Community
City Council to vote on law targeting unlicensed cannabis
The Binghamton City Council is expected to vote this week on legislation targeting the illicit sale of cannabis products. Last October, Mayor Jared Kraham proposed a new law empowering the city’s police...
Community
Mayor Kraham vetoes Good Cause Eviction law
Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham has vetoed the recently passed Good Cause Eviction law, which sought to protect tenants from unreasonable evictions. The law, passed unanimously last month by the City Council, was...
Campus News
Candidate previously disqualified from University Council representative race 'temporarily' restored
Last Thursday, the chair of the Student Association Congress’ Elections and Judiciary Committee told Pipe Dream that Irene Cui, who was one of two candidates running for student representative on the University...
Campus News
Protesters disrupt Q Center talk featuring transgender activist who served in the IDF
Content Warning: This article contains mentions of suicide. More than a dozen protesters disrupted a Wednesday night Q Center event featuring a transgender activist who served in the Israel Defense Forces. Michael...
Community
National Republican Congressional Committee to target Rep. Riley in 2026
Just months after defeating a Republican incumbent by the narrowest of margins, Rep. Josh Riley is already on the frontline of the looming battle for control of Congress. The National Republican Congressional...
Campus News
Two undergraduates conclude fully funded research experience across Europe
Two undergraduate students recently concluded a fully funded, nearly two-week-long research trip in Europe funded by a Harpur Edge learning endowment. Rilind “Ry” Rugova and Emily Arriaga Sandoval, both seniors majoring in...
Community
Broome County Land Bank to help renovate unoccupied local rental units through $1.1 million grant
A new vacant rental program was announced by the Broome County Land Bank, a local nonprofit with the goal of fostering community and economic development by removing blight and managing underutilized properties,...
Community
President Trump proposes limits on who can apply for federal student loan forgiveness in executive order
President Donald Trump issued an executive order earlier this month proposing limits on who can apply for federal student loan forgiveness. The order follows bureaucratic changes to the federal government that may...
Community
State Sen. Lea Webb '04 awarded the Educational Opportunity Program Champion Award
To honor her commitment to higher education access, State Sen. Lea Webb ‘04 received the Educational Opportunity Program Champion Award during the 54th-annual New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic...
Community
Letitia James leads coalition of attorneys general to release new guidance on diversity and inclusion in education
A coalition of 15 attorneys general recently issued new guidance to K-12 schools, colleges and universities on fostering diversity and inclusion, nearly a month after the U.S. Department of Education advised universities...
Community
Suspect indicted, detained in connection with deadly Main Street fire
Alongside county officials, Mayor Jared Kraham announced on Friday that a suspect was arrested and charged in connection with the Feb. 12 fire that killed John “JR” Gaudet, an 11-year veteran of...
alumni
Campus mourns Ellyn Uram Kaschak ‘65, who established the Kaschak Institute for Social Justice for Women and Girls
Ellyn Uram Kaschak ‘65, a renowned author and scholar who founded the Kaschak Institute for Social Justice for Women and Girls in 2018, passed away on Feb. 20, the University told the...
Campus News
Candidate in University Council representative race disqualified
As campuswide elections begin to heat up, one of the two candidates running to become the student representative on the Binghamton University Council has been disqualified and removed from the ballot. Irene...
alumni
If elected New Jersey's governor, alumnus promises reform to boss-driven politics
In the late 1990s, an ambitious junior ran for Student Association president with a coalition of athletes and members of Greek life behind him. Though he lost that election, his first, nearly...
Campus News
University one of 60 colleges warned of 'potential enforcement action' by Education Department over antisemitism concerns
The U.S. Department of Education on Monday sent a letter to Binghamton University and 59 other institutions of higher education warning of “potential enforcement actions” if their obligations to protect Jewish students...