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Rise to the water's occasion
The rising floodwaters of the Southern Tier have crippled our region, momentarily paralyzed the way we live our lives and have forced upwards of 20,000 Broome County citizens to evacuate. But despite...
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America does not simply boil down to a nation of "pinheads" and "patriots"
Nine Eleven. Ten years ago these words would be nothing more than an unfunny parody of 7-Eleven or an unusual pronunciation of our national emergency phone number. Two days later, it would...
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Infinite construction has left campus fractured and hideous
Once upon a time, Binghamon University was a beautiful place. That time has long since passed us by. We’re told that wherever we are on campus, there’s a blue emergency light somewhere...
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Trudging through the Dark Ages of television
After eight months of having my eyes buried in textbooks, it was quite refreshing to have them glued to something else during summer vacation — a television. During the summer I anticipated...
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Taking advantage of college means gaining a new, fresh perspective
Hi, senior year. What’s up? I never thought we’d meet like this. It’s surprising, I know, but somehow satisfying. This won’t be the epic battle I expected. Perhaps it would have been...
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Binghamton evolving
The disconnect between Binghamton University and its surrounding community is alarming. We offer up a few solutions on how to improve the quality of life for students who reside Downtown. ...
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Living Downtown amongst the roaches, cops and ghosts
After living Downtown for a whole two weeks this semester, I’ve come to realize something: I’m not in Kansas anymore. Living Downtown is a far, and sometimes pained, cry from living on...
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Don't fall into that same, drab routine, seize your opportunities
You’re back. Welcome home. We’ve missed you. The dorm halls and library alcoves have been quiet and dusty for too long. Glenn G. Bartle Library, Lecture Hall 1 and The Rathskeller are...
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Embarking on the post-grad path
Somehow, and I don’t know how I got here, but it is the beginning of the end. Actually, it’s not THE beginning of THE end, but more of A beginning of AN...
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On rigor, with vigor
Binghamton University's ranking a top a list of least rigorous universities has us all pondering how challenging our education really is, and whether or not the grounds for our ranking are as ...