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Cupid’s poke is no match for true love
For Generation Y, the courting ritual has become a process of text messages, away messages, instant messages, e-mails and “the poke”— the Facebook poke, that is. If these virtual steps are completed...
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Alcohol at orientation? Once upon a time
BU is not boozer friendly. Skipping the fine print of your housing agreement may land you on a chemical-free floor, the closest bar is a 20-minute walk (or 40-minute stumble) from the...
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Campus reacts to rape; ‘1 is too many’
Some Digman residents said they were unaware of the alleged rape attempt in their dorm over the weekend until they read the campus newspaper or attended a neighboring hall’s social event where...
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Pipe Dream apologizes for “Eating off the floor”
A column about campus food-service workers (Oct. 18) contained derogatory, mean-spirited and vindictive attacks against certain Sodexho dining-hall workers. While the op/ed page provides a forum for its columnists’ view points —...
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Nice to see you again, stranger
Hi, alumni. How ya doin’? I’ve missed you. It seems like just yesterday you were here with me, shootin’ the breeze out by the Union — back when there was only one....
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Greasy burger fumes invade Union offices
The opening of the Bearcat Grille in the New Union on Oct. 12 was probably a happy event for many students and faculty members, but for the people working below, it was...
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Digman Hall was location of Saturday incident
The sexual assault against a female student that Binghamton University police say occurred early Saturday morning happened in Dickinson’s Digman Hall. The newspaper reported on Tuesday that it occurred in Newing. The...
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Correction
A front-page article (Friday, Oct. 21) about a rape attempt on campus misreported the school affiliation of the accused student. William Marulanda Jr., whom police have charged with felony attempted rape, is...
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No keg to stand on
Homecoming at Binghamton University is already at a disadvantage when compared with similar events at schools nationwide. Our main weakness, of course, is our 46-year undefeated football team: it doesn’t exist. There’s...