Melissa Bykofsky
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Rights group visits campus, fights for students
The Foundation for Individual Rights, or FIRE, visited Binghamton University in an effort to defend and promote individual rights here. Their visit follows an investigation of a student rights violation by a...
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SA pushes for release of SOOT surveys
The Student Assembly passed a resolution last week requesting that Vice President for Academic Affairs of the Student Association Peter Spaet take appropriate measures to have academic department heads turn over SOOT...
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Conference to teach women to take charge
Young women in the Binghamton area will have the opportunity to meet and learn from local female leaders at the third annual “Girls Take Charge” conference held at Binghamton University. The conference,...
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SUNY appoints first female chancellor
The State University of New York Board of Trustees unanimously elected the new permanent chancellor of the 64-campus system on Tuesday. Dr. Nancy Zimpher, the current president of University of Cincinnati, was...
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New residential lot opens; parking headache eased
Parking Lot T, the new overnight parking lot located behind Johnson Hall in Dickinson Community, opened early last week, providing 85 new spots for student drivers. Lot T is designated an overnight...
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Amendments aim to strengthen VPMA post
Student Association executive board members are planning amendments to strengthen the position of vice president for multicultural affairs, just months after students rallied to try to save the office. Last semester an...
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Application spike tightens resources
Binghamton University has seen an increase in applicants for the fall 2009 semester, potentially putting pressure on admissions, housing and financial aid. “Undergraduate applications are still coming in, but in general the...
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Students camp out in library this week
As the end of the semester nears, excitement for winter break is paired with the dread of final exams for most students. In preparation for their tests, many Binghamton University students find...
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Community mourns Mumbai victims in vigils
Students at Binghamton University mourned the loss of more than 170 lives from the terrorist attacks last week in Mumbai, India, at a memorial Tuesday and plan to do so again this...
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Annual workshop to feature historical view of railroads
Harpur College Dean’s Workshop on Science Studies is sponsoring a lecture on the technologies of railroad construction in 19th century colonial India, on Monday, Dec. 8. The lecture, which is free and...