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Athletic department launches new ‘Festival of Games’

For those Bearcats fans who were looking for more of a reason to go to the games, this is for you. The Binghamton University Athletic Department has decided to implement something new...


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Classy decor for less

Decorating our homes-away-from-home in Binghamton can be both a fun and stressful experience. The stress mostly comes from knowing the amount of money it takes to create a homey atmosphere. But if...


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Playground politicians

During his address to the United Nations on Sept. 20, and on a subsequent visit to Harlem, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ripped George Bush a new one. College students, liberals and anyone...


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Golf team heads to Dartmouth for regional tournament

The adrenaline is running high for the Binghamton golf team after last weekend’s strong showing at Bethpage, Long Island, where they finished fourth out of the 16 teams in the field. They...


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Chinese concert comes to the Anderson Center

“Song of Silk: An Evening of Chinese Music and Dance,” which debuted last year at the Anderson Center, will be returning to Binghamton University next Saturday, Oct. 7. The show entertained onlookers...


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So you wanna be good at poker? (sidebar)

Brent Roberts seriously took up Texas Hold ’Em in spring of 2004. That’s when he turned $50 into $1,000 in one day by playing cash games online. Through online play, a lot...


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The Tinsel Town blabbermouth

What you are about to read shouldn’t surprise you. Hollywood stars breaking up, getting married, denying gay rumors and (for some “stars”) succeeding in Germany should not come as a shock to...


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My kingdom for a sandwich

Eyes are rolling and toes are impatiently tapping as time ticks by. The minutes seem to be wasting away as class time approaches, while students take deep breaths of exasperation and wait...


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Why care that I don’t care?

Everyone needs to leave me alone. When I say “everyone,” I’m pointing fingers at anyone that feels the need to encourage my participation in campus life. It’s like listening to a broken...


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All in! BU student has ace up his sleeve

For Brent Roberts, winning $151,570 at a World Series of Poker final table — being the youngest player ever to even sit at such a table — was not enough. No, Brett...