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A different kind of war, though just as hypocritical
The U.S. government loves its wars, especially against vague terms and unspecific countries. For example, we are currently in a War on Terror. Our strategy is to blow up “fear” with bombs...
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BU experiments with new printing options
Students may see changes in printing toward the end of the semester. Academic Computer Services is planning to run an experiment: Installing a printer in the Glenn G. Bartle Library’s Pods that...
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Pipe Dream’s 2008 End of the Year Awards: Female Rookie of the Year
Since its inception four years ago, Pipe Dream’s Female Rookie of the Year has been one of the biggest indicators of an athlete’s success at Binghamton University. Winners have gone on to...
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VT memorial honors victims in acts of campus violence
University Police Lt. Mady Bay stood across from a portrait of a smiling Nelson Mandela last Tuesday and, choked up, asked students, faculty and staff at Binghamton University to lead lives of...
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Men’s lacrosse in overtime on Senior Day
If the Binghamton University men’s lacrosse team signed up for a reality show, the song that would play following Saturday’s regionally televised Senior Day matchup against Stony Brook University would have to...
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Skipping the Games is solidarity against a totalitarian government
The Olympics are no stranger to the world of politics. Olympic boycotts have happened before, and although some would say the spirit of the games should be kept separate from other affairs,...
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For law schools, state gives less to BU than Stony Brook
The 2008-2009 SUNY Budget will allot Stony Brook University $45 million for creation of a law school, and only $3 million toward Binghamton University’s proposed law school, officials said. The funding could...
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Obscurity aside, let the Olympics play out
For all its prestige and jubilation, the Olympics are a great grandstand for sports no one much cares for during the three years and 50 weeks they’re not showcased on television, blacking...
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Ohio Wesleyan honors BU professor
Ali Mazrui, Ph.D., a professor at Binghamton University and an African scholar, was recognized by Ohio Wesleyan University last night when he received an honorary degree of Humane Letters. Officials at Wesleyan...
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Stony Brook sweeps three game series from Bearcats
Despite strong efforts from its pitching staff, the Binghamton University softball team lost two heartbreakers in a three-game series over the weekend to Stony Brook, which was led by star sophomore pitcher...