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Sports calendar ruins UPB plan

The Events Center has the Student Association concert planner, Pat Craig, “tossing cashews” over a request to bid for Dane Cook. Craig submitted a “request to bid” for comedian Dane Cook two...


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Different year, same results: BU starts 0-5

Tremendous buzz surrounded the Events Center at the men’s basketball team’s Nov. 18 season opener against Niagara. “We finally have a chance this year,” said senior Ali Amjad. “NCAA Tournament, here we...


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Binghamton volleyball: let’s dance

On paper, tonight’s first-round match between Binghamton and No. 2 Penn State looks like a mismatch. The Bearcats (20-11) will head to PSU (29-2), the Big Ten champions, for a first-round NCAA...


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Lounges locked following spree of vandalism

Locked due to vandalism. This was the reason given to Marcy Hall residents when Brian Barnes, resident director of the building, informed them two weeks ago that their study lounges would be...


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Men’s team drops first meet at Cornell

Maybe their stomachs were still stuffed with turkey. It was a rough day for the Binghamton University swimming and diving teams, as both squads came up short in a dual meet Wednesday...


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Briefs

Reminder: Alternate side of the street parking Alternate side of the street parking will begin at 5 p.m. on Thu. Dec. 1 and will remain in effect until Mar. 15. Binghamton’s program...


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BU’s 2006 Relay for Life to be national model

With nearly four months to go before Relay for Life, plans to make the American Cancer Society’s two-day-long fundraising event an even bigger success than last year are underway. According to organizers,...


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18-2 run propels BU past La Salle

She may be from Riga, Latvia, but after Wednesday night it’s clear that Laine Kurpniece has made a home for herself on the Events Center floor. The Binghamton University women’s basketball team...


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Wacky weather setting records this season

An unprecedented array of unpredictable weather has been barraging BU as the final stretch of the semester approaches. At 9 degrees Fahrenheit, last Friday was Binghamton’s coldest Nov. 25 on record. Just...


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Office Space: Thank you. Come again.

When I first began visiting colleges as a young high-schooler, one thing was perfectly clear to me: Binghamton is in the middle of nowhere. How did I come to this conclusion? First,...