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Halftime was more catwalk than concert

In this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL decided to showcase Madonna. I was originally surprised when she was announced as the act, for a couple of reasons. For one, she...


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The GOP's contraception deception

I laughed the first time I heard Rick Santorum discuss the “dangers of contraception” and his reassured explanation of “how things are supposed to be.” It actually didn’t seem real, to honestly...


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If we're confined to this reality, it can't hurt to dream big

The natural world’s an astounding thing. I don’t mean your backyard, the Nature Preserve or the menagerie of beasts that roam State Street during all odd hours of the week. I mean...


Staff Editorials

The Final Countdown

99 days. That’s all that stands between now and the day seniors, in a sea of green robes, turn their tassels to the left side of their heads, leaving behind their undergraduate...


Opinions

Gingrich hits the bull’s eye, for better or worse

The science of politics is the art of partisanship. Politicians are only as strong as their opponents are weak, only as unifying as their enemies are divided. Political rhetoric can mean different...


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Politics lacks moderation in moderation

It is my theory that everything in this world is best practiced in moderation. However, this is obviously a contradiction because it insists that moderation itself should not be practiced in moderation,...


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Newt’s nuptials should be an extra-marital affair

There was much entertainment on television during this excessively long break. After all of my friends left me to go back to school, I was stuck in the same crevice of my...


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Irish history wants us to wake up

DUBLIN — This semester, I am studying abroad in Dublin, Ireland at Trinity College in the city center. Since I arrived I’ve had the opportunity to learn a bit about Irish history,...


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Syllabus week sexcapade tips

It’s the first week of classes, we’re all getting back to Binghamton and we’re all looking to have a good time. Let’s be honest, a lot of students here aren’t devoted to...


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You can’t win ‘em all

Our men’s basketball team finds itself in a unique position 21 games into its 2011-12 season. The Binghamton Bearcats are in last place. Since the fall of the House of Broadus, the...