Community
Binghamton Restaurant Week overlaps with Rosh Hashana, leads to decreased student attendance
Binghamton University’s Rosh Hashana break overlapped with the city’s twice-annual Restaurant Week, meaning fewer students were in town to dine at the 25 participating restaurants. Binghamton Restaurant Week, organized by eatBING, occurs...
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'People tend to see it as something very distant and far removed, but it’s here in Broome County': Community members, students protest county jail conditions
“Why so little justice?” “Why so many deaths?” “Why so many poor locked up?” “Why so much medical abuse?” These were the messages on signs held by protesters on the corner of...
Community
City of Binghamton installs license plate readers
Data from license plates will now be collected when cars enter the limits of the city of Binghamton. Fifteen stationary license plate readers have been installed at eight separate locations on the...
Community
Town-Gown Advisory Board to meet for first time in October
Binghamton University’s Town-Gown Advisory Board hopes to further bridge the gap between campus and the community, starting at their first meeting lined up for Tuesday, Oct. 3. The board, the first of...
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EOP counselor Erik Colon memorialized at vigil
Erik Colon, an academic counselor for the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at Binghamton University, passed away Sunday due to health complications related to diabetes. He was 36 years old. Colon was a...
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Uber, Lyft add to transit options at BU
Since the start of the semester, students have been taking advantage of Uber and Lyft, the ride-sharing services that have been operating in upstate New York since June 29. Uber began operating...
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Binghamton gears up for third annual LUMA projection arts festival
The LUMA Projection Arts Festival will hit the streets — and walls — of Downtown Binghamton for the third straight year this Friday night. The 2017 version is expected to be more...
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Binghamton University computer science professor withdraws from Congressional race
He attributed his withdrawal to last Wednesday’s announcement that New York State Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, a Democrat from Utica, will also seek the Democratic nomination ...
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Binghamton Police Department employs heightened measures following recent shootings
In response to two recent homicides, the Binghamton Police Department has pledged to utilize a number of “proactive policing measures” to close current cases and de-escalate instances of violence. “We will allocate...
Community
Power outage causes campus blackout
The week got off to a dark start for Binghamton University students and Broome County residents alike on Monday evening when a thunderstorm brought down a power line, causing a power outage...