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Hindering progress in the S.A.

The Student Assembly is an eclectic gang of leaders blazing a path to glory for the student body, and I, Igor Centric, am definitely the most important person in it. I fuckin’...


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Around the horn with tasty libations

I love it when breweries release sampler packs. Perhaps you’ve seen the Saranac sampler in Wal-Mart. That one comes in both a six-pack and twelve-pack, and both are good introductions to that...


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Strategic plan in focus: how will BU’s plans affect academics?

Last month, Binghamton University’s latest Strategic Plan, entitled “Excellence in a Climate of Change,” was presented with an emphasis on ensuring that the institution would adapt to changing trends in higher education....


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Rejected BU Merchandise - Cheer Team Douche

Allah be praised, sometimes I just don’t understand what goes on in the minds of the people responsible for our merchandise. Little monkeys with Velcro hands get the big thumbs up, but...


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Bearcats lost second straight down the stretch

On “Pardon the Interruption” yesterday, Tony Kornheiser predicted Binghamton would beat UMBC by six or seven points. He had no idea the Bearcats would shoot 1-for-14 from beyond the arc in the...


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All in the family

“Going down, going down at the bunny ranch!” This is the start to the wonderful 9 minute long porn clip entitled “Potter Twins Strap-on.” Yes, this set of half-decent looking twins are...


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CD Review - Ministry of Sound The Annual 2006

People go downtown for numerous reasons: the beer, the booze, the potential hookups, and the always-entertaining cab rides. You know why I go downtown? Because every weekend at The Rat, I can...


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Editorial: Kick alums while they’re down?

Binghamton University is always looking for money from its alumni, and is extremely well set-up to receive the help it so desperately says it needs. Take, for example, the very first item...


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Procrastinating deadly to grad school hopefuls

As the spring semester gets underway, freshmen are still adjusting to the not yet brutal winter at Binghamton University. Sophomores are beginning to realize they have to declare a major within a...


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Homeless alum claim brush-off from BU after fire

Although local businesses and the Red Cross have been working diligently to find homes and give aid to all of the 140 victims of last week’s fire at the Riviera Ridge apartment...