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Release Looks Back, Part 2

Sophomore Year It began much the same as the previous year. There I was, lugging a carload of useless amenities (Lysol, Windex, etc.) into the basement of Onondaga once again. I had...


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Playoff hopes rest on final series

A few weeks ago, they were talking about hosting the conference tournament. Now, there’s a legitimate chance that they might miss the playoffs. What went wrong? The Binghamton baseball team has fielded...


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Last, but not least: golf team heads to regionals

Pure ecstasy must be running through the Binghamton golf team. The Bearcats were announced as the final seed in the NCAA Eastern Regional last Monday evening and, in that moment, all their...


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Release Looks Back, Part 3

Junior Year Sick of what I perceived to be a distinct lack of Long Island, I decided that for my junior year I would leave Binghamton for the greener pastures of Stony...


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Damn the man, save the summer!

Let’s start with a conversation I overheard a few weeks ago. Or better yet, let’s discuss a conversation I’ve been overhearing for the past three years. I was sitting at a bar...


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Release Looks Back, Part 1

This is it: the final Release of the year, and the last one with your ugly, balding editor. It’s been a fun run, but like all things, it must end sometime. As...


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The Binghamton strip

“I wanna go Downtown, but I’m not leaving until I can’t walk,” quoth the Drunk Girl. I can’t say I disagreed with her mantra, because if I can’t walk, then I probably...


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BU senior on a quest to rebuild a school in Peru

Back in her senior year of high school, Dahlia Rissman was accepted by Binghamton University, but decided to begin her college years differently than the typical 18-year-old. She chose to defer her...


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Writers make mistakes, too

When analysts make preseason predictions, they tend to go with most of the obvious choices, and maybe throw in a surprise or two. Obvious choices include picks that are made because everyone...


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Townies beware: students are staying

I’m worried about the fate of Binghamton. You see, the Greater Binghamton area is getting ready. Shutters are being flung open, and chains are being removed from doors. Like turtles emerging from...