Campus News
Creative Writing Challenge winner has 'a Wade' with words
The Storytelling Workshop Club held a 24-hour writing challenge this weekend in the Binghamton University Union. The first six hours of the semesterly writing competition were held from 6 p.m. Friday to...
Campus News
Division of DEI appoints intercultural affairs director
The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has welcomed Leonel Diaz as its new director of intercultural affairs. Diaz’s interest in Binghamton University began when he attended the Men of Color...
Community
State Senate advances flood mitigation bills
The New York State Senate recently passed a series of bills designed to mitigate flooding and improve responses to natural disasters. Spearheaded by several senators, including Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the chamber’s majority leader,...
Community
Independent Redistricting Commission approves new Congressional map
New York state’s bipartisan Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC), in a recent 9-1 vote, approved a new congressional map following a years-long battle between the Democratic and Republican parties. The map will now...
Community
Kraham proposes new fines for off-road vehicles operating in Binghamton
Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham proposed new fines for those operating off-road vehicles in the City of Binghamton amid concerns of excessive noise and public safety. The law will revise penalties for those...
Feature
Students for Sensible Drug Policy advocate harm-reduction approaches to drug use
A group of Binghamton University students have been leading an effort to get a Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) chapter chartered on campus. The process has been spearheaded by Ben Glick...
Campus News
Human Rights Institute hosts research talk
Binghamton University faculty and students gathered to attend the Human Rights Institute’s (HRI) “Atlantic Antidote: Race, Gender and the Birth of the First Vaccine” research talk on Thursday. Held in the HRI’s...
Feature
Meet the political science professor turned expert witness
As campaign season begins to heat up, Jonathan Krasno, a professor of political science and the chair of the Faculty Senate’s Executive Committee, has made a name for himself as an expert...
Community
Vestal residents, Town Board divided over school resource officer program status, other concerns
On Valentine’s Day, Vestal residents gathered at the Town Hall, calling for the school resource officer (SRO) program’s expansion in the Vestal Central School District (CSD). Currently, four Vestal police officers oversee...
Campus News
Hillel, University organizations host presentation by Orthodox Rabbi, Palestinian peace activist
On Thursday, Hillel at Binghamton hosted “Two Truths, One Land,” a presentation by Noor A’wad, a Palestinian peace activist, and Orthodox Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, to explore the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...