Campus News

Students explore Romance language majors at Open House

Popular destinations for Binghamton University students studying Spanish include Madrid and Barcelona. For Francophones, it’s Paris. But on Monday night, the destination for students interested in studying abroad was much closer to...


Campus News

Code officials offer housing inspections for students

Sharon Elkouby’s apartment on Court Street in Downtown Binghamton has an ant infestation and crumbling walls. The junior majoring in sociology is one of approximately 9,000 Binghamton University students who live off...


Campus News

Town-Gown Advisory Board plans for year ahead at first meeting

City officials, students, professors and community members rarely end up in the same room, but on Oct. 25, they gathered in the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator for the first Town-Gown Advisory Board...


Campus News

998 BU students awarded Excelsior Scholarship

The scholarship, announced by Cuomo last January, provides certain students attending SUNY and City University of New York (CUNY) institutions with free tuition. Tuition is the charge for instruction at a university,...


Campus News

Lecture on first Puerto Rican librarian complements cultural exhibit

When Pura Belpré, New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian, first arrived in Harlem in 1920, she couldn’t find any children’s books written in Spanish. So she wrote one. On Monday, Oct....


Police Watch

Police watch: 10/25

The following accounts were provided by Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. Money stolen from wallets in Hinman SUNDAY, Oct. 22, 12:37 a.m. — Two 19-year-old females contacted...


News

Sticky note with Swastika found in Digman Hall

A sticky note with a swastika drawn on it was found on a lounge window in Digman Hall of Dickinson Community yesterday, according to a B-Line news addition sent Tuesday night. This...


Community

$100K grant will fund local battle against opioid addiction

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced a new regional initiative to combat the opioid epidemic at a press conference at the Binghamton University Downtown Center on Monday morning. Alongside a group of collaborating...


Campus News

SA Spotlight highlights English professor Ryan Vaughan

Ryan Vaughan, an adjunct professor of English, eagerly peeked in from behind the door at the front of the room. His beard, blond hair and glasses were the only visible features as...


SUNY News

SUNY collaboration aims to support rural village in Haiti

In a small village 25 miles north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a long-awaited medical center will soon be built as part of a new SUNY collaboration. In September, 10 SUNY campuses, including Binghamton...