A team of five seniors beat out the rest of their class in a Binghamton University School of Management consulting strategy competition this week.
According to Jessica Romano, a finance, marketing and global management major, and also a member of the winning team, the competition is part of SOM’s capstone course, International Strategy.
“All seniors are required to participate in the first round of the competition,” Romano said.
The competition calls on groups of students to analyze the financial situation of a company and then give advice as to what the company should or should not do.
The teams analyzed…
According to a story from Newsday, the New York State Department of Health has reported a record-low smoking rate among residents, despite a slight rise nationally.
The story states that New York residents who said they smoked cigarettes decreased from 18.9 percent in 2007 to 16.8 percent in 2008.
At the same time, surveys from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have shown that the number of people who smoke nationally has increased from 19.8 percent in 2007 to 21 percent in 2008.
According to Patricia Bax, marketing coordinator for New York State Smokers’ Quitline, the decrease…
Pretrial hearings in the case of former Binghamton University student Miladin “Minja” Kovacevic, who is accused of beating a fellow student into a coma, are set to begin in December, a Serbian court said last week.
A statement released by a Belgrade district court said that witnesses to the beating of Bryan Steinhauer, a now 23-year-old BU alumnus, will testify from the U.S. on Dec. 1 via a video link over the Internet.
Miladin “Minja” Kovacevic, a 23-year-old former BU men’s basketball player, was accused of repeatedly kicking Steinhauer in the head and chest at the Rathskeller Pub on 92…
Despite looming impeachment resolutions, Student Association President Adam Amit calmly stood before the Student Assembly and delivered his “State of the SA” speech Monday night, focusing on moving past mistakes and toward issues concerning students.
After Amit’s speech, the Assembly discussed resolutions for the impeachment and calls for the resignation of Amit, Student Assembly chair Elahd Bar-Shai and chair for Binghamton University’s Research and Planning Committee Lawrence Faulstich.
In his speech, Amit stated that he felt that “even in light of certain actions, our Student Association is on track and is having an exceptionally good year.”
Amit, Bar-Shai and Faulstich…
State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher announced Friday that the executive committee of the SUNY Board of Trustees will oversee a now ongoing audit of Binghamton University’s athletic department.
The audit, which will be performed by an external consultant who is yet to be named, was originally proposed by President Lois DeFleur in a press conference Sept. 30 and was supposed to be overseen by University officials.
“We are looking at individuals who would lead the audit, but I do not have specific names at this time,” said SUNY spokesman David Henehan.
According to Zimpher’s prepared statement, the…
In an address to the Student Assembly on Monday, Binghamton University President Lois DeFleur predicted a difficult year ahead for BU’s financial state.
At the meeting, DeFleur touched on the poor outlook of New York state’s economy and how that will affect Binghamton. She called for students, faculty and administration to work together for “the greater good of this University.”
Last year, Gov. David Paterson and the New York State Legislature raised tuition by $310 per semester for in-state undergraduates and $1,130 for out-of-state students effective spring 2009. Paterson and the legislature agreed to take 90 percent of that tuition…
A number of student groups and departments came together Wednesday during an academic fair to inform new students of the resources Binghamton University has to offer.
The event was held by the Men of Color Scholastic Society (MCSS), a student group dedicated to building up the retention and graduation rates of minority students.
“We’re not just in Binghamton; the group began in [SUNY] Brockport,” said Jahumi Harrigan, a graduate student in the Decker School of Nursing and MCS2 graduate adviser. “We had our first annual summit there last year, and we’re in other schools around the country.”
After an introductory…
With an influx of new students for the fall 2009 semester, Pipe Dream would like to help reacquaint the students with Binghamton University’s administration.
The President:
The fifth and current president of Binghamton University is Lois DeFleur, who arrived in 1990 after serving as provost at the University of Missouri-Columbia. According to her biography Web page, DeFleur received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. DeFleur is an authority on juvenile delinquency in Latin America through her teachings in sociology. The president has been a pilot for around 30 years and owns her own plane, a Comanche 260. As president,…
This weekend, Binghamton University’s Spring Fling 2009 will entertain students once again with the usual carnival staples, along with an added “Adam and Eve” theme.
The Student Association programming board has built on the successes and failures of last year’s Spring Fling by not only adding events, but expanding the area being used.
“The event will be bigger than ever this year, starting at the Student Wing and extending all the way to the Engineering Building, territory usually unused during past Spring Flings,” said Sara Parrish, the festival chair of the SAPB.
This year’s theme and tagline, “Try My Forbidden…
A full year after protesters were pepper sprayed and seven Binghamton University students were arrested during an anti-war protest on Vestal Parkway, the Anti-War Action Coalition and Experimental Media Organization/Student Action Collective (EMO/SAC) returned for another rally and march around campus, with a slightly different message.
“The main purpose was not only to protest the war in Iraq, but to make people aware of the connections that Binghamton University has to these wars,” said Kevin Koval, a freshman member of EMO/SAC.
