Community

SUNY Chancellor's emergency directive to place penalties on students who break COVID-19 guidelines

Starting Oct. 1 at 8 a.m., SUNY students face new penalties if they break institution or statewide coronavirus regulations. The “emergency directive” was sent to all SUNY presidents on Sept. 25 by...


Community

"I’m not surprised, but I’m enraged:" Binghamton community members gather for candlelight for Breonna Taylor in response to indictment

Communities across the nation are reacting to the indictment decisions in the Breonna Taylor case, including Binghamton. At 7:00 p.m., Wednesday night, close to 100 community members and students came to the...


Community

"Unearthed" concepts revealed at TEDxBinghamtonUniversity

After its cancellation in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, TEDx BinghamtonUniversity was postponed to this Sunday. In the YouTube Live event, seven speakers “unearthed” underlying ideas which are often glanced over....


Politics

Students encouraged to register to vote

With the presidential election coming up and the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) is working to help students register to vote using a hybrid model. In addition...


Community

BU's Harriet Tubman Center for the Study of Freedom and Equity establishes a truth and reconciliation commission

In response to the deaths of unarmed Black men and women across the nation, Binghamton University’s Harriet Tubman Center for the Study of Freedom and Equity is establishing a Truth and Reconciliation...


Community

"We wanted to make Rochester know that they have other communities behind them:" Students, community members join "Upstate Uprising"

In solidarity with ongoing rallies in Rochester, NY, students and community members marched throughout the streets of Downtown Binghamton on Saturday night to protest against police brutality. The rally and march, titled...


Community

International students face transition to fully online semester

Last semester, international students studying at Binghamton University had to choose between staying at BU to focus on their studies or returning to their home countries while they were still able to....


Community

University, Off Campus College Council provide study spaces for students

While the coronavirus pandemic poses issues for students who find it difficult to do work in their homes, Binghamton University and the Off Campus College Council (OC3) have designated several study locations,...


Community

Contact-tracing app aims to become widespread among campuses

As Binghamton University continues to test its students for the coronavirus, NOVID, an anonymous contact-tracing app developed at Carnegie Mellon University, has been touted as a solution to easily identify if an...


Community

Off-campus students encouraged to respond to 2020 census

The United States Constitution requires a census to be conducted every 10 years to count the country’s population and the 2020 census is currently underway nationwide, including Binghamton. The data that comes...