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America East Championship Tournament field set

At the beginning of the year, each team sets a goal to win the America East Championship. And their road to the top begins this weekend. “You are playing for keeps now....


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SA hopefuls detail platforms at debate

Last Thursday WHRW held debates in the Old University Union Hall, pitting Student Association Executive Board hopefuls against one another as they were quizzed on their platforms by station members Jenna Rosenberg...


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Coast to coast, crossing the information divide

During this weekend’s Associated Collegiate Press conferences in San Francisco, the 775 participants from college newspapers across the country bore witness to the trajectory of media toward Web-based journalism. Though our print...


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Prof shares memoir of WWII bombing

As he picked up a body, the charred skin broke and a yellow liquid seeped from it. William V. Spanos, who was a prisoner of war, was ordered by German soldiers to...


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Congress has nothing better to do?

Name the five most important issues facing America today. Possible topics include the war in Iraq, the legality of torture, increasing foreclosure rates, the presidential primaries, faulty health care and an incapable...


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Smear tactics

When a friend of mine first laid out the details of what was being reported in the New York Times about John McCain last week, I knew foul play was afoot. The...


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Commentary: Wednesday night will be one final chance for seniors to appreciate what BU has

This Wednesday night, for the seniors on campus there should be only one game. Forget that Kansas is playing Iowa State on ESPN. Don’t worry about getting home to watch Duke play....


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BU fights off snow for late victory

It was 3:50 on Friday afternoon and snow blanketed the field of the Bearcats Sports Complex. Event staffers were shoveling around the goals and the lines were being cleared. The stage seemed...


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Bearcats ‘bust’ up Jaspers

The Binghamton University men’s basketball team was missing two of its starting frontcourt players Saturday afternoon when they took on Manhattan, but it was the Bearcats backcourt that stepped it up. Richard...


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Men’s lacrosse shoots for first NCAA berth

For years, head coach Ed Stephenson’s men’s lacrosse team has hung with the best teams in the country. But, despite two top 10 wins and a recent national ranking, the Bearcats have...