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People for the eradication of troublesome advertisements

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has announced its plans to launch a pornography website in December of this year. Although the site will contain mostly erotica, it will be...


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Jobs' legacy goes deeper than shiny new toys

How do you measure the worth of a person? Taking a step back to recognize the value of a life is difficult. Unfortunately, it often takes death for us to consider such...


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Arab Spring-inspired protests are uninspired

On Saturday, Oct. 1, one of my best friends was arrested. When I asked him why, he responded, “Occupy Wall Street!” When I asked again, his response was a little less affirmative....


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Freshman year beyond the Ugg boots

If you can remember a time when Pasquale’s was called Big Daddy’s, when Club Liquid hosted free open bars and when Newing College still looked like Dickinson Community, you probably haven’t been...


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A new era

Binghamton University's new athletic director, Patrick Elliot, promises an era of athletic and academic integrity. Let's see if he can follow through. ...


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Which side of Wall Street am I on?

I am one of the 99 percent, yet I’m not. The 99 percent, as you’ve no doubt heard, is a rallying cry of the Occupy Wall Street protesters and their movement in...


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Occupiers need to focus up

It’s been hard to miss some exposure to the month-long Occupy Wall Street protests. Their camp-out in Manhattan’s Financial District has inspired similar movements across the country. As the protests amass powerful...


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Social change is a group effort, but we still need a leader

This week marks the death of a leader and perhaps the end of an era of our nation’s greatest revolutions over the past few decades. America’s technological revolution, beginning in the late...


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The plight of "Occupy Wall Street"

The ability to protest is a right granted to all U.S. citizens, thanks to that always-handy First Amendment. Although the word causes most to recall the struggles of a colorful and charismatic...


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Redefining the term "Easy A"

Have you ever asked yourself what the point of college is? If your answer is “to get a good job,” then you’re here for all the wrong reasons; you’re probably just doing...