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SA pushes for release of SOOT surveys
The Student Assembly passed a resolution last week requesting that Vice President for Academic Affairs of the Student Association Peter Spaet take appropriate measures to have academic department heads turn over SOOT...
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Change is in the air
Imagine a country sliding into deep economic turmoil (plagued by rising unemployment, declining home ownership), saddled with an unpopular president who’s beholden to religious conservatives, and whose harsh and provocative rhetoric has...
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Buffalo crash hits close to home
On Thursday as the operator of Continental Connection Flight 3407, which crashed a week earlier in a Buffalo suburb, defended both its training programs in the face of impending investigation, Binghamton University...
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Knowing what counts
With the economic recession now in full swing, many are quick to point their finger (in the now-typical American way) at someone else, deflecting blame from themselves and their affiliates. Democrats claim...
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Track and Field splits meet
In their last regular-season indoor meet, the Binghamton University track and field teams split a tri-meet against the University at Albany and Syracuse University. They now head to Boston University for the...
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Things aren’t so rosy
The fact that you’re reading these words means that, thank God, I’ve made it through Valentine’s Day with only superficial damage to my psyche. (If you’d like to know how I managed...
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Video promotes Bing tourism
Did you know penguins live in Binghamton? Ross Park Zoo is the seasonal home of several black-footed penguins, and is an attraction the Greater Binghamton Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) hopes will...
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Bearcats drop meets to ranked opponents
With the conference and national championships just a few weeks away, Binghamton University’s men’s wrestling team was reeled in by a pair of Cowboy teams on Sunday, losing 40-6 to No. 15...
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Panelists express opinions on Middle East conflict
A Binghamton University professor said people only attend events like the Israeli-Palestinian panel discussion, which occurred last week, for two reasons: either to get their beliefs confirmed by the speaker, or to...
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Giving the zoos a break
Here’s to the “living museums” of New York state. These cultural institutions promote learning and inspire coexistence with nature and future environmentalists. Earlier this year, these organizations who seek to educate had...