September 2008 |
Issue 1, Volume 6 |
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By Amy LeBlanc Tuesday August 29, 2008 is not listed on the academic calendar as Alumni Day, but indie rock singer Ingrid Michaelson, class of 2001, returned to Binghamton University's Anderson Center for the first time to give a performance. Sharing the stage with Ms. Michaelson was Ben Lee, an Australian born pop singer/songwriter.
I caught a free show before the concert that afternoon while the two rehearsed and did sound checks. At promptly 8:00 pm, Ben Lee was welcomed onto the stage by a small but enthusiastic crowd. He started off by announcing that he had gone to college at the age of 18 and ...
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By Mike Riconda There is something to be said about this campus. To the new students here this semester, it could be perceived as anything, from a wonderland to a nightmare. I can definitely sympathize with both views, and the many perspectives in between. The campus tour you freshmen received does not even ...
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By Brian Young John McCain, the maverick of the Senate, is running for president on the platform that he will change Washington. He is running saying that Washington is broken and that he is the man to fix it. Yet a simple look at his record really shows that a McCain Presidency will just be a continuation of ...
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By Adam Carver With one crossing of the "t" and dotting of the "i", the future of the NBA has been altered. On July 16, 2008 high school phenom, Brandon Jennings, decided to rescind his commitment to the University of Arizona and signed with the Pallacanestro Virtus Roma of the Italian Serie A. Exactly one week ...
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By Daniel Levin Standing proudly with an American flag in one hand and a blue Obama Change sign in the other, I chanted with 80,000 people on their feet, "Eight is Enough" at Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado.
Throughout the duration of my entire summer stranded in Binghamton, I had anxiously waited for ...
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Campus Life Beating Boredom in BinghamtonIncoming freshmen, by now you have probably realized that the bulk of your time spent off campus this year is going to be used wandering around Wal-Mart or getting drunk. Fear not, there is quality out there, even if it is ... How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love BU“My name is Daniel Winegard and I will be your Orientation Advisor for the next two days.” I got to say this some eight times over the summer - possibly to you if you are an incoming freshman or transfer - as I helped run ... So Many Freshmen…Over the summer about a week before school, I talked to my friend who is an RA in Rafuse. She was telling me how her building already had so many freshmen in it, and they were planning on putting eight freshmen in the ... | | Politics Myths about WashingtonThis summer, instead of doing my favorite activity of sleeping on my front porch while reading Vanity Fair and drinking lemonade, I decided that I should do something “worthwhile.” So I became an intern for my congressman in ... Six Homes None The RicherSo the secret is out. John McCain can’t keep track of all the houses he owns. Here he is explaining the situation, “The fact is that we have homes, and I’m grateful for it. We spend our time primarily in Washington, D.C., ... Ask Annie Ask Annie (Volume 6, Issue 1)Dear Annie,
The guy I’m hooking up with only kisses me when we say goodbye or when we are going to have sex. I think we have great chemistry. So why doesn’t he like it and how can I get him to do it more?
-Kiss me ... | | Professional Sports The Home StretchThe great thing about a baseball diamond is that the grass is always a perfect shade of green. Even when the leaves begin to change and the air gets a little crisper. In fact, the later into the season, the more the grass ... Utter DominanceIn a matter of a few weeks the record books are rewritten, as Michael Phelps set 7 new world records and won a total of 8 gold medals. Making Phelps the all-time leader in gold medals won with 14, surpassing the likes of ... Entertainment Vices in Reading and Watching TelevisionI recently came upon an important personal revelation. During summer break, I was longing to drink up any writing that did not originate from my yet to be unpacked box of unsold textbooks, thus I began to partake from the ... |
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