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Afghanistan conflict is still a problem

The War in Afghanistan (aka Operation Enduring Freedom) will reach its eighth year on Oct. 7, 2009. According to our beloved Wikipedia, the situation has clearly deteriorated. A whopping 6,625 people have...


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Students protest ralliers’ controversial preachings

Jim Deferio, a 59-year-old Syracuse resident, once again faced protesters outside of the New University Union yesterday when he returned to Binghamton University to voice his anti-gay sentiments. He did not face...


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House passes historic higher education act

The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved legislation to make the single largest investment in federal student aid in history. The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, if passed by the Senate,...


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Math isn’t everything

My Intro to Macroeconomics TA sighed as he said, “I know you all know this, but the professor told me to run through it anyways.” He went on to halfheartedly explain a...


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Research team advances cancer treatment option

In conjunction with the Cell Preservation Services of Owego, N.Y., and medical schools in Pittsburgh, Duke and Columbia, researchers at Binghamton University have developed a more effective way of treating prostate cancer....


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Nothing but good experience with Tiki, says former coach

When Emanuel “Tiki” Mayben played his first varsity game for Troy High School as an eighth grader, his future coach Andre Cook knew he was talented. Cook, coach of the opposing Hudson...


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BU athletics make progress

From what I see, things are looking pretty good for Binghamton University athletics. Binghamton has shown the America East and the NCAA that it will be a fixture in Division I for...


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Author provides insight into Obama’s past

Pulitzer prize-winning historian David Garrow, who is known for his biographical work entitled “Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference,” spoke at Binghamton University about another...


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PostSecret creator brings secrets to campus

Frank Warren, author of the PostSecret blog that makes him “the most trusted stranger in America,” is coming to Binghamton University as part of the Homecoming 2009 weekend events. Sponsored by Student...


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Bearcats get ready for conference opener

No matter how many games you win in a season, the only ones that actually matter are the conference games. They are the key to the playoffs and to a potential NCAA...