Community

Local Democrats notch several Election Day victories

On an otherwise bleak Election Day for the national party, local Democrats saw several electoral victories in Broome County. State Sen. Lea Webb ‘04, who defeated former Binghamton Mayor Rich David by...


Community

Former Colonial defendants file civil lawsuits related to 2021 sexual assault allegations

Former owners of The Stone Fox, The Colonial and Dos Rios Cantina have filed federal lawsuits against the city of Binghamton and Broome County, among other named defendants, for wrongful arrest and...


Campus News

WHRW blocks interview with controversial and suspended UPenn Professor Amy Wax

An interview set to air on WHRW, Binghamton University’s free-format, nonprofit and student-run radio station, with conservative University of Pennsylvania Professor Amy Wax was canceled last Wednesday after a vote of the...


Campus News

RPU, DOVE host discussion on interpersonal violence in LGBTQ+ relationships

The Rainbow Pride Union and the Domestic and Oppressive Violence Education organization collaborated this week to host a roundtable discussion on domestic violence in LGBTQ+ relationships. Held on Monday in the University...


Community

District Attorney's office announces $25,000 grant supporting program for local middle school students

Broome County District Attorney Paul Battisti’s office announced a $25,000 grant to support the Astor D. Rice Foundation’s Family and Community Engagement program on Oct. 30. The grant, provided by Visions Federal...


Campus News

SOM student's company showcased in Forbes

As a founding member and the chief marketing officer of Interlix Staffing, Richard Paredes, a senior majoring in business administration, has been instrumental in building a recruitment company that identifies and connects...


Campus News

Ph.D. student pursues research through owl-banding

Second-year Ph.D. student Mary Ann Bogert, a teaching and research assistant, has spent the past four years banding owls to research differences in migration patterns between male and female Northern Saw-whet owls....


Campus News

Judicial Board strikes down parts of two resolutions passed at last SA Congress meeting

The Student Association Judicial Board, in two decisions made public on Monday afternoon, struck down several clauses in two pieces of legislation passed during the Oct. 8 SA Congress meeting. “The Judicial...


Community

Vestal town clerk accused of harassment and improper conduct in dismissed lawsuit

Vestal Town Clerk Debra Wallace was accused of improper conduct and personal harassment in a now-dismissed lawsuit filed earlier this year. The lawsuit, filed by Mary O’Malley — a Vestal resident and...


Campus News

May SA Congress resolution urges elected officials to support documented Dreamers

Following a resolution passed in May by the Student Association Congress to support documented Dreamers, the Vice President for Student Success’ office plans to bring similar legislation to other SUNY campuses. “Documented...


Community

Binghamton woman makes 'Jeopardy!' appearance

Heather Ryan, a health program director from the town of Binghamton, appeared on the popular television show Jeopardy! last Monday. Ryan competed against Ian Taylor, a food sales representative from Cleveland, Ohio...


Community

Hakeem Jeffries '92 returns to Binghamton for pre-Election Day rally

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries ‘92, the House minority leader, fired up the crowd at a local get-out-the-vote rally alongside state and local Democrats. The rally, held Friday at the American Legion Post 80,...


Campus News

Brian Rose, University's vice president for student affairs, leads talk about Title VI, free speech on campus

Brian Rose, the University’s vice president for student affairs, led a discussion co-hosted with the Faculty Senate on Wednesday. It related First Amendment issues and reports of growing antisemitism on campus to...


Campus News

College Democrats and College Republicans participate in third-annual Great Debate

The third-annual Great Debate saw a microcosm of the political tension sweeping the country this election year. It began in 2022, bringing Republicans, Democrats, and, at the time, Libertarians, together to discuss...


Community

Mayor Kraham proposes law targeting illicit cannabis sales

Mayor Jared Kraham’s proposed legislation targeting the illicit sale of cannabis products is projected to help regulate unsafe consumption in the city of Binghamton. On Oct. 22, Kraham proposed a new law...


Community

Group of alumni return to campus for quinquennial tradition

Over 30 years ago, seven friends were brought together at Binghamton University. A bottle of scotch began a tradition that allowed them to revisit their roots and build new memories. After a...


Community

Judge finds Hamail Waddell guilty of two misdemeanors

Binghamton City Court Judge William Pelella found Hamail Waddell guilty of both misdemeanor charges on Tuesday afternoon. A two-day trial was held about one month ago, where Paul Battisti, the district attorney,...


Community

Community organizers spearhead housing justice rally, encampment

To advocate for their unhoused neighbors affected by the housing crisis and demand action from local officials, community members held a rally outside the Broome County Department of Social Services office. The...


Campus News

Former Sierra Club president, alumnus delivers lecture

The Human Rights Institute hosted Aaron Mair ‘84, an activist and former Sierra Club president, for a discussion exploring intersectionality and the climate crisis on Thursday. The lecture, held in Casadesus Recital...