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	How to Make a Rockin' Digital Resume By Kelsey Wasilewski March 9, 2012 - 4:40pm In an increasingly competitive job market, job seekers have to go to greater lengths to make sure they leave a lasting impression on employers. Handing in a generic black and white resume that lists every ice cream server and American Eagle sales associate position you’ve had since high school will earn you a one way ticket to the trash bin. READ MORE
	Parade Day Dos and Donts By HC Binghamton Staff March 2, 2012 - 3:43pm Some of us are veterans of this wonderful day and some of us are newbies. This one’s for the newbies. The freshman..the sophomore who didn’t start drinking until this year because they were still trying to convince themselves they could have fun at a school where almost everyone drinks without drinking but finally gave into temptation..the transfer student..or the upperclassman who has clearly waited too long to experience this joyous occasion. Well, no need to worry. Lucky for you, the staff of HC Binghamton are veterans to Parade Day. So follow these tips and you’ll survive Parade Day. Don’t follow them, and, well, bad things will happen. READ MORE
	Going Global: How to Cure Travel Fever By Kelsey Wasilewski February 25, 2012 - 12:35pm Maybe it was the trip you took with your family last spring break to the Bahamas, or the semester you spent abroad in Spain. Maybe it was just looking at pictures on StumbleUpon in the back of your lecture class. Wherever you caught it, now you can’t shake the infection. No amount of trips to the student health center can cure this disease. You have been infected with the travel bug. What can you do to cure this? Travel more, of course! In this increasing global world, there are many options available to students who wish to see the world or even make a career out of their love to travel. Peace...
	Passion Vs. Practicality: Is a Business Major the Key to Career Success? By Lauren Howley February 17, 2012 - 5:01pm Your first year at college had been a huge success. You loved your dorm, you made a ton of diverse, new friends, and you earned a great G.P.A. As you gear up for another great year away at school, it seems as though you have it all figured out. Except you don’t. Because on your university transcript in dark, unavoidable type, still reads the anxiety-inducing, “Undeclared”. READ MORE
	Love Songs for Any Relationship Status By Raven Rivera February 11, 2012 - 3:57pm Valentine’s Day is for most people, a love/hate relationship. You love it when you’re in love (or at least in like) and you hate it when you’re not. In college, relationships are often not as simple as single or taken. Relationship labels can range anywhere from in a relationship and totally in love to hooking up but wanting more back to in a relationship but on the verge of a break-up to just single and loving life. Every love story, or anti-love story, needs the perfect soundtrack so whichever category you fall into, we’ve got the perfect playlist for you. We’ll start off on a happy note. If you’re in a relationship and head over heels in love, these nauseatingly romantic songs are for you....
	HC Binghamton's Guide to Realistic New Year's Resolutions By Lauren Howley December 13, 2011 - 7:00pm With finals winding down and the star-studded cast of New Year’s Eve reminding us that 2012 is right around the corner, you may have already committed yourself an epic new year’s resolution. During the holiday season, it’s easy to get wrapped up in hopeful wishes and grandiose ambitions for the year ahead. But we all know the reason why the gym is super-crowded in January and empty come Valentine’s Day. Often, our New Year’s resolutions are simply too unrealistic! So instead of “committing” yourself to a resolution that you’ll forget an hour after the ball drops, try one of HC Binghamton’s realistic collegiette resolutions! READ MORE
	Love Lessons from the New Girl By HC Binghamton Staff December 8, 2011 - 5:18pm Zooey Deschanel or “Jess” as we have come to know and love her on FOX’s newest hit New Girl is so perfect even with all of her imperfections. She’s super cute, silly, sweet, awkward, and unique. Every girl wants to be her and mostly every guy wants to date her. In all of her quirky glory, she’s taught us a whole lot about guys, relationships, and love. READ MORE
	Spring Classes We Can't Wait to Take! By Raven Rivera December 1, 2011 - 12:15pm With the fall 2011 semester coming to an end, most of us have winter break on the mind. Whether it be Christmas, Hanukkah, or New Years that you are excited for, winter break isn’t meant to last forever. For that reason, we’ve compiled a list of a few classes we’re excited to take next semester just so you have something to look forward to upon your arrival back at Bing in the spring. READ MORE
	The Intern Queen Visits Bing! By Kelsey Wasilewski November 16, 2011 - 3:55pm Binghamton University got the royal treatment this Monday night when Lauren Berger, the Intern Queen, paid a visit to campus. Students flocked to the Chenango Champlain Collegiate Center at 7 p.m. on Monday to hear the Queen talk about landing internships, breaking the rules, and going after your dreams - no matter what. “I’ve followed the Intern Queen on Twitter and seen her webpage; I’ve used her website when finding internships and found it useful,” said Lauren Appel, a junior English major. “I just wanted to see what she had to say and see what knowledge she could give me.” READ MORE
	Discover Alternatives to State Street By Deena Buechler November 9, 2011 - 4:16pm The leaves are no longer bright and colorful and the trees hang naked and bare. Every few minutes someone coughs or sneezes in lecture and Binghamton is becoming bitterly cold again. Binghamton sweatshirts and apparel fill the moving sidewalks and UGG boots trot along the ‘brain.’ When the long week of work and exams are over, many students enjoy going downtown to let loose and party. The issue with this is, most of us aren’t properly dressed for the outside weather when we go downtown. There isn’t (for the most part) a place to hang up our jackets and sweaters and if we go bundled up, we will quickly get warm. Here’s an alternative: do something else! READ MORE