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Fine living with Matt McFadden
Some years back, following a rather tumultuous fall semester of our sophomore years here at Binghamton — one that included a fascist resident assistant, a misplaced keg of beer and a Benedict...
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On the edge of an academic cliff? Professors offer a safety net
With finals upon us, a little sincerity and a lot of studying can be the best defenses toward improving a less than stellar grade. Fortunately for those just realizing their grades are...
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Tales from the fairer sex: Sex in strange places — a wild time or wildly inappropriate?
A lot of my guy friends seem very interested in having sex in weird places: the library, a park, a fitting room, the ass (but that‘s another topic entirely) and so on....
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Union’s Taco Bell closes for E. Coli precautions
During the investigation of an E. coli outbreak which stemmed from a Taco Bell supplier’s green onions, Sodexho Campus Services has closed its Taco Bell Express in the New University Union as...
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For one BU student, ‘Bartle Hall’ is home
Whether it’s due to drunken roommates, a broken computer or just to avoid the temptation of crawling into bed when that paper is due in five hours, many Binghamton University students have,...
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At BU there isn’t, in fact, much in a name
After having read the placards that the University placed around campus describing the purpose of all of that terrifically inconvenient construction — presumably aimed at consoling all the poor alumni who were...
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Try weighing your life on a gray scale
I’ve seen a lot of gray lately. The sudden transformation from fall to the Binghamton tundra has made the sky pretty gray. I’ve bought a bunch of gray colored clothing as holiday...
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State Street reacsts to new bar; Mad Moose a hit with students
After months of anticipation, the Mad Moose Saloon finally opened its doors to the public on Friday, Dec. 1. The bar, conspicuous for months as an upcoming (oft-delayed) alternative to the State...
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Warrant? Yes, Please!
My neighbors are crazy — I mean absolutely nuts — so I was not surprised when they summoned the police to my house on Friday night. I was surprised, however, when the...
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Pork: in N.Y., it’s what’s for dinner
We knew politicians were shady, but come on guys. You see, in Albany, there’s something called pork — euphemistically referred to as “member items” — that lets politicians funnel your money to...