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From zero to hero
So you are standing by the bar with your guys, eyeing up the hot group of girls in the corner. You’ve had a couple of drinks and are starting to feel the...
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Offense carries baseball to 13-10 win over Marist
The Binghamton University baseball team has been red hot offensively these last few games, and the bats did not cool off at all in Tuesday’s game as the Bearcats defeated Marist 13-10....
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We need progress more than ever; The new Justice could make it work
President Barack Obama has been given yet another opportunity to appoint a Supreme Court justice. Inevitably, there has been widespread debate as to who will replace Justice John Paul Stevens in his...
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Why go to class when the notes are on Wiki?
Academics, you would think, are totally above copying and pasting information from a lowly source such as Wikipedia. However, when I was reviewing a professor’s PowerPoint last week prior to a quiz,...
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In a slump? Go outside and play
The sophomore slump: It’s comfortable, slow and boring. My slump isn’t born of any inadequacies in my social life. Most weekends I find myself doing something slightly stupid or slightly childish with...
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Boys with tats can be hot
Tattooing is an art form that has been practiced for centuries — at one point in time the Polynesians painted their faces with pigment to make a religious statement. Now, this custom...
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DeFleur’s name to connect central campus
Binghamton University’s president may be on the pathway to retirement, but BU Council is honoring her legacy with the dedication of the President Lois B. DeFleur Walkway. The walkway chosen to bear...
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Redefining ethics
We always assumed that ethics were measured by adherence to the general moral principles of justice and fairness. But maybe we were wrong. This newspaper has extensively covered Sodexo’s unfair treatment of...
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Reasons to believe still abound despite Mets’ early struggles
The New York Mets are struggling. If this is surprising to you, you clearly do not follow baseball. Ever since Carlos Beltran watched strike three pass right by him in Game 7...
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Take some notes: Men’s skin care 101
If you were embarrassed by the metrosexual trend in the early 2000s, cringed at the sight of over-waxed and over-glued meatheads, consider what they got right: skin care. Whether or not you...