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Understanding your resident rights: a foolproof plan

Getting written up for an alcohol violation is no joke. There are many obvious reasons to keep your drinking off campus. But let’s face it, there are also huge conveniences to pre-gaming...


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Awakening my food consciousness

In high school I, like many, never had to pay attention to weight. Not because I had some jealousy-mongering fast metabolism, but rather, I never really noticed food. I mean, I knew...


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Symbolic Victories

If the past is any indication, the death of Moammar Gadhafi is not the end, but just the beginning for Libya and its march toward democracy. ...


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Shalit swap stirs hearts

A nation cries out in gratitude and anxiety. In my own dorm room I shed tears in a way that I didn’t know I was capable of. We have prayed for this...


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Persistent Internet issues wear campus

We are now in the third consecutive week of Blackboard being effectively unusable, that is, unless you’re willing to sit at your computer for an hour to open one page. Apparently, there...


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Partisanship is an American politics inevitability

We live in tough times with partisan politics. We see protesters at Occupy Wall Street and activists attending Tea Party rallies. We hear politicians reminiscing about a better past and calling for...


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Fixing employer etiqutte

On a daily basis, we humans put ourselves out in the world to be judged by the clothes we wear, the type of music we like and the way we speak. Unfortunately,...


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Humans vs. Zombies vs. me

A zombie apocalypse is a horrifying, yet fictional event that has been portrayed in horror movies for decades. A “Humans vs. Zombies” apocalypse at Binghamton University is an equally horrifying, yet non-fictional...


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College Halloween lacks childhood creativity

I was passing through Walmart on a small grocery run last weekend and upon entering, I noticed how many prepackaged children’s costumes were hung up near the front. I’d noticed something similar...


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#OccupyStateStreet

Occupy Wall Street has made its way from Zuccotti Park all the way up the corner of State and Court. The city of Binghamton has taken notice, so now it's up to ...