Jessie Heller

Staff Writer

jheller5@binghamton.edu

18 Articles


Campus News

Susan Strehle named new graduate dean

After serving as vice provost and dean of the graduate school from 1993 to 2000, Susan Strehle has been appointed as dean of Binghamton University’s Graduate School. ...


Campus News

Binghamton University intern and Cairo University student recount riots and violence in Egypt

To give Binghamton University students a look at the conditions for students their age in Egypt, Peace Action Binghamton University organized a Skype conversation with a student from Cairo University. ...


Campus News

Provost Nieman warns against selling class notes online

In an environment of high academic achievement — and competition — some students view buying an extra set of class notes to be a harmless way to get ahead. Donald Nieman, executive...


Campus News

Ellen DeGeneres fanatics vie for talk show host's attention

Rachel Samuels, a junior majoring in human development, and Jessica Schwartz, an undeclared sophomore, created the fake sorority Epsilon Delta in an effort to attract enough of the talk show host’s attention ...


Campus News

Turkish students recount experiences at summer protests

Two Turkish Binghamton University students spoke to an audience gathered in Hillside Community to explain that the people of Turkey have three demands: free media, an open democratic dialogue and an end ...


Community

"Love Hate Love" chronicles life after tragedy

Don Hardy, creator of the documentary "Love Hate Love" and Windsor, N.Y. native, came to BU Wednesday, Sept. 11 to speak about his film. ...


Campus News

Hillel and LASU connect cultures

Hillel and the Latin American Student Union (LASU) joined together to bridge the cultural gap that exists between the students that make up Binghamton University. ...


Speakers

Shanghai theatre professors perform for audience, discuss cross-cultural influences

Students sang along in English and Chinese Monday night as they learned about the impact of Western culture on the Chinese theater. ...


News

Love Out Loud calls out modern slavery

While most people consider slavery a thing of the past, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship looked at its continued presence in the modern world during their annual event, “Love Out Loud.” ...


News

Professor talks religion, cruelty, the evolution of empathy

John Teehan, an associate professor of religion at Hofstra University, visited Binghamton University Monday to discuss the relationship between religion, empathy and cruelty from an evolutionary-cognitive perspective, as part of the weekly ...