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Madness in March, Part 3: The Phinal Phour

“Mad Men” vs. Purim. Selection Sunday vs. the vernal equinox. March has been mad as ever this year and there’s no more time to dillydally. The Phinal Phour starts now. SEMIFINAL No....


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Gay bashers don’t belong on campus

Binghamton University is home to some of the most esteemed and influential student organizations in New York. We can be proud of most of the events that take place on our campus,...


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Tebow doesn’t know better, you should

Tim Tebow to the Jets? Whoop-dee-fucking-doo. Now I suppose New Yorkers will either love or hate this self-proclaimed Jesus worshiper who prays to God for victory — you know, just in case...


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Republican Party stuck in endless tug-of-war

The Republican Party is currently embroiled in a life-and-death struggle between its moderate and radical wings, each vying for the nomination of its favored candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Over the...


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Mindless slaughter carries greater meaning

The lesser-known title of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse Five” is “The Children’s Crusade,” a particularly poignant homage to the horrors that persist and have always persisted in international conflict. In the first chapter,...


Staff Editorials

Court is adjourned

The student body’s patience with campus construction is already at an all-time low. Will impending New University Union overhaul be the straw that breaks the camel’s back? ...


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Armchair activism in digital age isn’t a sign of true heroism

LONDON — Unfortunately, superheroes don’t exist. On the upside, real heroes do. They live just as you and I do, but with a twist. Between lunch breaks and long talks with friends...


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Lights shined too bright on Russell

Only 10 days after Invisible Children released the viral “Kony 2012” video, the charity’s founder and director Jason Russell reached his tipping point last Thursday when he got naked on a street...


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Drug policy needs overhaul

There are many reform campaigns that have much more worth than they do publicity. The collateral sanctions of misdemeanor and felony drug convictions are similar to those of violent crimes in that...


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Anti-Kony leader makes compromising mistake

I recently asked a friend of mine here if she had seen “that” video. It was my own mistake, asking her a completely nondescript question. I easily could have meant any of...