Student Association
BU Council Representative Willa Scolari resigns
Willa Scolari, a junior majoring in psychology, unexpectedly resigned from her Binghamton University Council representative position last week, prompting discussion on finding her successor. The position is the only student representation of...
Community
COVID-19 on the rise in Broome County, Binghamton
Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Broome County as students and residents go to local restaurants and bars while ignoring social distancing guidelines. As of Sept. 30, there are 193 active...
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...
Housing Issue
Housing horror stories
“As it reached October, I had tried to contact my landlord about fixing the heat because it was getting so cold. I had gone around the house to see what some issues...
Housing Issue
OCC, local landlords adapt to coronavirus regulations
Moving off campus is a big decision for a student to make, but learning about the housing process can be difficult. After making the decision to move off campus, Frances Wallace, a...
Housing Issue
U Club flood causes evacuation, relocation of student residents
Some students living in U Club Binghamton, a student housing complex in Vestal, New York, experienced a very wet housing malfunction earlier this month. Around midnight on Sept. 11, a pipe burst...
Housing Issue
An overview of renters' rights in NY during the coronavirus pandemic
1. According to New York state law, landlords are not allowed to capitalize on the pandemic by “rent gouging,” or increasing rent. In other words, if a student has a current lease,...
Housing Issue
Funding cut for SA housing advisory project
Last semester, Binghamton University’s Student Association (SA) was supposed to implement a housing advisory project created to promote housing literacy. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, funding for the program was frozen....
Housing Issue
Statewide ban on evictions extended
The coronavirus pandemic left many residents across the United States jobless and struggling to pay for basic necessities, such as rent. On Monday, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended a statewide...
Features
BU alumna helps preserve oceans through Oceana internship
From 2015 to 2016, there was an extreme coral bleaching event that wreaked havoc on ecosystems worldwide, but especially in western Hawaii, due to changes in ocean temperature. Kelly Coyne, ‘20, received...