Campus News

To cut sauce spills, environmental waste, Marketplace vendors swaps to-go containters

Students can order from Moghul Fine Indian Cuisine without worrying about masala sauce seeping through their take-out container, but now restaurants throughout the Marketplace are switching to the mess-free containers. When the...


Campus News

Student Culinary Council 3/6/15: Sodexo Contract, Parade Day dining hall hours

This past Thursday, the Student Culinary Council (SCC) gathered in the Chenango Room to discuss updates for the 10-year Sodexo contract and other food developments on campus. Binghamton University is in the...


Greek Life

Purim Carnival raises $3,000 for Coalition for Homeless

Activities and attractions included a mechanical bull, as well as pie and hotdog eating contests, with music by bands including the Mainframe, Pike and Strange Appeal. ...


Science & Research

Traversing water, rocks and sand, BU-designed robot to participate in national competition

This is the first time the BU chapter of ASME, which became active last year, will compete in the Student Design Competition. ...


Science & Research

Expecting hundreds of entries, HackBU moves second annual Hackathon to ITC

According to Itai Ferber, the HackBU director and a junior majoring in computer science, approximately 300 BU students, as well as students from around the country, will compete in the 36-hour marathon. ...


Student Association

SA pushes administration for option to test out of required classes

Students looking to skip classes they deem too easy may be able to do so legitimately starting in the fall of 2015. Don Greenberg, the vice president for academic affairs of the...


Student Association

Phi Mu prepares to settle at BU

Although many students may just pass it by this semester, Binghamton University will be hanging one more flag in the lobby of Glenn G. Bartle Library with the letters of Phi Mu,...


Community

Binghamton University to add Center for Israel Studies

For students looking to learn more about the country, Binghamton University has announced the opening of the Center for Israel Studies for the fall 2015 semester. The Center for Israel Studies, which...


Student Association

In response to University growth, OCCT looks to increase services

As Binghamton University plans to expand to 20,000 students by the year 2020, Off Campus College Transport (OCCT) also plans to grow to meet the increased demands on its bus service. Alexander...


Community

BU invites community to discover STEM fields during Engineering Week 2015

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. engineering student organizations held over 20 workshops to show kids and teens from the surrounding community the creative side of engineering ...