Among the many signs protesters held were some which named companies such as Caterpillar, Boeing and Lockheed Martin as…
The latest casualty of changes to the Binghamton University Discovery Program are learning communities, which are being suspended for the fall 2009 semester.
The learning community program, in existence since 1997, allows freshmen students to take some of their classes with other students who live in their residence halls. The students would have the normal lectures with professors, but would then have the discussion sections in the residence halls, along with other themed programs.
The learning community instructors hold office and tutoring hours in Lecture Hall for the students in their sections, and also work with resident assistants to develop…
A box full of money was stolen from the Pappy Parker Players Comedy group during the final act of their show late Sunday night with Boomsplosion and Binghamton University Professor and comedian Ryan Vaughan.
“The money box had been located on a table in the Lecture Hall basement, unattended, unlocked and open,” said Investigator Dennis P. Bush of Binghamton’s New York State University Police.
The box contained $1,485, of which about $550 had been made that night at the show “Comedy Triple Threat,” which sold tickets at $5 a person. Of the money made Sunday night, around $110 would have…
Binghamton University officials are slashing budgets in an attempt to cope with the recession, and the Discovery Program has become a victim.
The Discovery Program works to connect a student’s learning inside of the classroom with life outside the University, and is part of the department of Student and Academic Affairs. It deals with everything from helping students choose their major to providing free tutoring in a variety of subjects. While the headquarters of Discovery is in the College-in-the-Woods Library, each residence hall is given a student discovery adviser to make the help more available.
However, all of that may…
Binghamton University commuters can now get cheaper parking permits … with one catch: You have to bring two other friends with you.
Parking Services is offering high occupancy vehicle (HOV) parking permits for three students or more who commute to campus together. This is a pilot program and if successful will be picked up fully next year.
The parking permits will still cost $120, but can now be split by groups of students who will be driving to campus together.
“Instead of having a permit for each of you, you can all decide to split it and use that permit…
Binghamton University will get an inside look into the world of myth busting when electronics and radio control specialist Grant Imahara speaks at the Anderson Center on March 31.
Imahara, a member of the Build Team on the Discovery Channel’s hit show, “MythBusters,” will be discussing his long career in film and TV, along with a few secrets from the show. There will also be a question-and-answer session for audience members.
“He’ll be sharing a lot of stories about what goes on behind the scenes on ‘MythBusters,’” said Aaron Cohn, the Student Association Programming Board’s variety chair. “He’ll be telling…
The local lawyer recently appointed chair of the Binghamton University Council by Gov. David Paterson is connected to the University in a number of ways — including her founding of a club sports team.
Kathryn Grant Madigan, a lawyer with Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP, will be replacing John Spring, who has served as council chair since 1999.
“I’m encouraging him [Spring] to stay on the Council, as he still has a couple years remaining in his term,” Madigan said. “He brings great perspective and background to the Council.”
The Council is made up of 10 members, including one student…
In response to student demand over the last few years, Binghamton University students will be able to major in Chinese studies starting next fall.
Binghamton University’s Harpur College Council voted last week in favor of the creation of a Chinese studies major as a part of the department of Asian and Asian American studies (DAAAS).
“The discussion of the Chinese major began at the committee level, the curriculum committee,” said Peter Spaet, vice chair of the HCC and vice president for academic affairs of the Student Association. “The idea was then pushed up to the council and the vote last…
Student Association President Matt Landau may be broadening his political endeavors beyond Binghamton University.
While no formal decision has been made, Landau has announced he is considering a run for mayor of the city of Binghamton next year.
“If I ran, it would be for mayor in the 2009 elections, with the Democratic primary happening in the fall of 2009,” Landau said. “But I want to make it clear, no decision has been made, and I personally just do not know yet what I will do.”
“We’ve made great strides in making Binghamton more vital and more vibrant through economic…
The movement to beautify Downtown Binghamton has another addition with River Read Books, a new independent bookstore that offers students and residents alike a more intimate alternative to larger chain stores.
As the name implies, the bookstore overlooks the Chenango River on Court Street, just where the river walk begins.
The store is owned and operated by three women in the community, including Connie Barnes, who has had experience in the book industry as a sales representative for Penguin Group (USA).
“We’ve [the three women] always been a big part of the community,” Barnes said. “Now it’s time for us…
Starting this year, Harpur College students thinking about taking business courses through the School of Management’s Management Adjunct program will have to wait for the winter or summer sessions.
With the influx of students into Binghamton University, SOM officials have decided to change the way the program is offered.
The adjunct program will no longer be offered in the fall or spring semesters, but will be available only for the winter and summer semesters. This change was an attempt to enable SOM to accept more students to the program, and for the department to work more efficiently with the adjunct…
Binghamton city officials hope that greater numbers of students will be drawn Downtown as they learn more about the free Wi-Fi network setup, which has attracted double the number of users since its initiation last spring.
