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
Immigration workshop highlights realities of migrants' lives
On Thursday, Jan. 31, approximately 30 students gathered to discuss the United States-Mexico border and immigration from Central America. The workshop, organized by the Latin American Student Union (LASU), was titled “Everyone...
News
Fleishman Center launches VMock for resume reviews
Students looking to improve their résumés will now have access to VMock, an online program sponsored by the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development, which provides résumé reviews and critiques 24...
Campus News
Professionals talk state of diversity in business
In an effort to increase dialogue on the changing role of diversity and inclusion in the business world, professionals from a variety of accounting and financial services firms came together for the...
Campus News
Black History Month kicks off with keynote speaker
Roses set in concrete stones lined tables in Old Union Hall on Monday, paying homage to Tupac Shakur’s poem “The Rose That Grew from Concrete,” as the Black Student Union (BSU) and...
Campus News
If New York legalizes marijuana, how will BU's policies change?
In December, Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed what many may have already suspected — New York state is moving toward legalizing recreational marijuana, a policy shift that could impact Binghamton University’s rules and...
Police Watch
Police Watch: February 6, 2019
The following reports were provided by Investigator Dennis Bush of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. Put away your pipe FRIDAY, Feb. 1, 1:40 p.m. — Officers responded to O’Connor Hall of...
Campus News
Transfer students, spring admits live in converted study lounges as University struggles with crowded campus housing
At Binghamton University, 28 students have spent their first weeks of classes living in converted lounges located in Hinman and Newing Colleges. The temporary living situation was implemented to accommodate an overflow...
Community
Debate team director travels to Dominican Republic to instruct high school students
Following a suggestion from a Binghamton University parent, a faculty member traveled to the Dominican Republic last week to teach debate and public speaking to high schoolers. Joseph Leeson-Schatz, director of debate...
SUNY News
SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson condemns proposed changes to Title IX rules
SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson condemned the Department of Education’s proposed changes to Title IX rules in a public letter released on Tuesday. Betsy DeVos, U.S. Secretary of Education, has been receiving backlash...