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!@#$ I forgot Valentine’s Day
It’s the day after Valentine’s Day. The garbage cans are all filled with empty chocolate boxes, pink envelopes and valentines. If you forgot it was Valentine’s Day yesterday and you’re currently dating...
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Thirer: flagship designation has no bearing on athletics
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer indicated in his State of the State address last month that University at Buffalo and Stony Brook are the top candidates to become the flagship institutions of...
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Whose hands are in your vote?
It is no surprise how close the race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination has become. What is surprising is that the eventual outcome may not rest...
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Battle of the BUs set for Tuesday
The Binghamton University men’s basketball team will be looking for its first win of the month when it visits Boston University at 7 tonight. The Bearcats will look to play a complete...
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Lost: Bearcat Mojo
Once again, the Binghamton University men’s basketball team found itself facing a double-figure deficit early in the second half. Once again, the Bearcats fought their way back. And once again, they came...
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With Dickinson closed, other DHs step up
More than a week after a fire sent clouds of smoke billowing above Dickinson Dining Hall, officials are still unsure what caused the fire and how long it will take to repair...
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A pair of school records fall for Binghamton track team
The Binghamton University track and field team was split this weekend between the Cornell Invitational and the Collegiate Invitational in New York City. One Bearcat, Adam Hill, attended both meets, competing in...
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Don’t believe the hype
Economy, my ass. This passing of the economic stimulus package drafted by Congress feels like one more nail in the coffin of the vision of a productive, economically competitive America. The idea...
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Women’s tennis takes early season knocks
Michael Jordan used to lose to the Detroit Pistons in the playoffs every year. Eli Manning lost his first six games as an NFL starter and became the New York media’s whipping...
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Clemens, freshly squeezed
There is no athlete in modern professional sports whose mere presence on a television screen or newspaper headline angers me more than Roger Clemens. It started for me before this past season...