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Lunar New Year not made official BU holiday
Many Asian students will be traveling home this weekend to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which this year falls on Sunday, Feb. 18. Lunar New Year is an important holiday in the...
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Myths and Legends of BU revealed
Legends. Folktales. Ghost stories. Sounds a lot more like a scary movie than something you’d hear about boring old Binghamton University. But believe it or not, BU has plenty of creepy, ghostly...
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SUNY Smackdown: Bearcats vs. Buffalo
The weather outside is frightful, but with their team carrying a four-match winning streak into the last weekend of the season, Binghamton wrestling fans certainly have reason to be delighted. Not only...
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Kudos to Amaechi, but he’s no Jackie Robinson
All it takes is one. Sixty years ago this April, Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier, ushering in a new era of professional sports. But now, all these years later, stereotypes still...
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Bearcats attempt upset of AE leader
For a team that relies so much on individual game strategies and preparing so uniquely for every contest, a recent call from Mother Nature may prove to be the biggest challenge the...
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The dark dirty secrets of America’s game
Over the past five years, the NFL has seen such a big boost in popularity that if it played in any other country, the Bush administration would have invaded twice by now....
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What's the opportunity cost of your relationship?
‘The only difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs less.’ These are the words of Brendan Francis, published in ‘Playboy’ in 1985. Those...
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Snow problem! Bearcats dispatch UMBC
As the Valentine’s Day blizzard blitzed the Southern Tier, the Binghamton women’s basketball team rolled like snowballs. In front of a sparse crowd at the Events Center, the Bearcats (9-15, 5-6 AE)...
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From out of right field: What's the penalty for destroying American history?
Upon understanding the significance of maintaining records and documentation of the past, the U.S. government established the National Archives in 1934. This would provide a permanent repository for what would, and will,...
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‘Cats look to sweep season series at UVM
The wild scrum in the middle of the conference table continues for the Binghamton women’s basketball team. After a disappointing loss at Maine, the Bearcats (9-15, 5-6 AE) sorely needed a win...