Police Watch

Police Watch: February 14, 2019

The following reports were provided by Investigator Robert Meddleton of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. Speeding while suspended FRIDAY, Feb. 8, 1:57 p.m. — An officer traveling on West Access Road...


Campus News

Why do establishment Democrats railroad progressives?

Following the 2018 midterm elections, many people celebrated the diversity of representatives elected to Congress — a record number of women including the first Muslim women, the first Native American women and...


Community

Community activists talk tenants rights, renters' issues

Students and local residents throughout Binghamton are searching for safe and affordable housing as the city adjusts to a changing real estate market and economic environment. On Thursday night, a group organizing...


Campus News

HackBU aims to provide networking opportunities, become more open to beginning coders

The sixth annual 24-hour HackBU hackathon took place this weekend, giving the opportunity for Binghamton University students and students across the Northeast to demonstrate their hacking skills. The hackathon, which took place...


Campus News

Road salt could impact Binghamton University's yellow-spotted salamanders

Every February and March, yellow-spotted salamanders migrate from College-in-the-Woods to the Nature Preserve. But with the amount of snow that has accumulated at Binghamton University this winter, the salamanders may face a...


Campus News

Panel discusses incarceration, prison reform in the United States

According to the World Prison Brief, the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, a statistic that students and faculty discussed on Thursday in the Mandela Room. The talk,...


Campus News

Immigration workshop highlights realities of migrants' lives

On Thursday, Jan. 31, approximately 30 students gathered to discuss the United States-Mexico border and immigration from Central America. The workshop, organized by the Latin American Student Union (LASU), was titled “Everyone...


News

Fleishman Center launches VMock for resume reviews

Students looking to improve their résumés will now have access to VMock, an online program sponsored by the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development, which provides résumé reviews and critiques 24...


Campus News

Professionals talk state of diversity in business

In an effort to increase dialogue on the changing role of diversity and inclusion in the business world, professionals from a variety of accounting and financial services firms came together for the...


Campus News

Black History Month kicks off with keynote speaker

Roses set in concrete stones lined tables in Old Union Hall on Monday, paying homage to Tupac Shakur’s poem “The Rose That Grew from Concrete,” as the Black Student Union (BSU) and...