Community
Proposed zoning law to restrict Binghamton student housing
On July 19, Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham announced a zoning law proposal to curb student housing. The law would prohibit groups of four or more college students from living in the city’s...
Community
Binghamton community responds to Buffalo shooting
On May 14, a mass shooting took place in Buffalo, NY at a local Tops Friendly Market, allegedly targeting Buffalo’s Black community. Ten people were killed and three were wounded in the...
Campus News
Fleishman Center director dies at 53
Denise Lorenzetti, BS ‘94 and MBA ‘97, director of the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development, died on Sunday, July 10. No further details have been provided at this time. Lorenzetti...
Orientation Issue 2022
Shelley Dionne named dean of SOM
The Binghamton University School of Management (SOM) has found its next dean. After a nationwide search that began last fall, BU has chosen Shelley Dionne, Ph.D. ‘98, to become the next dean...
Community
Students organize for abortion rights
In the wake of a Supreme Court leak on Roe v. Wade, Binghamton University activists have taken action. Last week saw a set of events regarding abortion rights hosted by the Multicultural...
Community
Bomb threat forces evacuation of Heath Sciences Building
A bomb threat led to the evacuation and closure of the Health Sciences Building yesterday. Classes ceased while students and faculty were ordered to vacate the building as Binghamton’s New York State...
Orientation Issue 2022
Places to know at BU
Decker Student Health Services Center The Decker Student Health Services Center provides on-campus health care services for Binghamton University students. These services include sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening, COVID-19 testing, free HIV...
Orientation Issue 2022
Resources to know at BU
Academic Resources — Asking for help never hurts. Aside from reaching out to professors and attending office hours, students have access to multiple on-campus resources to help them succeed. Speaking Center The Speaking...
Orientation Issue 2022
Pipe Dream's stories of the year
Binghamton University has closed the chapter on its first fully in-person year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we compile some of Pipe Dream’s biggest stories from the 2021-22 academic...
Orientation Issue 2022
Dates to know at BU
New Student Move-in and Welcome Program (Aug. 18 to Aug. 20) Incoming freshmen move in a few days before classes start, giving time to adjust and get comfortable with the Binghamton University...
Orientation Issue 2022
People to know at BU
Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger Harvey Stenger has served as president of BU since January 2012. Prior to this he held the positions of dean and professor at Leigh University and, later,...
Campus News
I-GMAP appoints new co-director
The Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) has appointed a new co-director. Kerry Whigham, assistant professor of genocide and mass atrocity prevention, will become the next co-director of I-GMAP. The...
Campus News
Construction projects continue around campus
As the spring semester comes to an end, construction at Binghamton University is continuing. Some buildings currently undergoing construction and renovations include the third floor of the Glenn G. Bartle Library, the...
Campus News
SOM narrows down search for a new dean
The Binghamton University School of Management (SOM) is in search of a new dean. In March, Upinder Dhillon announced he would be stepping down from his position as dean after being diagnosed...
Politics
Rep. Antonio Delgado appointed Lt. Governor
U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-NY) is slated to fill New York state’s second-highest office. On May 3, New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that Delgado would be her replacement lieutenant governor,...
Campus News
BU's mental health resources see mixed responses from students
Students have had varying experiences with Binghamton University’s counseling services. At BU, the student to counselor ratio based on the fall 2021 student population is 1,128-to-1, with 16 counselors at the University...