Politics
BU's Lea Webb wins state senate primary
15 years ago, Lea Webb, ‘04, became the youngest person to join the Binghamton City Council. Now, she may be closing in on the state senate. Webb, a diversity education coordinator at...
Community
JUST wins class action lawsuit against Broome County Sherriff
After two years of prohibited contact between inmates and visitors, Broome County Jail must resume in-person visitation. Last May, Justice and Unity for the Southern Tier (JUST), a nonprofit that advocates against...
Community
University Wind Symphony Conductor dies at 64
Daniel Fabricius, conductor of the University Wind Symphony, died on Aug. 10. Fabricius first joined Binghamton University in 1992 as a percussion instructor before being promoted to conductor in 2012. From 1989...
Community
Bomb threat forces evacuation of Heath Sciences Building
A bomb threat led to the evacuation and closure of the Health Sciences Building yesterday. Classes ceased while students and faculty were ordered to vacate the building as Binghamton’s New York State...
Community
Proposed zoning law to restrict Binghamton student housing
On July 19, Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham announced a zoning law proposal to curb student housing. The law would prohibit groups of four or more college students from living in the city’s...
Community
Binghamton community responds to Buffalo shooting
On May 14, a mass shooting took place in Buffalo, NY at a local Tops Friendly Market, allegedly targeting Buffalo’s Black community. Ten people were killed and three were wounded in the...
Community
Students organize for abortion rights
In the wake of a Supreme Court leak on Roe v. Wade, Binghamton University activists have taken action. Last week saw a set of events regarding abortion rights hosted by the Multicultural...
Community
BU hosts planting of Three Sisters garden
On Wednesday, Binghamton University hosted a ceremonial planting of the Three Sisters in the Science I courtyard. Several individuals spoke prior to the planting ceremony in a speaker series held in the...
Community
Following arrests of owners, two Downtown restaurants vote to close permanently
The owners of Dos Rios Cantina and The Colonial have voted to close their businesses. The decision comes after a months-long police investigation into allegations of sexual assault and druggings, that has...
Politics
New York state redistricting maps to be redrawn
The New York state redistricting process may have an impact on students this fall. Last week, a NYS Court of Appeals judge ruled that the state’s new congressional and senate district maps...