Vera Saidel
Assistant News Editor
vsaidel@binghamton.edu
49 Articles
Campus News
COMMENCEMENT 2026
Binghamton University’s class of 2026 celebrated its achievements at the Events Center last weekend. Nearly 5,000 new graduates crossed the stage in nine commencement ceremonies from Thursday to Saturday, including a doctoral...
Restaurant Week Spring 2026
Restaurant Week Spring 2026: Spice of India
On a sunny corner of Binghamton’s South Side, Spice of India serves up flavorful and delicious Indian dishes. Owner Manish Verma began his restaurant as a pop-up delivery shop out of the...
Campus News
Binghamton University reports receiving $4.25 million in gifts from China, per DOE
Binghamton University reported receiving $4.25 million in gifts from China as of Jan. 31, 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The funding came in three separate transactions. Earlier this year,...
SA Elections 2026-27
Candidates for this year's Student Association election take the debate stage a week before elections
This year’s Student Association Executive Board candidates took to the stage to debate their platforms. The 13 candidates are running for seven positions, including student representative on the Binghamton University Council and...
Community
Students, local activists rally at Broome County Jail demanding end to ICE cooperation
A collection of student organizations organized a demonstration outside of the Broome County Jail on Saturday to denounce the sheriff’s office’s partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The protest was organized...
Community
Investigation launched into Vestal Police Department following fatal shooting
On Feb. 25, Vestal police shot and killed a man who was allegedly experiencing a mental health crisis, spurring an investigation from the New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation. Around...
Campus News
Pulitzer prize winning author Edda L. Fields-Black delivers lecture at University
Pulitzer prize-winning historian Edda L. Fields-Black visited Binghamton University on Tuesday and delivered a lecture based on her most recent book “COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during...
Sex Issue 2026
A look into the controversy surrounding the 'Tea App'
Tea Dating Advice, informally known as the Tea app, took campus by storm last fall and sparked major controversy. While it was released in 2023, the Tea Dating Advice app first gained...
Community
Johnson City Village Board fails to pass resolution that would limit police cooperation with ICE
The Johnson City Village Board failed to pass a resolution put forward by Mayor Christina Charuk MAT ‘19 to limit police cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The resolution, presented at...
Off-Campus Events
Creative works and expression shared at CARES's eighth-annual Black History Month Poetry Slam
CARES Advocates for Families hosted its eighth-annual Black History Month Poetry Slam at the American Legion Post 80 on Saturday, honoring the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. (1, 0:20) Braving remarkably...