Tresa Karnati
tkarnat1@binghamton.edu
43 Articles
SUNY News
Chancellor King unveils $1 million plan to address food insecurity on SUNY campuses
SUNY Chancellor John King recently announced a $1 million plan to fight food insecurity on SUNY campuses that may benefit Binghamton University students. The money funding the initiative — taken out of...
Community
Broome County Suicide Prevention Coalition holds National Suicide Prevention Month programming
The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Broome County is organizing a series of events throughout September to educate residents about available resources for those experiencing suicidal ideation. For September — National Suicide Prevention...
News
Transgender activist Makyyla Holland wins settlement against Broome County Jail
Makyyla Holland, a transgender woman, experienced violence and discrimination in the Broome County Jail. A settlement reached in her lawsuit could aid in passing legislation protecting the rights of incarcerated transgender individuals...
Community
Broome County awarded $1.6 million from landmark opioid settlement
Broome County has received about $1.6 million in settlement money from pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors to aid in combating the opioid epidemic. In 2019, New York State Attorney General Letitia James sued...
Orientation Issue 2023
Dates and events to know at BU
New Student Move-in and Welcome Program (Aug. 18 to Aug. 19) Freshman move-in begins a few days prior to the start of classes. This gives incoming students a chance to settle into...
Campus News
BU trends below goals for diversity in student body, faculty
Binghamton University is not on track to meet all of its 2026 diversity goals — with some statistics declining. Data from BU’s Road Map plan shows that underrepresented minority (URM) students currently...
Campus News
Students create GoFundMe after lecturer is diagnosed with breast cancer
Students have created a GoFundMe for an English lecturer diagnosed with an aggressive stage 2B, triple negative breast cancer. Heather Dorn, Ph.D. ‘16, was diagnosed with breast cancer in March of 2023....
Campus News
BU sees rise in 'sextortion' crimes on campus
Binghamton University has experienced a rise in “sextortion” crimes over the 2021-22 academic year. During a BU Council meeting on April 21, the Annual Campus Safety report revealed an increase in fraud...
Community
New webpage tracks Binghamton's COVID-19 relief funds
Binghamton activists have created a website that claims to track the use of Binghamton’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. ARPA — passed by Congress in March 2021 — is a relief...
Campus News
Student housing assistants to have roommates
Residential Life has announced that live-in community assistants (CAs) may have roommates, as they will no longer be guaranteed single rooms. Last semester, Binghamton University’s Residential Life announced changes to the resident...