Emanuel “Tiki” Mayben’s trial for drug charges has been rescheduled to late May. The move would allow him to complete his undergraduate degree. Mayben, the former star point guard of the Binghamton University men’s basketball team, was arrested and indicted in September for allegedly selling crack cocaine twice on June 29. Police say they found 3.4 grams of crack cocaine on the senior at the time of the arrest. He was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both felonies. He pleaded not guilty. His trial was initially set to…

This weekend’s weather brought turmoil to the East Coast, knocking down trees, cutting electricity and flooding streets across the tri-state area and beyond — leaving at least nine dead. The storm, which battered parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut Saturday with wind gusts of up to 70 mph, struck about two weeks after heavy snow and hurricane-force winds left more than a million customers in the Northeast in the dark. At the storm’s peak, more than 265,000 customers in the New York City area and 235,000 customers in New Jersey were without power. The Philadelphia area reported…

Members of the African Student Organization strutted their stuff on the catwalk Friday for Haiti relief at their annual Threads of the Motherland benefit fashion show. “For Haiti, with Love” was the theme of the event, which took place in the Old Union Hall of the Old University Union. Approximately 200 people attended the event, allowing Binghamton University’s ASO to raise more than $1,300, which will be donated to Partners in Health — a nonprofit organization providing medical care to victims of the Haiti earthquake. The fashion show included a dance repertoire, African drum music and a live performance. “We…

If on-campus housing registration isn’t enough of a headache, finding a new roommate or suitemate creates an additional challenge for Binghamton University students. Whether it’s because your current roommates are moving off campus, transferring or trying to move into a new residence community next year, students are searching for new roommates each year and often find themselves at Residential Life’s roommate and suitemate match-up programs. These programs are managed and run by the staff of each residential community, including Susquehanna and Hillside apartments. For those who cannot attend the program, the community residential staff compiles their names on a list…

The two Binghamton University students who won their bracket at BU’s Regional Debate Tournament went on to win the National Championship Debate Tournament over the weekend. According to a statement from Joe Leeson-Schatz, director of the debate at BU, Rob Glass, a senior majoring in history, and Jon Silverman, a sophomore majoring in English, defeated their rival Liberty University winning the Novice Division in the debate tournament held at Towson University. With a 3-0 score in the finals they individually ranked as the second- and third-best speakers at the tournament, Schatz said. This was the first time that BU’s debate…

Three local residents, including two current Binghamton University students and one former student, were charged in drug-related felonies last week, according to a report in the Press & Sun-Bulletin. Members of the Broome County Narcotics Task Force charged each of the three men on the morning of March 10. They were arraigned and sent to Broome County Jail. BU student Alexander Soghanalian, 24, of Ararat Drive in Vestal, was charged with three counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, and one count of third-degree possession of a controlled substance, all felonies. The report also stated that he was…

THURSDAY, March 11, 3:35 p.m. — A supervisor in the East Gym called the police after a 19-year-old male student attempted to enter the facility using someone else’s student ID, said Investigator Dennis P. Bush of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. When officers on patrol arrived, they identified the student to whom the ID belonged and contacted him. The ID owner admitted that he had allowed his roommate to use the card to gain entry to the East Gym after his privileges had been revoked due to a previous violation of the law. Police confiscated the ID and advised…

JARED KIRSCHENBAUM, president-elect: One of Kirschenbaum’s many plans is to get more students involved in the Student Association. He is currently working with administrators to set up a program that would give current student leaders the opportunity to help others get involved. According to Kirschenbaum, advocating for all students will be the hardest part of his job, but he is excited to be “out on the battlefield, fighting for students.” He is currently working with the administration to give student leaders academic credit for their involvement, assisting Off Campus College Transport with its inefficiencies and talking with the City Council…

Binghamton University was placed on the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll and awarded with distinction. The annual award recognizes universities and colleges throughout the country for their commitment to, and achievement in, community service. This is the fourth consecutive year that Binghamton has made the Honor Roll, but it is the first time BU has been awarded with distinction. There are three categories for the award, starting with the presidential award, which is given to six schools. From there schools can be named to the Honor Roll with distinction, and, according to Dr. Elizabeth Carter, executive director…

Students from Binghamton University’s New York Public Interest Research Group traveled to Albany last week to lobby against Gov. David Paterson’s proposed cuts to the SUNY budget. In his budget proposal released in mid-January, Paterson proposed to cut allocations to SUNY by $95 million and to cut CUNY funding by $47.7 million over last year. Awards from the state’s Tuition Assistance Program could be cut by $75 per student as well. If approved, Paterson’s proposal could also allow SUNY and CUNY schools to individually regulate tuition. “I feel that budget cuts are never a good thing for the SUNY system,”…

Any girl can be Greek, but this Thursday, representatives from the six Panhellenic sororities at Binghamton University will be competing for the title of Miss Aphrodite. The Miss Aphrodite event, which is set to take place from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Days Inn Ballroom at 65 Front St., has been an annual tradition in Greek Life for the past six years. Each year, the ladies of Alpha Xi Delta sorority and the gentlemen of Delta Chi fraternity donate the money raised during the event to The V Foundation for Cancer Research and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for…

Music, contests and trivia will fill the airwaves as WHRW 90.5 FM, Binghamton University’s student-run radio station, hosts its annual 24-hour marathon to honor an alumnus who died during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The ninth annual Paul J. Battaglia Marathon, which will run from 2 p.m. on Friday to 2 p.m. on Saturday, will be held in honor of Battaglia, a BU class of ‘00 alumnus and a previous WHRW general manager. The marathon will feature singing contests, prize giveaways, live music from student groups and artists, dance music, music trivia and original programming throughout the day. Students can…