Brian Racow

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SA appeals J-Board ruling, fails to impeach Chair

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At its meeting Monday night, the Student Association Assembly voted to appeal the Judicial Board's recent decision that the student group New York Public Interest Research Group be fully reinstated.

SA revokes NYPIRG’s BU charter on claims of defiance

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Binghamton University's chapter of New York Public Interest Research Group has been forced to face the possibility this week that its 37-year existence as a campus institution may be in its death throes.

Cuomo announces major budget cuts

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Gov. Cuomo announced his budget for fiscal year 2011-12. The governor proposed significant cuts in funding to education and Medicaid.

Ex-coach to write book

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Kevin Broadus, the former head coach of men's basketball at Binghamton University who parted ways with the University last November, is writing a book.

BU to host SUNY SA conference

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This weekend, the SUNY Student Assembly will hold the first of its biannual conferences for the 2010-11 school year in Binghamton to discuss issues such as budget cuts to SUNY schools, tuition policy and increasing the representation of community college and graduate students. The conference, to be held at the Holiday Inn Arena, will consist...

Statewide 2010 election candidates’ platforms profiled

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Last Friday, Pipe Dream previewed local legislative races in the Binghamton area. This issue takes a statewide focus, as several statewide positions will also be on the ballot in November for New York residents to choose the people who represent them in government. The following is a snapshot of the races, the candidates and the...

Hinchey-Phillips race could be closer than predicted

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Millions of Americans will go to the polls Nov. 2 to vote candidates into offices ranging from the local to the state and federal. Though many Binghamton University students will vote in their home districts, students who have registered with the Broome County Board of Elections will have the opportunity to choose the people who...

Al-Zahrani may have had illness

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An attorney for the Binghamton graduate student charged with stabbing a professor to death last winter has filed a notice with the Broome County Court declaring the defense’s intent to present psychiatric evidence demonstrating that the defendant suffered from ‘longstanding mental illness.’ Abdulsalam Al-Zahrani, a 46-year-old Saudi national, was accused of stabbing Richard Antoun, 77-year-old...

Bob Dylan puts Events Center on his ‘Never Ending Tour’ schedule

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Music icon Bob Dylan and His Band is scheduled to perform in concert at Binghamton University’s Events Center this fall. The concert, part of Dylan’s present nationwide tour of universities and civic centers, will take place at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Specific details on event ticketing are still being worked out between the...