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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...
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‘Nova roars past reeling Bearcats
The Binghamton women’s basketball team held the lead for only 29 seconds in a disappointing loss to Villanova Sunday, something that has become far too familiar in the past month for the...
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Curing the winter break blues
Finals week is here and our repertoire of crunch time activities has commenced: complain, caffeinate, then finally figure out how to cope. (Supposedly) we all can’t wait to be done with testing,...
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This winter, four credits are just a few clicks away
As the semester comes to a close, some students anticipate returning home for a full month of relaxation — while others choose to remain in Binghamton for the winter session to load...
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Skip the research paper: free-styling for a grade
While most Bearcats have been wading through a seemingly endless bog of final papers and exams, one course was assigned a hip-hop showcase as a final project — complete with choreography, free-styling...
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The best caffeine boost for your buck
Caffeine and college students go together like beans and rice. While most of us are staying awake for the next week straight, participating in the ritual combination of studying and procrastinating, caffeine...