Community
BU Forum hosts Whittingham for Nobel Prize discussion
M. Stanley Whittingham traveled nearly 4,000 miles in December to collect and celebrate his Nobel Prize in Chemistry. On Jan. 17, he spoke about his experience for the first time at a...
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...
Community
Nine arrested during protest at Broome County Legislative Chambers against proposed law
Protests erupted in the Broome County Legislative Chamber on Thursday night as legislators met to vote on a law that would criminalize “annoying, alarming or threaten[ing] the personal safety of any emergency...
Community
Graduate student creates 'Community Meal Maps'
For community members looking to enjoy a free meal, a new resource is available. Ben Levine, a first-year graduate student studying geography, created a map of Binghamton and Johnson City with indicators...
Community
Broome County sheriff opposes Bail Elimination Act, but local organizations voice support following jail deaths
The Broome County Jail will be seeing major changes when New York state implements the Bail Elimination Act on Jan. 1. The act aims to end monetary bail and pretrial incarceration for...
Community
Former BU student Orlando Tercero sentenced to 30 years in prison in Nicaragua
As Haley Anderson’s parents and friends looked on, former Binghamton University student Orlando Tercero was sentenced to 30 years in Nicaraguan prison on Friday. Anderson, 22, a senior nursing student at BU...
Community
'No justice, no peace': Group gathers to support student arrested for taking down Birthright International advertisements
Binghamton University students chanted “no justice, no peace” on Thursday morning in the parking lot next to the Vestal Town Court in support of a student who was arrested for taking down...
Community
'Jail on Trial' forum discusses inmate mistreatment
Students and community members met on Thursday to discuss an alleged history of mistreatment at the Broome County Jail and how to combat it, just a day after another inmate died within...
Politics
Broome County elections see victories for BU faculty, alumna
Nearly all of the 2019 elections have wrapped up in Broome County, resulting in two Binghamton University faculty members and an alumna winning council seats. However, the Broome County district attorney (DA)...
Community
Tercero found guilty by Nicaraguan judge in Haley Anderson murder case
On Friday, former BU student Orlando Tercero was found guilty of murdering senior Haley Anderson in March 2018, eight weeks after the start of his Nicaraguan femicide trial. After the trial was...
Community
Columbus Day protesters plead not guilty to disorderly conduct
Binghamton community members and Binghamton University students gathered at the Binghamton City Court on Monday morning for the first court appearance of four protestors who were arrested at last week’s Columbus Day...