Arts & Culture

John Smelcer: Binghamton University creative writing professor and Alaskan native

Walking into his creative writing class, it’s immediately apparent that there is something different about professor John Smelcer. Maybe it’s his laid-back jeans-and-a-sweater style, or the way he speaks to his class...


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Laurie McCarthy: Binghamton University's horse expert, jewlery-maker & teacher

While some get their blue eyes from their mother or freckles from their father, Lauren McCarthy inherited something she likes to call a "horse ...


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Amanda Ho: Binghamton University Australian exchange student

Waiting with an "Aussie" chill at Jazzman's Café, her silver bracelet jingles a sweet melody while she turns the spoon around her coffee.  ...


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Kimberly Torres: Binghamton University student opera singer extraordinaire

With auto-tuned music running rampant these days, it seems as though anyone can be a singer, but opera-trained vocalist freshman Kimberly Torres is the real deal. ...


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Looking for stuff to do: Week of Oct. 25, 2011

Monday, Oct. 24 Building Bridges to Cultural Competency The University Center for Training and Development is hosting a workshop to increase awareness of cultural differences with a short video and an in-depth...


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Classic horror vs. modern horror

Horror is a genre of film that captivates people with fear. It is filled with gore, suspense and mystery. Horror faces the concepts we are all afraid to think about. Classic horror...


Arts & Culture

Classic horror vs. modern horror

Horror is a genre of film that captivates people with fear. It is filled with gore, suspense and mystery. Horror faces the concepts we are all afraid to think about. Classic horror...


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How to celebrate Halloween in college

There’s nothing quite like Halloween. It’s a time when your identity crisis will seem like good old fun, when you’ll be encouraged to take candy from that stranger in his unmarked white...


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BU professor expert in ghostlore

For Binghamton University’s Libby Tucker, an English professor and faculty master, a preoccupation with ghosts and horror isn’t just for the Halloween season, although it is her favorite holiday. The paranormal has...


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Top entertainment to be spooked by

TV 1. “The Walking Dead” (AMC) Although “The Walking Dead” is a serious television drama centered on a zombie apocalypse, this show is mostly about human relationships and how people would act...