Off-Campus News

Gov. Cuomo expands Excelsior Scholarship

More New York state students may receive college tuition help based on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent proposal to expand the Excelsior Scholarship. The proposal was announced during Cuomo’s 2020 State of the...


Campus News

Campus sees rising concern over student food insecurity

Many college students have heard anecdotal stories of current and former students surviving on a diet of ramen noodles. However, behind this veil of humor lies a real issue affecting college-age students...


Campus News

Assistant dean found dead in home of natural causes

Milton Chester, assistant dean of students for off-campus programs and services at Binghamton University, died in his home on Monday, Jan. 6, according to a B-Line announcement released on Tuesday morning. According...


Campus News

Trump criticizes Binghamton University protesters during address at Turning Point USA conference

Weeks after campus protests against racism and over-policing at Binghamton University attracted national attention, President Donald Trump commented on the demonstrations at Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) fifth-annual Student Action Summit in West...


Community

As break approaches, local officials urge students to take proactive steps to prevent burglaries

The Southern Tier Crime Analysis Center reported four burglaries on Murray Street in Binghamton over Thanksgiving break, and as a longer holiday approaches, officials are warning the students to take precautions against...


Campus News

B-SMART holds panel on study drug usage as finals week begins

As final exams begin this week, some students have turned to the prescription drug Adderall to assist their study efforts. Adderall, a commercial name for a combination of amphetamine salts, has been...


Science & Research

First-year Research Immersion holds sixth-annual poster session

More than 500 Binghamton University students, working on roughly 100 different scientific research projects, participated in the sixth-annual First-Year Research Immersion (FRI) poster session held Thursday afternoon at the Innovative Technologies Complex...


Campus News

Winter storm affects students' post-Thanksgiving travel plans

As Winter Storm Ezekiel blanketed much of upstate New York in snow, Binghamton University administrators and students made adjustments to arrive back on campus safely. Immediately after Thanksgiving, BU experienced its first...


Campus News

University conducts second controlled deer bowhunt in Nature Preserve

Binghamton University’s Nature Preserve closed for the second year in a row over Thanksgiving break as bowhunters came to campus to hunt deer in an effort to combat overpopulation in the area....


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TEDxBinghamtonUniversity announces 2020 student speaker

TEDxBinghamtonUniversity is returning for another year in March, and organizers have chosen its student speaker, who aims to explore stories people tell themselves about themselves in his talk. David Mathews, a sophomore...