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A look ahead for SA agenda
Housing, tuition, Old University Union renovations and amendments to the vice president for multicultural affairs position are among the issues that Binghamton University’s Student Association president believes will be important this semester....
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Mid-Year Swimming Awards
As the beat writer for the swimming and diving teams, I’ve tried my best to shove this sport into the spotlight that is dominated by other sports like basketball and soccer. You...
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Haas’s Picks
This game is your classical situation of excellent defense (Pittsburgh) versus excellent offense (Arizona). Conventional wisdom would say that a defense that can stop a great offense can win championships. I’ll stick...
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BU women wear down N Hampshire
The Binghamton University women’s basketball team treated the 1,277 people brave enough to weather the snow and freezing rain to this season’s best performance to date Wednesday night. The Bearcats (8-11, 3-3...
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UMBC defeats Bearcats with second-half surge
Even though Binghamton University’s men’s basketball team (12-8, 5-3 AE) was leading conference opponent University of Maryland Baltimore County (9-11, 3-5 AE) by nine points at halftime, there was something unsettling about...
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Cyril’s Picks
Last year I was the laughingstock of friends and foes alike because of my undying belief that the Giants were going to win the Super Bowl. To those friends and foes I...
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Experiencing the big chill Downtown
Binghamton, N.Y. It’s known as the Carousel Capital of the World, for its famous spiedies (read: marinated chicken), impressive higher education institution …and the coldest goddamn weather outside of Wasila, Alaska. Okay,...
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Eve 6 is booked, could Jon Stewart be next?
The first week of the semester has just ended and Aaron Butler, Student Association vice president for programming, is already looking at the bigger picture. With a current budget of over $100,000,...
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With liberty and justice, for all
The United States recently found itself in a predicament that has become quite familiar over the past five years: violence in the Middle East, a United Nations Security Council working against the...
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Sociology class features Obama, civil rights
Each semester Binghamton University students register for courses, hoping to find at least one class among the dredges of requirements that excites and inspires. This spring, at least 45 BU students have...