Valerie Puma
Assistant News Editor
Vpuma1@binghamton.edu
63 Articles
Campus News
Town-Gown Advisory Board discusses new proposals, sees criticism during public comment
Binghamton’s Town-Gown Advisory Board (TGAB) met Thursday night at the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator for its last meeting of the 2018-19 academic year, where subcommittee representatives gave summaries of project proposals for...
Community
As Broome County sees high number of opioid deaths, experts stress caution
On March 27, Broome County Executive Jason Garnar declared a state of emergency in response to the high number of drug-related deaths in the month of March, with six fatalities occurring within...
Campus News
Harpur College, SA launch crash course series to give students technical skills
On Sunday, more than 20 students met in the Zurack Center in the Glenn G. Bartle Library for a Harpur Crash Course workshop called “Connecting with Audiences in the Social Media Era,”...
Campus News
Mental Health Outreach Peer Educators hold "Stress Reduction Extravaganza" for students
While students study during the period between midterm and final exams, Binghamton University’s Mental Health Outreach Peer Educators (M-HOPE) organized a “Stress Reduction Extravaganza” including club tabling, music, yoga and therapy dogs,...
Campus News
Binghamton University sees decrease in first-year applications
For the 2019-20 academic year, Binghamton University is seeing a decline in the number of incoming applications. For the 2015-16 academic year, applications numbered at 30,615, for 2016-17, at 32,105 and, for...
Community
Town-Gown Advisory Board meets for second time this year, but lacks details on proposal progress
Coming together for the second Town-Gown Advisory Board (TGAB) meeting of the year, city officials, community members, professors and students were met with a presentation on Binghamton University’s plans to revitalize areas...
Campus News
New student group aims to expedite charity work through apps
Although there are dozens of organizations at Binghamton University that focus on community service and fundraising, it was not until the club Charity in the 21st Century began last month that students...
Sex Issue 2019
Sugar dating increases among college students
Looking at the average student loan debt for more than 30 seconds might send students spiraling into self-doubt regarding how they could possibly afford college. Some might begin entertaining the idea of...
Campus News
Panel discusses incarceration, prison reform in the United States
According to the World Prison Brief, the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, a statistic that students and faculty discussed on Thursday in the Mandela Room. The talk,...
Campus News
OCCT considers charging students who vomit on blue buses
Binghamton University’s Off Campus College Transport (OCCT) may begin charging students for vomiting on the blue buses starting next academic year. According to Glenell Jaquez, public relations coordinator for OCCT and a...