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Scholars’ registration priorities changed

Changes to the Scholars Program at Binghamton University have left some students disappointed with the loss of what they say was a big incentive: class registration benefits. Freshmen participants in the Scholars...


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Upcoming attractions

A week has passed since Barack Obama’s historic victory in becoming the first African-American to be elected president of the United States (side note: It is also the first time the Electoral...


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Volleyball splits two matches over weekend

The Binghamton University women’s volleyball team went into a pivotal weekend and came out with a win, but not the decisive blowout they hoped for. The Bearcats split the weekend, beating UMBC...


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OCC offers advice on moving off campus

For students looking to live off campus next year, Binghamton University offers a few different resources — including a “bad landlord book.” Off Campus College is also a tool for students looking...


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International community at BU welcomes Obama’s presidency

World leaders aren’t the only ones celebrating Barack Obama’s victory in last week’s presidential election; a number of international students at Binghamton University say they have high hopes for the president-elect as...


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BU tops list for out of state value

Binghamton University was ranked last month as the No. 1 best value for out-of-state students attending a public college. The list of 100 Best Values in Public Colleges, compiled by Kiplinger’s Personal...


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Play the blame game

I stand before you today to do what few, or perhaps none, have dared to do before: I’m blaming my professors for my incomplete General Education requirements. That’s right, personal responsibility be...


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New coach, new style as Knicks head into ‘09

With the arrival of Isiah Thomas in 2003 as the New York Knicks’ president, the team took a dramatic turn for the worse. During Thomas’ reign, the Knicks went a combined 128-200...


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Obama proves that talk may not be so cheap

We’ve been dogged by it for two years now. The question had reached such epic proportions that it seemed to defy any answer and obscure perspective past the date in question, Nov....


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Police Watch: Nov. 7, 2008

MONDAY, Nov. 3 — A female cleaner of College-in-the-Woods’ Mohawk Hall reported an unknown person had removed a vacuum from a service closet, according to Investigator Dennis Bush of Binghamton’s New York...