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Website lets Binghamton University students ask questions, receive local secrets

On HoodHoot, users can pose questions pertaining to the University or the Binghamton area, like the best places to eat or study off campus, and receive answers from other users. Besides asking ...


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Student organizations sell CommuniKeys for fundraising competition

From March 23 to April 6, student organizations that sign up with CommuniKey will be asked to sell membership cards, or CommuniKeys. Each card costs $10 and offers yearlong access to discounts ...


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Binghamton University graduate students party for charity

Students, teachers and community members gathered together Friday night for “Party with a Purpose” in Downtown Binghamton. ...


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Governor Cuomo visits Binghamton University, discusses emergency preparedness

Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited Binghamton University Saturday to spread his message of “prepare, respond and recover.” The event was part of a series of Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Programs organized by the governor’s ...


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Proposed bill may improve safety for Downtown housing

Pete Sessions, a Republican congressman from Texas, sponsored a bill in April of 2013 called the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act, or CHIA. ...


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Harpur's Ferry wins Advanced Life Support skills competition second year in a row

Harpur’s Ferry members Nathan Toussaint, Rebecca Schwartzman, Devin Howell and Alexander Nello competed against EMS teams from colleges and universities around the country. ...


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Truman Foundation scholarship aids Tioga residents attending Binghamton University

For the past 15 years, Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation (MFTF) scholarships have assisted Binghamton University students from Tioga County with the cost of college. ...


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"Seasons of the year" fashion show raises over $5K for breast cancer awareness

Binghamton University students struck poses to strike back against breast cancer at the sixth annual Fashion for a Cure. ...


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Anti-frackers protest Astorino's push for NY gas drilling

In response to a visit by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, more than 30 people gathered outside the DoubleTree by Hilton in Downtown Binghamton to protest his policies on hydraulic fracturing, or ...


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Binghamton Small Business Development Center helps 764 local clients

The Binghamton University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) aims to expand the student appeal of local enterprises. ...