Hunter Akins

hakins1@binghamton.edu

14 Articles


Health

Flu cases rise in Broome County

As finals week approaches, flu season is underway in Broome County. According to the New York State (NYS) Flu Tracker, as of the week of Nov. 20, 231 total cases of influenza...


Off-Campus News

BU continues search for lost battle site

Binghamton University faculty are preparing to continue the search for a lost battle site. BU’s Public Archaeology Facility (PAF) has recently been awarded a $71,630 grant from the National Park Service’s American...


Campus News

BU joins National Science Foundation consortium

Binghamton University has joined nine other northeastern universities in a research and entrepreneurial consortium. The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Hub: Interior Northeast Region (IN I-Corps) aims to provide students with the...


Community

NYS Senate Candidate Lea Webb holds Q&A

New York State Senate Candidate Lea Webb fielded Binghamton University students’ questions this past Wednesday. Lea Webb, the Democratic candidate for the 52nd district, was featured in a meet and greet held...


Community

Vestal Starbucks workers unionize

Workers at the Starbucks across from Town Square Mall have won their vote to unionize. On Aug. 24, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) counted mail-in ballots submitted by workers at the...


Campus News

BU hosts third annual "Run the Brain" race

This past Saturday, students competed to see who could run Binghamton University’s “Brain” route the fastest at the third annual “Run the Brain” race. Up to 20 students from each class year...


Campus News

BUDS to no longer accept cash payments

Students and community members looking to dine at Binghamton University will no longer have the option to pay for their meals with cash. In an Aug. 16 B-Line News Addition, Binghamton University...


Orientation Issue 2022

People to know at BU

Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger Harvey Stenger has served as president of BU since January 2012. Prior to this he held the positions of dean and professor at Leigh University and, later,...


Campus News

Annual 'Take Back The Night' Rally held by Women's Student Union

Binghamton University students took to the streets to protest against rape culture this past Thursday. As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Women’s Student Union (WSU) at BU held their annual...


Campus News

15th-annual ICK! Science Fair returns in person

Students at Binghamton University provided local kids with hands-on experience in different fields of science this past Saturday. The “I’m a Complex Kid!” (ICK!) science fair is an annual event, held by...