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Can Big Ben bring home the “W” if his head isn’t in the game?
At 6 feet 5 inches tall, Ben Roethlisberger is a larger-than-life figure both on and off the football field. The quarterback of the AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, he is the consensus leader...
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It’s Super Bowl Time!
Quarterback: (Adv — Cardinals) Ben Roethlisberger and Kurt Warner both have something to prove on Sunday. Big Ben will be looking to improve upon his putrid performance in Super Bowl XL where,...
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For ‘speedcubing,’ prof is a rubik’s master
Solving a Rubik’s Cube is no easy task, but a Binghamton University professor is world-renowned for her method of cracking the puzzle in record time. Speedcubing, a craze that has gained significant...
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A look ahead for SA agenda
Housing, tuition, Old University Union renovations and amendments to the vice president for multicultural affairs position are among the issues that Binghamton University’s Student Association president believes will be important this semester....
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Mid-Year Swimming Awards
As the beat writer for the swimming and diving teams, I’ve tried my best to shove this sport into the spotlight that is dominated by other sports like basketball and soccer. You...
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Haas’s Picks
This game is your classical situation of excellent defense (Pittsburgh) versus excellent offense (Arizona). Conventional wisdom would say that a defense that can stop a great offense can win championships. I’ll stick...
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BU women wear down N Hampshire
The Binghamton University women’s basketball team treated the 1,277 people brave enough to weather the snow and freezing rain to this season’s best performance to date Wednesday night. The Bearcats (8-11, 3-3...
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UMBC defeats Bearcats with second-half surge
Even though Binghamton University’s men’s basketball team (12-8, 5-3 AE) was leading conference opponent University of Maryland Baltimore County (9-11, 3-5 AE) by nine points at halftime, there was something unsettling about...
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Cyril’s Picks
Last year I was the laughingstock of friends and foes alike because of my undying belief that the Giants were going to win the Super Bowl. To those friends and foes I...
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Experiencing the big chill Downtown
Binghamton, N.Y. It’s known as the Carousel Capital of the World, for its famous spiedies (read: marinated chicken), impressive higher education institution …and the coldest goddamn weather outside of Wasila, Alaska. Okay,...