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Paying the textbook bills

Traces of hemorrhaging credit cards and unwrapped — and therefore nonreturnable — textbooks can be seen strewn around Binghamton University’s campus as the book buying rush got underway this week. But the...


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Season’s looking up for women’s b-ball

The Binghamton women’s basketball team knows how to get off to a quick start. After 10 minutes, things tend to get more complicated. Last Saturday the Bearcats (6-13, 2-4 AE) jumped out...


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By the numbers

1-1 Binghamton’s record vs. teams in the Albany area. A 61-59 loss vs. Division II St. Rose and a 83-72 victory over defending AE champion Albany. 68.4 Points scored per game by...


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Campus says ‘No’ to YES Network

Quality of life for sports fans is determined by how many games they can catch of their favorite teams, but when it comes to the 10 major professional sports teams in the...


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Injuries slow women’s team over break

Things looked bleak the last time students got to see the Binghamton women’s basketball team in action. The team had just lost its fifth straight game, a laugher against Villanova, and two...


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Students wary of dining service, poll shows

As a new semester starts, students must again adjust to eating food prepared en masse by Sodexho after experiencing a solid month of home-cooked meals. But as campus wakes from its winter...


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New gadgets for 2007

At the dawn of this new year, resolve not to lose weight, be responsible or relinquish impure thoughts. Instead, plan on saving money. You, the reader, have a lot of really cool...


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And the Golden Globe should have gone to'

You may have noticed the movies released at the end of 2006 seem to garner the most media attention — no, it’s not an accident. Studios time the release of films that...


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Fighting trans fats in ‘07

The New York City Board of Health recently passed a law banning the use of trans fats in restaurant cooking, drastically changing how food is prepared. New York the first city to...


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Your BU sports briefs

Men’s basketball inks Canadian guard The Binghamton men’s basketball team has signed 6-foot-2 combo guard Chretien Lukusa from Scarborough, Ontario, to a national letter of intent, the school announced on Jan. 4....