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Voter education, not just mobilization

Today we all vote and conclude the longest dog-and-pony election show that has plagued American history. I’ve done my best to become an informed voter, to learn the most about the pros...


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Binghamton profs hesitant

As voters hit the polls across the nation today, Binghamton University professors are weighing in on who the next president will be, and the effect his presidency will have on the United...


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NBA Western Conference Preview

Western Conference Preview How will the Western Conference shape up this season? The Lakers have their bona fide big man back, Billups is a Nugget and Chris Paul is just amazing. Where...


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Bearcats drop game at Maine

A No. 2 seed and first round bye in the America East tournament were there for the taking on Sunday, but Binghamton University’s men’s soccer team missed the opportunity with its third...


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NBA Eastern Conference Preview

EASTERN CONFERENCE PREVIEW The Celtics are NBA champions. The Pistons, Cavaliers, Sixers and Raptors added Allen Iverson, Mo Williams, Elton Brand and Jermaine O’Neal, respectively. Even Larry Brown is back. The days...


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To form a more perfect union

I congratulate the United Nations this month. Usually when I see the initials “U.N.” in a headline, I expect a story to follow about mind-numbing incompetence. But this past month it was...


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Sodexo deal could hurt workers’ benefits

After years of working for Sodexo, John brings home $8.05 an hour, visits charities weekly to put food on the table for his children and says the only sign of appreciation he...


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Election Special: Campus supports Obama

Student motives for voting yesterday ranged from a vested interest in the issues to obedience of a parent’s directive, but the results were staggeringly uniform. President-elect Barack Obama outdid John McCain 1,097-to-148...


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Election Special: Ohio seals deal for Democrats

Binghamton University College Democrats members leapt into one another’s arms around 11 p.m. yesterday, when most television networks began to call the U.S. presidential election in favor of Barack Obama. “Brian, we...


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Election Special: First-timers out in Vestal

Election inspectors in Vestal voting districts were nearly unanimous by mid-afternoon Tuesday: the day had been one of the busiest they’d seen so far. Norman Stewart, an inspector working at Vestal Volunteer...