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No matter what happens in Middle East, the United States will suffer

This week, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas asked the United Nations Security Council to recognize Palestine as a state. The move was largely symbolic; if ratified, it would mean only titular statehood...


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Who moved my cheese?

They say you are what you eat. If that’s the case, I’m a big, fat hunk of cheese. I eat cheese for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack and dessert. I eat cheese with...


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What will it be, money or happiness?

I was recently speaking to a friend when the topic of college majors came up. Are some more difficult than others? Do some require more work and man-hours spent bent over the...


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With 602 notches on his bedpost, Hall awaits Mo'

This past Monday, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera broke the all-time record for saves with 602. Some baseball pundits claim that this statistic, the number that shows the standard closer’s effectiveness, now solidifies...


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Our "Brain" simply cannot process parking

Entering my junior year at Binghamton University, I was filled with feelings of ambivalence. I would face classes that are — or at least should be — harder than anything I’ve taken...


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A statue apart

A statue of a bearcat is being unveiled in front of the Events Center on Saturday. We can't make them leave the tarp on, but we can try. ...


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Food service at BU needs major reform

There is no doubt that Binghamton University harbors some of the state’s finest students, faculty and visitors. The problem lies in the process of feeding them. The Food Court located in the...


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Think twice before you send those risqué texts

Sex and cell phones. These are two elements of a majority of lives of young adults. But should the sensitive and developing concept of sex be combined with texting, one of the...


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The show goes on

Have no fear, the Pretty Lights concert will go on. The tactful move by the SA Programming Board to change the concert venue to the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena proves BU's ...


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The Dollar Show is Binghamton's diamond in the rough

During a brief discussion of oxymorons, one of my professors said, “It’s like asking, ‘Did you have fun in Binghamton last night?'” The class laughed. I agreed. I think most students who...