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It’s Friday the 13th–are you feeling unlucky?
It’s Friday the 13th, a day that causes some people to cower in fear of having something unlucky happen to them. Although the world may not stop for most, many people won’t...
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Harpur’s ferry sidebar: Training to become the best
LEARNING TO BE THE BEST Winning awards like Harpur’s Ferry does comes with dedication, and the intensive training volunteers undergo is probably a big part of it. Just to drive a rig,...
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Why you might get punched in the face while studying in Bartle
This past week I had the pleasure of being bombarded with two tests and a 20 minute presentation, all within a three-day time frame. Being a typical foot-dragging college student, I managed...
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Column: Athletes not as invincible as fans like to believe
Even Superman died. Superman. The guy was more powerful than a speeding bullet, was able to leap tall buildings in a single bound and had only one known weakness. Yet he died,...
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Briefs
The Binghamton University Student Association’s first-ever Campus Wars, a battle between BU’s residential communities, continues through this Sunday, Oct. 15. A new BU tradition, they started Monday with a kickoff event, an...
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Mark’s Picks
Lock: Seattle (-3 1/2) over St. Louis Well, I had my best picking ever last week, picking three out of four right, but still losing on my lock. That’s right, 0-5 on...
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Sean’s Picks
Lock: Denver Broncos (-15 1/2) over Oakland Raiders I would compare Oakland to a high school football team, but that would be disrespectful to every high school football team in the country....
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This week in the arts
Friday, Oct. 13 Gail Wein to Speak at BU Noon to 1 p.m. in Fine Arts Room 27. National Public Radio music producer Gail Wein (Binghamton University 1982 graduate) will lead a...
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Harpur’s Ferry in numbers
100,000: in dollars, annual budget 20,000: in dollars, cost of each of the two of the new Life-Pack’s, an all-in-one machine which functions as defibrillator, cardiac monitor, pulse-oxygen reader, etc. 550: calls...
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Don’t like my columns? Why don’t you sue me?
Where does individual liability for safety end and third party responsibility for damages begin? It’s a thin line. However, it’s undeniably evident that our society has become far too litigious for its...