It has been five days since three students were attacked in Downtown Binghamton, just steps from State Street. We broke the news in our Tuesday issue and wrote an editorial on the assault, expressing dismay for the lack of support and communication from the University. Thus far, the administration has yet to issue any response.

Since we broke the story, we have received nearly 12,000 views to our news article covering the events — and just over 25,000 total to the website. Students are clearly concerned by these attacks and they deserve an answer.

The administration owes students an explanation for its silence — violent incidents such as these cannot be ignored. All we are asking is for a transparent University, one that helps students make smart decisions to stay safe.

We invite the administration to respond, and offer up our Opinions pages to them. Until then, we will count the days since Saturday night’s events that the student body has been met with silence.