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Cyril’s NFL Picks: Week 12
LOCK: Philadelphia (-5.5) over ATLANTA: With the Falcons’ Chris Redman making his fifth start in the last seven years, who do you think will clinch this game? Doesn’t take a brain surgeon...
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Update 4 p.m., 12/5: Stabbing suspect identified
A Binghamton University cultural anthropology graduate student was charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of BU Professor Richard T. Antoun, according to a report from The Press & Sun-Bulletin. Abdulsalam...
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A British Thanksgiving
Standing, leaping, squelching, shoving, pushing, falling, ramming, WAIT … Was that Mickey Mouse I just saw? Landing at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade seemed a far cry short of Plymouth Rock, as...
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App attack: Top 5 iPhone applications for work and play
With more and more people switching to the iPhone, many are unaware of the various applications that are available, and that’s saying it lightly. There are literally thousands of apps to help...
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Union seeks to centralize university police force
The New York State University Police Officers Union is looking to consolidate its individual police forces, including Binghamton University’s, into one centralized force. On Nov. 17, James McCartney, president of the University...
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BU builds up Korean relations
During the week of Oct. 26, Binghamton University President Lois DeFleur accompanied a group of faculty members and administrative officials to Seoul, South Korea to strengthen Binghamton University’s partnerships with Korean universities...
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The end of the world as we know it
Is the world coming to an end? The Mayans seem to believe so. According to their calendar, the world will meet its extinction in two years. A couple of weeks ago, my...
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Athletes take on more than just the game at Binghamton
Congratulations. You’ve just signed your National Letter of Intent to play Division I athletics. You feel proud, accomplished, thankful and relieved. A portion, if not all, of your college education is now...
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In defense of English and psychology: Don’t bash my major
There will definitely come a time in your academic career when your friends will complain about their GPAs and you either whine with them or you shuffle your feet because your GPA...
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Foundation awards $2.2M, divided among researchers
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Binghamton University $2.2 million in grants for various research projects in everything from organic chemistry to psychology to anthropology. These grants will help BU obtain...