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NBA Western Conference Preview
Western Conference Preview How will the Western Conference shape up this season? The Lakers have their bona fide big man back, Billups is a Nugget and Chris Paul is just amazing. Where...
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Bearcats drop game at Maine
A No. 2 seed and first round bye in the America East tournament were there for the taking on Sunday, but Binghamton University’s men’s soccer team missed the opportunity with its third...
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NBA Eastern Conference Preview
EASTERN CONFERENCE PREVIEW The Celtics are NBA champions. The Pistons, Cavaliers, Sixers and Raptors added Allen Iverson, Mo Williams, Elton Brand and Jermaine O’Neal, respectively. Even Larry Brown is back. The days...
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To form a more perfect union
I congratulate the United Nations this month. Usually when I see the initials “U.N.” in a headline, I expect a story to follow about mind-numbing incompetence. But this past month it was...
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Sodexo deal could hurt workers’ benefits
After years of working for Sodexo, John brings home $8.05 an hour, visits charities weekly to put food on the table for his children and says the only sign of appreciation he...
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Election Special: Campus supports Obama
Student motives for voting yesterday ranged from a vested interest in the issues to obedience of a parent’s directive, but the results were staggeringly uniform. President-elect Barack Obama outdid John McCain 1,097-to-148...
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Election Special: Ohio seals deal for Democrats
Binghamton University College Democrats members leapt into one another’s arms around 11 p.m. yesterday, when most television networks began to call the U.S. presidential election in favor of Barack Obama. “Brian, we...
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Election Special: First-timers out in Vestal
Election inspectors in Vestal voting districts were nearly unanimous by mid-afternoon Tuesday: the day had been one of the busiest they’d seen so far. Norman Stewart, an inspector working at Vestal Volunteer...
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Celebrities flex power durng election
Chuck Norris will roundhouse kick you if you do not vote for John McCain, but Robert De Niro will give you a mean scowl if you don’t vote for Barack Obama. With...
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Election Special: Groups offer alternative views
Political and activist groups at Binghamton University worked to get students involved in the political arena in preparation for yesterday’s election, but in somewhat untraditional ways. Students have a history of being...