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If Rebecca Black can make it, so can I

As graduation (Doomsday) approaches, the possibility of my ultimate failure in the Real World becomes more and more daunting. But a recent chart-topping song by a one Miss Rebecca Black has uplifted...


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In-class laptop bans accomplish nothing

It is undeniable that we now live in a multitasking culture. We’re no longer impressed that our cell phones can make a call from nearly anywhere in the world. Instead we’re frustrated...


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Knicks jerseys of all colors should be made in America

This past St. Patrick’s Day, I turned on the TV to find the New York Knicks playing in green uniforms. If the Knicks had a long line of Irish blood, maybe they...


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Is it just me, or does class suck?

Taking a stroll through my notebooks from previous semesters, I noticed drawings of 3D cubes and portraits of “Hey Arnold” progressively taking up more and more room on my loose leaf. This...


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Preparing for the post-grad move home

In a little less than six weeks, I will be a college graduate. I will be one of many walking in an enormous processional, except I will probably be standing out as...


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What trails are left to blaze?

Maybe I’ve just read too much Sartre, Camus and Kafka, but it seems I just can’t go a single day without having at least one existential crisis. Having been outside the comfort...


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Applications, or legal extortion

Get your checkbooks ready. Today, we’re paying for rejection. Anybody who has applied to college knows how expensive the process can be. Not only do application fees run up to $100, but...


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Budgeting for the future

Staff Editorial: Pipe Dream on today's (and possibly tomorrow's) SA budget-crafting. ...


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A positive Upstate of mind

My tour guide friend always likes to remind me that Binghamton is the cloudiest city in the United States east of the Rockies. Business Insider just listed us as the fifth most...


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My Bom-Chicka-Blind-Date

Spring has sprung, providing a glimmer of hope. Relationships are springing up as well. At least seven of my friends, within the past month, have gone “Facebook official” and I am more...