Police Watch

Police Watch: November 11, 2019

The following accounts were provided by Investigator Mark Silverio of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. Basket case MONDAY, Nov. 4, 6:19 p.m. — Officers responded to Johnson Hall of Dickinson Community...


Community

'No justice, no peace': Group gathers to support student arrested for taking down Birthright International advertisements

Binghamton University students chanted “no justice, no peace” on Thursday morning in the parking lot next to the Vestal Town Court in support of a student who was arrested for taking down...


Community

'Jail on Trial' forum discusses inmate mistreatment

Students and community members met on Thursday to discuss an alleged history of mistreatment at the Broome County Jail and how to combat it, just a day after another inmate died within...


Campus News

Deer population continues to pose threat to BU's nature, drivers

Besides the slippery conditions and winter weather, there is another pressing challenge that drivers in Binghamton have to face — the growing deer population. This is especially true during the first few...


Campus News

Crash courses aim to help Harpur students explore new fields

One- to three-day workshops offered by Binghamton University are aiming to help Harpur College students explore fields outside of their liberal arts curricula. The workshops, called Harpur Crash Courses, last for three...


Police Watch

Police Watch: November 7, 2019

The following accounts were provided by Investigator Mark Silverio of Binghamton’s New York State University Police Department. It’s not rocket science TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 8:00 p.m. — Two Town of Vestal firefighters...


Student Association

SA passes resolution for extra holiday time

In a few weeks, Binghamton University students are scheduled to head home the day before Thanksgiving. Next semester, students are set to return to classes the day after Easter. But for some,...


Campus News

Matthew Zachary, '96, returns to campus to share cancer survival story

In 1995, Matthew Zachary, ’96, was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer. It was the fall semester of his senior year at Binghamton Unviersity, and he first noticed symptoms on campus when his...


Student Association

SA Congress to vote on resolution calling for termination of BU engineering professor

The Student Association (SA) called for the termination of Victor Skormin, a distinguished service professor of electrical and computer engineering, at their Congress meeting on Tuesday night. Although SA Congress will not...


Politics

Broome County elections see victories for BU faculty, alumna

Nearly all of the 2019 elections have wrapped up in Broome County, resulting in two Binghamton University faculty members and an alumna winning council seats. However, the Broome County district attorney (DA)...