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For the love of the game

During winter break, I missed a family get-together because of a scheduling conflict with a Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game. I didn’t think anyone would be offended, especially since I was so honest...


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A thorn Groh-ing in opponents’ sides

A ball is fouled out of play well over the fence and is now rolling towards the BU tennis courts. A lanky ballplayer jogs out from the dugout to retrieve it. Next...


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SUNY-New Paltz up in arms

A group of students at the State University of New York at New Paltz is in the process of forming a potential student militia. If brought to life, the militia could be...


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Offbeat News

Pay the Piper Jurgen Hass, a 56-year-old German living in Paraguay, is attempting to become the legal father of 1,000 children. According to Der Spiegel, a German news service, Hass, a former...


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Editorial: how to be a smart health care consumer

It seems that it’s in fashion to contract a sexually transmitted disease here in the Southern Tier (see Page 1, and an April 28 article about a syphilis outbreak in Broome County)....


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Kevin McKeown: BU’s saving grace

Kevin McKeown slammed his stick down on the bench in a fury. The Colgate Red Raiders had just scored twice in less than a minute, prompting BU men’s lacrosse head coach Ed...


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BU attends rally to stop genocide in Darfur

On Sunday, April 30, in Washington, D.C., the “Save Darfur: Rally to Stop Genocide,” brought thousands of people together, including a bus load of Binghamton University students organized by Hillel, BU’s biggest...


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The Binghamton strip

“I wanna go Downtown, but I’m not leaving until I can’t walk,” quoth the Drunk Girl. I can’t say I disagreed with her mantra, because if I can’t walk, then I probably...


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BU senior on a quest to rebuild a school in Peru

Back in her senior year of high school, Dahlia Rissman was accepted by Binghamton University, but decided to begin her college years differently than the typical 18-year-old. She chose to defer her...


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Writers make mistakes, too

When analysts make preseason predictions, they tend to go with most of the obvious choices, and maybe throw in a surprise or two. Obvious choices include picks that are made because everyone...