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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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Dashboard Confessional hits BU
Chis Carraba, front man for popular emo band Dashboard Confessional, put his famous bleeding heart on display for Binghamton University students last Thursday in the Events Center, and the crowd wept and...
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For one BU student, ‘Bartle Hall’ is home
Whether it’s due to drunken roommates, a broken computer or just to avoid the temptation of crawling into bed when that paper is due in five hours, many Binghamton University students have,...
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On the edge of an academic cliff? Professors offer a safety net
With finals upon us, a little sincerity and a lot of studying can be the best defenses toward improving a less than stellar grade. Fortunately for those just realizing their grades are...
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State Street reacsts to new bar; Mad Moose a hit with students
After months of anticipation, the Mad Moose Saloon finally opened its doors to the public on Friday, Dec. 1. The bar, conspicuous for months as an upcoming (oft-delayed) alternative to the State...
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Warrant? Yes, Please!
My neighbors are crazy — I mean absolutely nuts — so I was not surprised when they summoned the police to my house on Friday night. I was surprised, however, when the...
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Tales from the fairer sex: Sex in strange places — a wild time or wildly inappropriate?
A lot of my guy friends seem very interested in having sex in weird places: the library, a park, a fitting room, the ass (but that‘s another topic entirely) and so on....
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At BU there isn’t, in fact, much in a name
After having read the placards that the University placed around campus describing the purpose of all of that terrifically inconvenient construction — presumably aimed at consoling all the poor alumni who were...