Ella Connors
News Editor
econnor3@binghamton.edu
87 Articles
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...
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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...
News
Attempt to overturn SA E-Board's veto fails
The Student Association Congress failed to overturn their E-Board’s veto of a resolution passed last month at a meeting Tuesday night. The resolution explicitly rejected outside organizations Binghamton Solidarity for Palestine and...
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'If all violence is connected, that means all liberation is connected': Activist and author delivers lecture on national borders
Activist and author Harsha Walia spoke about issues surrounding national borders on Monday as part of the Lubna Chaudhry Human Rights Lecture Series. Her lecture, “Abolish Border Imperialism: Migration Racial Empire and...
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How did on-campus voter turnout compare to past years?
Lines of students eagerly awaiting a chance to cast their ballot in last week’s general election took over the University Union on Election Day. But how has this year’s figures compared to...
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...
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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
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
After eight years of vacancy, referendum to change Human Rights Commission appointments will face voters
Aside from the multitude of candidates for elected office, Binghamton voters will see a referendum to change how members of the Binghamton Human Rights Commission are appointed on their ballot this November....