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Technology’s lesson in addiction

Last weekend, as I drove the 30 minutes from Binghamton to Tioga Downs Casino and Raceway, I couldn’t help but consider the opportunities we have as denizens of the 21st century. Technology...


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Don’t make that lasting spring break mistake

Spring break is nearly upon us and as we all hastily finish essays and struggle to study for tests, vacation lingers in the back of our minds. A lot of people typically...


Staff Editorials

Pipe Dream's 2012 SA E-Board Endorsements

Pipe Dream’s staff makes their recommendations on who should make up next year’s SA Executive Board. ...


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Madness in March, Part 3: The Phinal Phour

“Mad Men” vs. Purim. Selection Sunday vs. the vernal equinox. March has been mad as ever this year and there’s no more time to dillydally. The Phinal Phour starts now. SEMIFINAL No....


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Gay bashers don’t belong on campus

Binghamton University is home to some of the most esteemed and influential student organizations in New York. We can be proud of most of the events that take place on our campus,...


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Tebow doesn’t know better, you should

Tim Tebow to the Jets? Whoop-dee-fucking-doo. Now I suppose New Yorkers will either love or hate this self-proclaimed Jesus worshiper who prays to God for victory — you know, just in case...


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Republican Party stuck in endless tug-of-war

The Republican Party is currently embroiled in a life-and-death struggle between its moderate and radical wings, each vying for the nomination of its favored candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Over the...


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Mindless slaughter carries greater meaning

The lesser-known title of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse Five” is “The Children’s Crusade,” a particularly poignant homage to the horrors that persist and have always persisted in international conflict. In the first chapter,...


Staff Editorials

Court is adjourned

The student body’s patience with campus construction is already at an all-time low. Will impending New University Union overhaul be the straw that breaks the camel’s back? ...


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Armchair activism in digital age isn’t a sign of true heroism

LONDON — Unfortunately, superheroes don’t exist. On the upside, real heroes do. They live just as you and I do, but with a twist. Between lunch breaks and long talks with friends...