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SA president speaks amid queries of impeachment

Despite looming impeachment resolutions, Student Association President Adam Amit calmly stood before the Student Assembly and delivered his “State of the SA” speech Monday night, focusing on moving past mistakes and toward...


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Doing Halloween the right way; from scratch

Halloween, 1996. This was the only time I ever bought a packaged polyester Halloween costume. It was a 1950s girl’s poodle skirt, and I only did it because “Grease” was my favorite...


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There’s no shortage of work to do

While watching live news feed updates on Facebook the other day, I was suddenly reminded of the time I read “The Grapes of Wrath.” Veiled concern weighed on one post after another....


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Bearcat fans, it’s time to gather

Let me begin by telling you why Pittsburgh is better than Binghamton. While I was in this great city a few weeks ago, four big events were happening: The Penguins played the...


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Women’s swim team defeats Catamounts, falls to Boston

The Binghamton swimming and diving team got a bittersweet taste of America East play Saturday as the women’s team defeated Vermont, 124-118, but lost to Boston University, 138-99. Meanwhile the men’s squad...


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A day in Philly for a New Yorker: from Giants to Yankees in one day

This Sunday was possibly the greatest day of my life, as it would have been for any true New York sports fan. For the first time in history, a baseball game and...


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Men’s cross country wins AE title

For the first time in program history, the Binghamton University men’s cross country team has been crowned America East champions. The America East championships took place this past Saturday at the University...


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The definition of patriotism

I feel that much of the debates surrounding the issues of our time can be boiled down to an issue of patriotism and what it means to show one’s love of country....


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Women’s soccer beats Maine in PK shootout

After two scoreless halves and two scoreless overtime periods, the semifinal playoff game against Maine came down to a shootout, and the Bearcats and senior goalkeeper Jen McEachron prevailed. This past Sunday,...


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Cover your tracks online

Imagine that you’ve just applied for the perfect job. You couldn’t be more thrilled because you think you’re the perfect candidate — except for those skeletons waiting in the closet, or on...