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Learning the trade: class focuses on labor, law in U.S.
Students enrolled in U.S. Labor Politics, Policy and Law are placed in an unexpected classroom setting where the professor openly encourages criticism of his own arguments. David Cingranelli, who has taught at...
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Spitz (insert pun here)
It is tempting to simply use this space to regurgitate sexual innuendos and catchphrases about now-former New York Gov. Eliot Sptizer: Spitzer came and went; Spitzer’s term ended prematurely; et al. I’ll...
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Point Counterpoint: The last game at Yankee Stadium could be a hockey game
I have a dream for Yankee Stadium’s perfect farewell. Joe DiMaggio hits a 1-2 fastball from Joseph Stalin over the left field fence for a walk-off home run, and the Yankees beat...
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Top-ranked Bearcat defense hopes to break some ‘Hearts’
The No. 1 goalie in the country is about to meet his match: the No. 1 goal scorer in the country. When Sacred Heart (3-0) visits Binghamton’s men’s lacrosse team (1-1) at...
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‘Little Women’ hits Binghamton’s stage
Last weekend and this weekend, the theater department is bringing Louisa May Alcott’s famed novel “Little Women” to life on the Binghamton University stage. BU students were led by professor and director...
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Don’t break the bank, cheap spring break ideas
Three months ago, you and your friends may have decided to go to St. Maarten for this spring break. Well, now it’s March and the only thing you planned was a Brazilian...
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Recycling oil back to campus, SEAC says
Saving the environment is more than recycling old soda cans. Binghamton University’s Student Environment Awareness Club (SEAC), formerly known as Student Environment Action Coalition, has created a petition to convert used vegetable...
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Get an early taste of spring with two fresh and fr
It’s happening. Binghamton is changing. The snow will turn back to rain, the temperature will hover in the 40s and 50s instead of the 20s and 30s and the skies will, of...
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Belly wins election
While Maryam Belly won Wednesday night’s Student Association vice president for Multicultural Affairs election, a grievance filed by opponent Randy Meyer may require that yet another run-off take place. Belly received 300...
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3-D revolution: The movie studios strike back
In the era of HDTVs and easily pirated Blu-ray video files, the fate of movie theaters is becoming similar to a glacier’s: obsolescence. Why pay the outrageous $10.25 to watch a grainy...