Valerie Puma

Assistant News Editor

Vpuma1@binghamton.edu

63 Articles


Columns

Senior Column: Home is where your heart is

When I first came to New York, I was just a southern girl who desperately needed a clean slate and a change of pace. As bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as I was first...


Campus News

BU chooses Zoom for online class transition

After Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York state was declaring a state of emergency on March 12 because of the coronavirus pandemic, he required that SUNY and CUNY schools transition entirely...


Campus News

Friends of Max Martinez hold vigil

The Binghamton University community learned of the death of Max Martinez from a Dateline announcement sent shortly after 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29. Just a day later, hundreds of people attended...


Sex Issue 2020

For college students, friends are a resource on sex and relationships

When students move away from home and come to a new campus, their close friends are usually the ones they depend on most in important personal situations. According to Pipe Dream’s 2020...


Sex Issue 2020

Sex survey reveals most student sexual assault cases go unreported

In response to Pipe Dream’s 2020 Sex Survey, 173 anonymous students indicated that they have experienced sexual assault. Just 26 answered that they sought help afterwards. Kade Estelle/Design ManagerSexual Assault ReportingThe individuals...


Campus News

Students, faculty and community members honor Milton Chester with celebration of life ceremony

Students, faculty and staff celebrated the life of Milton Chester, assistant dean of students for off-campus programs and services at Binghamton University, at a memorial service held on Saturday in the Anderson...


Campus News

BU halts all faculty, student travel to China

On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated travel guidance, recommending avoidance of all nonessential travel to the entire country of China. Following the update, Donald Nieman, Binghamton...


Community

Greenway raises residential concerns

At the proposed greenway project’s most recent public meeting on Jan. 28, nearly 300 community members filled the MacArthur Elementary School gymnasium. There, some expressed concerns for residents whose neighborhoods would be...


Campus News

BU enacts preferred first name policy

Over winter break, Binghamton University’s Division of Operations enacted a new chosen-name policy, which gives students and employees the opportunity to use a first name other than their legal or official name...


Campus News

Pro-Israel display met with criticism

After learning about air strike attacks on Israel last week, members of Bearcats for Israel and Binghamton University Zionist Organization (BUZO) planted around 500 small red flags along the Spine to represent...