Arts & Culture

Keeping it casual: Celebrating V-Day with a hook-up buddy

The Valentine’s Day paraphernalia that floods stores in the beginning of February gives underachievers a stigma. In other words, it puts pressure on couples to go out of their way to do...


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Single? Make the most of SAD

Being single is fine, and on most holidays it doesn’t matter at all. Single for New Year’s? Cool. Ridin’ solo for Veteran’s Day? No problem. Single for Halloween? Sure — even though...


Arts & Culture

Spice things up with your valentine

Valentine’s Day usually means going out to dinner or exchanging simple gifts. So, for a lot of people, there’s not much that makes it different than any other date night. Instead of...


Arts & Culture

Super Bowl 2012 commercials lackluster

While for some people Sunday represented the biggest football game of the year, for others it represented a completely different battle — the Brand Bowl. The day of the year when companies...


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Target: High fashion, reasonable prices

It used to be that designer clothing was either only for the rich and famous or an investment purchase. Thankfully, that is no longer the case. Since the economic bubble burst in...


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Lessons learned as a Binghamton freshman

Being a freshman in college can be daunting at times. You’re in a new place with new people, and sometimes it can take a while to get into the swing of things....


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Making friends on your floor isn’t as hard as you’d think

Maybe you’re a transfer student, a freshman still getting your bearings or just extremely shy, but regardless of your status it’s possible that you’ve yet to meet all the people who live...


Arts & Culture

Solo living no more: getting used to your roommate

Those who live in a fairy tale world may believe that dorm life is like a Disney movie, where good always prevails over evil and things work out in the end. But...


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Shredding the “Freshman Fifteen”

Last June, I had to buy several pairs of new pants, and I’ll tell you why: during my freshman year, I gained 25 pounds. Ridiculous, I know. I saw the “Freshman 15”...


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Pre-gaming protocol in the dorms

As classes drone on, many students drift to thoughts of the weekend, counting down the hours until they can drink, dance and forget about the dreadfully long syllabi they were just handed....