Community
Hamail Waddell sentenced to one-year conditional discharge
Hamail Waddell, who was convicted in October for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, was sentenced to a conditional discharge Monday morning. Following a lengthy legal process that played out over the past...
Campus News
United Professional and Service Employees Union spearheads student unionization effort
The United Professional and Service Employees Union is spearheading an effort to allow for the unionization of student food service workers at Binghamton University. Bargaining on behalf of public service workers since...
Campus News
SA Congress passes resolution advocating preservation of Mountainview quad
In response to continuous University efforts to convert the residential communities’ grass fields to turf, the Student Association Congress passed a resolution to preserve the Mountainview quad at the end of the...
Campus News
'Palestinian History' course taught for the first time since 2020
Following last year’s rise in pro-Palestinian activism on campus, Kent Schull, an associate professor of history and the director of the Center for Middle East and North Africa Studies, reintroduced and taught...
Community
Local officials remove unhoused encampment along Susquehanna River
The Binghamton Public Works Department joined local police in clearing an unhoused encampment by the Susquehanna River after a reported fire. Following the incident on Nov. 20, police allowed inhabitants of these...
News
City Council considers Good Cause Eviction law
As debates over housing policy in Binghamton continue, efforts to pass a local Good Cause Eviction law have drawn controversy over the past few weeks. Intended to protect tenants from unreasonable evictions,...
Community
Bridge Green Upcycle hosts Infinity Lab & Prototype Facility launch event
Bridge Green Upcycle, a startup founded by Binghamton University alumnus Balki Iyer MS ‘00, hosted a launch event for its new Infinity Lab & Prototype Facility last week. Held at Huron Campus...
Campus News
Services for Students with Disabilities hosts athlete, Emmy-nominated speaker Robert Anthony
As part of Services for Students with Disabilities’ Reframing Disabilities Week, Emmy-nominated motivational speaker and athlete Robert Anthony gave a talk this Tuesday. Anthony was born with fibular hemimelia, a birth defect...
Campus News
Community mourns accepted student Omer Neutra
To grieve the loss of accepted Binghamton University student Omer Neutra, community members gathered for a memorial service Tuesday night in the Mandela Room. The service was led by the BU Zionist...
Campus News
Accepted student Omer Neutra was killed fighting Hamas on Oct. 7, Israeli military says
The Israeli Defense Forces said early Monday morning that Omer Neutra, a Plainview, New York native who deferred his admission to Binghamton University to serve in the Israeli military, was killed in...
Community
Hacienda Mexican Restaurant faces uncertain future
Speculation that a dispensary could replace the popular Hacienda Mexican Restaurant has sparked concern from community members and local political figures. In October, New York’s Office of Cannabis Management issued a marijuana...
Campus News
Debate Team claims victory at Wake Forest tournament
A Wake Forest University tournament saw a victory for the Binghamton University Debate Team as it ended its fall semester, cementing its status as one of the nation’s top-ranking debate teams. The...
Community
Chroma Cafe and Bakery reopens in Binghamton
The Chroma Cafe & Bakery has been a city of Binghamton staple for over a decade and will continue to provide an assortment of food and drinks after its Nov. 15 reopening....
alumni
Meet the three former Bearcats who will sit in the House of Representatives
Years ago, they walked on the Peace Quad, attended classes in the Lecture Hall and lived in dormitories. Now, three Binghamton University alumni will sit in the U.S. House of Representatives come...
Campus News
Graduate Student Employees Union pushes petition for better pay and working conditions
The Graduate Student Employee Union has created a petition to continue pushing SUNY for improved working conditions. Graduate student employees, including many teaching assistants and graduate assistants, have long struggled for greater...