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Bargains, bargains everywhere but not a sweater in sight

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful that whoever made up Black Friday is (hopefully) rotting in his grave right about now. Sure, it was a good idea in theory: “Let’s have all stores...


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Briefs

ALUMNUS AUTHOR TO SPEAK TODAY Alumnus and author Joshua Palmatier will speak today in the University Union bookstore from noon to 3 p.m. The science fiction author will be signing copies of...


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Blues Traveler fans still “hooked”

Blues Traveler took the stage at Magic City Music Hall on Saturday, Nov. 18, one member short. Front man John Popper pledged that the show would go on until absent band member...


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Kurpniece suspended

The Binghamton women’s basketball team has played the last three games without its all-conference center Laine Kurpniece, and will once again be without her this weekend against Canisius. Kurpniece has been suspended...


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Sean’s Picks

Lock Jacksonville (+1 1/2) over Miami Sports’ biggest interstate rivalry returns for another exciting battle on Sunday — this time with playoff implications. Jacksonville has been one of the most underrated teams...


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Editorial — What has three letters and can kill you?

OK, Bearcats, time for a pop quiz. If you have unprotected vaginal sex, are you at risk for HIV? How about if you have unprotected anal sex? How about if you’re just...


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Five simple steps to improve Binghamton sports

Who doesn’t love Binghamton sports? Not anyone I know, but apparently there are some people out there who don’t get as pumped up about the Binghamton Golf Invitational as I do. Luckily...


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World AIDS Day: enough to combat BU’s ignorance?

Twenty-five years ago it was known as a gay white man’s disease. Even today — the 18th World AIDS Day — statistics suggest that the stigma is still alive in some of...


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Police Watch

TUESDAY, NOV. 14, 11:08 p.m. — A resident assistant in Oneida Hall at College-in-the-Woods reported smelling marijuana to Binghamton’s New York State University Police. The RA noticed the odor while doing rounds...


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Bearcats look to rebound vs. Rider Saturday

Inconsistent. That is the word Binghamton men’s basketball head coach Al Walker has used repeatedly to describe his team’s play so far this season. The Bearcats will try to get past the...