Brandon Ng
bng1294@binghamton.edu
72 Articles
Campus News
University sees record number of applications as 18,600 students return to Binghamton
18,600 students returned to Binghamton University this past weekend, as the University received a record 58,400 total applications for the fall 2023 semester. Approximately 3,000 first-year students ultimately enrolled out of a...
Campus News
'Statewide issues' cause first day internet outage
A regional power outage that crashed internet access greeted students for their first day of classes. At 11:01 a.m., a B-Alert sent to the student body said that Binghamton University’s Information Technology...
Campus News
University announces artificial turf replacing grass fields in Dickinson, CIW, drawing criticism from students
An announcement that artificial turf would replace grass fields in College-in-the-Woods and Dickinson Community evoked largely negative reactions from students. Along with new seating areas and lights, the new fields are scheduled...
Community
Battisti beats incumbent Korchak in Republican primary grudge rematch for DA
Incumbent Broome County District Attorney Michael Korchak has lost renomination in the June 27 Republican primary election, according to unofficial results published by the county’s Board of Elections. Arguing that Broome County...
News
Supreme Court guts affirmative action
The Supreme Court has declared affirmative action in higher education admissions unconstitutional — a decision widely expected by legal experts given the Court’s conservative composition. Supported by the Court’s six Republican-appointed justices,...
Orientation Issue 2023
Pipe Dream's Stories of the Year
From Residential Life eliminating the residential assistant (RA) position to the arrest of 15 people at a protest against police brutality, the News Desk has reported on major developments, both at Binghamton...
Campus News
Red Mango to be replaced by health-focused competitor
Shake Smart, a new health food vendor replacing Red Mango, will soon greet Binghamton University students entering the Marketplace. Scheduled to open for move-in day in August, Shake Smart plans to sell...
Off-Campus News
Rape, sexual abuse charges against Colonial defendant thrown out in court
All charges against Leor Kweller, one of the defendants in the Colonial case, were thrown out in Binghamton City Court. Kweller, accused of raping a 19-year-old woman, was charged alongside his brother,...
Community
County Executive Garnar issues emergency declaration
Broome County is now in a state of emergency. Signed on May 11 by Broome County Executive Jason Garnar, Emergency Order No. 1 declares that the county is unable to receive and...
Campus News
'They've swept it under the rug'
A lawsuit filed against SUNY and several high-level Binghamton University administrators is moving forward. In recently filed court documents, a case filed by Karen Barzman, a former professor of art history at...