Riccardo Monico

rmonico1@binhgamton.edu

38 Articles


Senior Columns

Senior Column: It's OK to let go

When I started my freshman year at Binghamton University, I thought I had it all figured out. I knew what was moral, what was logical and what was right. After four years,...


Campus News

BU mandates booster vaccine for on campus students

January 3 update: Both on-campus and off-campus residents who have in-person classes are now required to receive a vaccine booster shot before returning to Binghamton University for the spring 2022 semester. According...


Off-Campus News

BU alumnus shares story of Downtown assault

On the evening of Oct. 14, 2021, Kai Liu, a Binghamton University alumnus, was attacked and robbed near Recreation Park on Binghamton’s West Side, resulting in a traumatic brain injury. Liu, a...


SUNY News

SUNY Chancellor resigns amid Cuomo-related controversy

Editor’s note: This story has been updated on Dec. 10 to reflect the newest information possible. Our original reporting on the SUNY Student Assembly and Faculty Council of Community Colleges’ statement can...


Campus News

"It's wage theft" — Graduate student TAs fight to abolish broad-based fees

Graduate student teaching assistants (TAs) are calling for the abolishment of broad-based fees, which they claim constitute wage theft by Binghamton University. During family weekend in late September, visitors on the BU...


Campus News

Professor emeritus of theatre dies at 77

John Vestal, 77, former chair of the art and theatre departments, died on Wednesday, Oct. 27 according to a Nov. 2 Binghamton University Dateline announcement. Vestal taught at BU since 1973, before...


News

Vestal Town Council: Stephen Donnelly and Patrick McPherson

Stephen Donnelly and Patrick McPherson are the Republican candidates in the Vestal Town Council race. Donnelly, a Southern Tier native, has worked for years as the president of his marketing and consulting...


News

Family Court Judge: Veronica Gorman

Veronica Gorman is a Republican nominee for Broome County family court judge. Gorman has served as second assistant district attorney specializing in the prosecution of all sexual offense crimes in Cortland County...


News

Family Court Judge: Mara Grace

Mara Grace is a Democratic nominee for Broome County family court judge. Grace is a Broome County native and has been a practicing attorney for 20 years. She has also served on...


News

Family Court Judge: Sandy Monachino

Sandy Monachino is a Democratic and Working Family Party nominee for family court judge. Monachino is the current Broome County Family Court support magistrate, and spent 29 years practicing family law in...