1) was winless on their week-long spring break trip down south.

EDITORIAL
Americans have integrity

OP/ED
Blair's support validates war
By Adam D. Perry
Op/Ed Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
I.C.A. deserves Assembly seat, but not voting rights
S.A. election coverage contained misleading info
Students should complain more