The Wi-Fi system was first set up last March with moderate success — the first numbers in April showed that over 5,000 people had logged on to the Internet through the network. Six months later, logins have spiked to just around 10,000.
“People are using the service, we’ve had an 88 percent increase in service since it began,” said Andrew Block, director of community…
This winter, Binghamton University’s Alumni Association, in conjunction with the theater department, will offer a tour of South America.
Specifically, the group will visit Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile.
Even those who have never attended Binghamton University can be a part a part of the trip, as it is open to the public. And although most of the people who end up going are alumni, there have always been some students on the trips, organizers said.
According to Director of Production Tom Kremer, the trip usually consists of about 15 to 20 people.
“We’re looking for a manageable number…
With the loss of the Old University Union to construction, Binghamton University’s student groups and clubs have taken a hit in available programming space.
Members of the administration say they understand how important the lost programming space is to students, but believe that the Old Union construction is necessary.
“Critical maintenance to the roof was the main objective,” said Lawrence Roma, associate vice president for facilities management.
According to Roma, the roof needed to be demolished, not just replaced, because of asbestos, and the administration realized that this was a chance to update the building for “the new century, not…
Last night a candle-lighting ceremony was held in memory of those who perished during the Holocaust. Seven candles were lit — six to represent the 6 million Jews who died, and the seventh, lit by a member of the Rainbow Pride Union to represent the others killed, which included a mix of political leaders, gypsies, gay men and the disabled.
Yesterday at sundown marked the beginning of Yom Hashoah, the Holocaust Remembrance Day celebrated throughout the world. A memorial ceremony hosted by Hillel began at 6 p.m. in the Old University Union East Lounge and will conclude tonight at 6…
Students arrested in the Vestal Parkway protest will not have to face judicial charges from the University, after a meeting between students, administrators and the Graduate Student Organization last week settled the matter through a discussion.
Last Thursday, the students involved in the Vestal Parkway protest incident met with a number of BU officials to discuss perspectives and the possibility of avoiding further action. Among those in attendance at the meeting were GSO President Wazir Mohamed, Student Association President David Bass, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Lloyd Howe and Vice President for Student Affairs Brian Rose.
As a…
Binghamton University’s School of Management jumped from No. 74 to 40 in Businessweek’s annual rankings of the nation’s top undergraduate business programs.
“Being among the top 50 business schools in the country was one of the top goals of SOM, set by not only the faculty, but the students and the alumni as well,” said Upinder Dhillon, dean of SOM.
The ranking is based on a student survey, a recruiter survey, median starting salaries for graduates and the number of graduates admitted to the 35 top MBA programs.
Schools are also evaluated through an academic quality measure that consists of…
Binghamton University students are putting out a request: Don’t tase us, bros.
Five months after police shocked a University of Florida student with a Taser, colleges like Binghamton University and nearby Broome Community College are still discussing the need for Tasers or the use of force on campuses.
The Experimental Media Organization and its sub-groups, including the Student Action Collective, hosted a Town Hall meeting last night about Tasers on campus. Forum organizers wanted to inform BU students about the prevalence of Tasers on universities across the country, including BU.
Basheer Bergus, of SAC, said before the event that one…
A new program aims to make Downtown more appetizing to Binghamton University students.
Every week different Downtown businesses will offer weekday lunch discounts to students who present their BU IDs. This week, nine restaurants on Court and Washington Street will offer specials from 11:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
“It’s a partnership between the Student Association and the City of Binghamton to get more students involved in the City, in particular the Downtown area,” said Student Association President David Bass.
The program is in its second week and Bass expects participation to increase as the weeks pass.
“It’s a great thing,…
More than a week after a fire sent clouds of smoke billowing above Dickinson Dining Hall, officials are still unsure what caused the fire and how long it will take to repair the damage it caused.
According to Binghamton University spokesperson Ryan Yarosh, county investigators have yet to uncover the cause of the fire which is believed to have begun, and mostly remained, in the laundry room of the kitchen area.
The fire, which started around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, left smoke and some electrical damage. Firefighters had the blaze under control by 10:50 p.m.
According to Sodexho…
Members of Binghamton University’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity helped build a foundation for reading and learning over the break — literally — as they constructed the basis for a library in Costa Rica.
The chapter of Habitat for Humanity at BU has existed since 1995, functioning around three cornerstones: building, fundraising and educating.
According to the chapter’s Web site, the group builds during the academic year and works in collaboration with Broome County Habitat for Humanity nearly every Saturday. To build as often as they do, the organization participates in fundraisers in order to “raise money to donate to…
Last year marked the formation of a new student group on campus — one composed of students dedicated to aiding the recognition of human rights throughout the world.
In the past year, a group of Binghamton University students have created a chapter of Amnesty International, an international organization that focuses on preventing and ending abuse across the globe.
“In pursuit of this vision, AI’s mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its…
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