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Give me liberty (to write whatever I want)

A friend of mine approached me one night, put his hand on my shoulder and said, “Graham, I read your columns every week.” “Wow. Thanks a lot,” I replied. “But I don’t...


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There’s no place like home

Now if that wasn’t a long and satisfying vacation, I don’t know what is. I almost didn’t want it to end, but then I realized everyone was dying to get back here....


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New year, new team: BU unbeaten in ‘06

What a difference a year makes. After ending the 2005 year with a whopping 34-point loss at Utah State, the Bearcats stood at 3-9 with a tough conference schedule awaiting them. Then...


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Behavior of individuals could get student groups in trouble, new rules say

A change to the New York State Education Law will make entire student groups accountable for breaching the University’s code of conduct. Section 129a of the law changed last year, but BU...


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Popular PPL professor battling against cancer

Students looking forward to a class with popular philosophy, politics and law professor John Arthur were disappointed last week when he announced he had developed lung cancer and would not be teaching...


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Micol Zweig knows… being green with envy

There are many fundamental components to a healthy relationship: compatibility, strong physical attraction and trust. The last one is problematic because there can be a lot of jealousy in new relationships. So...


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Bearcats return to the Events Center to host Vermont

A must win game. An inspired team rallying around an injured star. A perennial conference power coming to town. It all adds up to one of the biggest games of the year....


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New online service promotes dialogue between SA and students

A new online service is bridging the gap between the Student Association and the students of BU. A direct link on the SA’s website (sa.binghamton.edu), entitled “Yo EVP, Can You Help Me?”...


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Kitchen fire forces evacuation of Endicott Hall

Endicott Hall’s resident director is crediting two fast-acting resident assistants with extinguishing a cooking fire early Monday morning, begun with slabs of an ill-attended late-night snack — likely frying cheese, the RD...


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2005 satirical year in review

With the New Year less than three weeks away, let’s take a look at some of the most memorable moments and intriguing story lines of 2005… The New England Patriots defeated the...