Pelle Waldron
Assistant News Editor
2017
pwaldro1@binghamton.edu
85 Articles
Campus News
For fall 2015, academic calendar plans later end to semester
According to the calendar, fall 2015 classes will end on Tuesday, Dec. 15, and final exams will commence immediately afterward on Wednesday, Dec. 16. ...
Campus News
Florence Margai, Harpur Dean and geography professor, passes away at 52
Florence Margai, an associate dean of Harpur College of Arts and Sciences and a professor in the geography department, died on Jan. 8 of natural causes. She was 52 years old. Shortly...
Community
Local businesses brace for January slow-down
When finals end and students head home for winter break, favorite Downtown businesses have learned to adjust to the time off from the University rush. Binghamton has a population of approximately 47,000...
Speakers
Professorial candidate talks emotional, social consequences of alcohol abuse
As part of her application process to become a research professor, Catharine Fairbairn, who received her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, gave a talk on Monday evening on alcohol’s rewards in ...
Student Association
Student Congress 11/17/2014: collaborations, Spring Fling planning
During the meeting, the Student Association (SA) E-Board discussed different issues faced by the organization, including Spring Fling fundraising and collaborations with other groups on and off campus ...
Campus News
Freezing, crashes mar Spring 2015 class registration
BU Brain has given students a different reason to worry about class sign-ups. For the past few weeks, students have been experiencing problems looking up and signing up for classes. Daniel Litt,...
Campus News
Short-staffed, Harpur Advising struggles to accomodate students
Harpur’s advising staff is currently only half of what it usually is. After three advisers took jobs elsewhere and one left on maternity leave, the advising center only has four of its ...
Campus News
Korean student voted second-best speaker at West Point debate tournament
Nothing was lost in translation last weekend, as international student Ian Kim was ranked the second-best speaker at West Point’s annual debate tournament. Kim, a junior majoring in accounting, was born in...
Community
Co-founder of Watson school remembered for community service, love of family
James Carrigg, Binghamton community member and a founder of the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, died Oct. 11 of natural causes after suffering a stroke. He was 81...
Campus News
NYPIRG holds anti-fracking protest on the Spine, calls for Cuomo's support
The Spine became the stage for an environmental discussion when NYPIRG hosted an event educating students on the potential dangers of fracking. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, involves pumping chemically treated water into...