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We don't wear sex on our sleeves

Something’s been bothering me lately and I need to vent about it. Just because someone acts a certain way, has a certain orientation or has a certain profession, it doesn’t necessarily imply...


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The case for roundtable learning

It might seem weird, but I would rather take a class with 400 people than one with only 40. No, its not because it’s easier to skip a 400-person class or because...


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Keep your friends close and your drinks closer

I am almost done with the first semester of my last year here and I couldn’t be more in denial. I’ve become increasingly lazy and increasingly more of an alcoholic. I haven’t...


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Rape prevention shouldn't be over-simplified

Two weeks ago, Binghamton’s “SlutWalk” drew about 100 people who showed up to protest what they perceived as a culture that “blames the victim.” Proponents of the walk say those who claim...


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Life is like a video game, almost

From time to time I find it necessary, if not essential, to pay homage to those younger and geekier roots of mine. Those that, in some regards, never truly left. This weekend,...


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How 'disabled' railroad retirees got their groove back

Would chronic back problems and arthritic joints in your extremities stop you from going 18 holes several times a week? Simple logic dictates it would, but for 11 retired Long Island Rail...


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A fitting conclusion

Kyrie Sutton was dismissed from the men's basketball team and he's bringing the demons of the 2009 championship team with him. ...


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I've heard enough

It’s a fact: College students are fascinated by loud music. They simply can’t get enough. They listen to it when they want to party, study or interrupt others from studying. They especially...


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Do-it-yourself cooking

Sometime last year, probably in September, I was bitten by the culinary bug. While I wasn’t endowed with Spiderman-esque powers, I’ve had the urge since then to cook and bake rather frequently....


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The racist world we live in

Am I racist? Are my friends racist? When a stranger from another race looks at me, do they see me, or what they have been taught to see? I never considered investigating...