Community
Court rules in favor of Binghamton City School District in alleged 'strip search' case; appeal filed
A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Binghamton City School District in a long-running case involving the alleged strip search of several students at East Middle School, which sparked fury...
Campus News
University welcomes its newest mascot
Binghamton University has welcomed a new addition to its mascot team — a real-life bearcat named Bing. This summer, it was announced that Bing the Bearcat, the product of a newly formed...
Campus News
VPSS office begins sexual wellness education campaign
Over the next two weeks, the office of the Student Association’s vice president of student success will be running a sex campaign focused on sexual wellness education. Throughout the campaign, the office,...
Community
SUNY chancellor to expand Educational Opportunity Program
SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. recently announced that the Educational Opportunity Program will expand graduate programs in mental health studies and engineering during an Aug. 20 visit to SUNY New Paltz....
Campus News
Bearcats for Israel tables for hostage awareness on Spine
To bring awareness to the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, Bearcats for Israel, a subgroup within Hillel at Binghamton, tabled on the spine on Wednesday afternoon. Established from noon to...
Community
State Sen. Webb secures funding for WSKG emergency generators
New York State Sen. Lea Webb announced $375,000 in funding for the WSKG public broadcasting station at a Tuesday press conference. WSKG, a private nonprofit that provides educational and news programming to...
Community
Ukrainian Independence Day flag raising held outside City Hall
To commemorate 33 years of Ukrainian independence, the Binghamton community came together for a flag-raising ceremony on Friday outside City Hall. Community members of all ages gathered to celebrate the raising of...
Community
Binghamton 2 Degrees holds second-annual arts and music festival for climate change awareness
Binghamton 2 Degrees — a proposed campus initiative to raise awareness about the effects of climate change on Binghamton and the rest of the Southern Tier — hosted its community art and...
News
SJP holds vigil during UFest in collaboration with other campus groups
Students for Justice in Palestine, an activist group advocating for the empowerment of the Palestinian people, used their UFest table on Saturday to hold a vigil, mourning the loss of over 40,000...
Community
City of Binghamton rejects attorney general report's findings, conclusions in excessive force case
The city of Binghamton has rejected the factual findings and conclusions resulting from an investigation by the Office of the New York State Attorney General that found excessive force was used against...