Campus News
Crash courses aim to help Harpur students explore new fields
One- to three-day workshops offered by Binghamton University are aiming to help Harpur College students explore fields outside of their liberal arts curricula. The workshops, called Harpur Crash Courses, last for three...
Student Association
SA passes resolution for extra holiday time
In a few weeks, Binghamton University students are scheduled to head home the day before Thanksgiving. Next semester, students are set to return to classes the day after Easter. But for some,...
Campus News
Matthew Zachary, '96, returns to campus to share cancer survival story
In 1995, Matthew Zachary, ’96, was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer. It was the fall semester of his senior year at Binghamton Unviersity, and he first noticed symptoms on campus when his...
Student Association
SA Congress to vote on resolution calling for termination of BU engineering professor
The Student Association (SA) called for the termination of Victor Skormin, a distinguished service professor of electrical and computer engineering, at their Congress meeting on Tuesday night. Although SA Congress will not...
Campus News
Bingtrepreneur Club aims to utilize local incubator
The Koffman Southern Tier Incubator offers resources for aspiring entrepreneurial students in Downtown Binghamton. But one Binghamton University student thinks it is an underutilized resource, and is working to fix that. Andre...
Campus News
Health Promotion and Prevention Services prepares to fight campus tobacco use during November
November is designated as Tobacco Awareness Month and will kick off BU’s Health Promotion and Prevention Services’ (HPPS) new tobacco-free campaign. HPPS created the campaign to help raise awareness about Binghamton University’s...
Campus News
Professor leads youth debate camp in Dominican Republic
In October, Joseph Leeson-Schatz, director of speech and debate at BU, got on a plane to the Dominican Republic to run his second debate workshop at the Ashton School, bringing his expertise...
Campus News
Campus honors Brandon Peart-Wright with candlelight vigil
More than 50 Binghamton University students and faculty members gathered at Appalachian Collegiate Center for a candlelight vigil on Friday night to honor Brandon Peart-Wright, a BU student who passed away earlier...
Campus News
Student groups absent from conference to face penalties
The Binghamton University Student Association (SA) hosts an annual Fall Leadership Conference for more than 450 students groups, but this year, 39 of them failed to attend and are facing punishment. On...
Campus News
More than 400 celebrate Diwali on campus
Diwali 2K19, the 12th-annual Festival of Lights event sponsored by the Indian Graduate Students Organization (IGSO), lit up the University Union’s Mandela Room on Sunday afternoon and evening with more than two...