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Citi Fanwalk brick to honor former student

It’s been almost a year since Chad Baltuck, who would have been a senior at Binghamton University this year, lost his battle with cancer. BU’s 2008 Relay for Life was dedicated to...


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Late Night serves as BU’s ‘Hammered’

A student-run organization that provides fun alternatives to drug and alcohol use on campus is re-launching with the hope of starting chapters at colleges and universities across the country. “Rather than preach...


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Faculty, student groups organize memorials for 9/11 victims

More than 400 small flags will adorn the center of campus Thursday as part of the Binghamton University community’s day-long remembrance of the Sept. 11 attacks seven years ago. Morning ceremonies start...


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All I want is a room somewhere, with some functional appliances

Running faucets, damaged lights and grimy mirrors — why does this sound awfully familiar? Oh, I know! It is the floor bathroom of every building of every community (except Mountainview College, those...


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Cars, crisis and money

As the news poured in of the U.S. government seizing the mortgage financing companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the initial cost of at least $200 billion, we all woke up...


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Police watch

SUNDAY, Aug. 25 — Eight pairs of women’s soccer shorts were stolen from the women’s locker room in the Events Center, said Investigator Matthew C. Rossie of Binghamton’s New York State University...


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OCC to house prof frats by Dec.

The eight professional fraternities on campus will likely be reorganized under the Off Campus College with the rest of greek life by the end of the semester. “The Professional Fraternity Council (PFC)...


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Hydrofracking, coming to a town near you

Yielding to the inevitable power of industrial machinery, the loose earth gives way and is siphoned gently to the surface, discarded onto a slowly rising heap of waste. The drill drives deeper...


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Team effort helps BU defeat Crusaders

Much talk this season has centered around the work of the talented core of young players on the Binghamton University women’s soccer team. On Sunday night, the Bearcats’ veteran players made sure...


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With move, greeks lose key link

Since last semester greek life has gone through a number of changes, including a move under a different department, and as of late, the loss of one of its primary liaisons with...