Melissa Bykofsky

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Task force ordered to enhance academics

Binghamton University President Lois DeFleur announced last week that she plans to establish the Task Force on Undergraduate Education for the Digital Generation this semester. This task force, similar to the 1999...


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Students offered H1N1 vaccine

The H1N1 flu vaccine has arrived at Binghamton University. To receive the free vaccine, students must provide a valid, signed ID, along with a signed consent form. These forms are available in...


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Students submit ‘visions,’ group makes them reality

A goal-oriented organization on campus, VISION, acts as a living suggestion box to put into action the ideas and proposals of Binghamton University students. “Students can submit an idea, a suggestion or...


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Coach placed on leave of absence

Binghamton University continues to face challenges within the athletic department, as men’s basketball coach Kevin Broadus was placed on an indefinite paid leave of absence Wednesday. The move came after State University...


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Alum brings healing to radio show

The ethnic music of your grandparents’ native countries may have seemed lost in time, until one Binghamton University alumnus and his WHRW radio show brought it back, with a twist. Daniel Jan...


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Gov. Paterson orders $90M SUNY budget cut

New York state Gov. David Paterson ordered a $500 million cut in current-year spending for state agencies — $90 million of which will be cut directly from the State University of New...


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Broadus looks for new Bearcats

The Binghamton University men’s basketball team is set to hold open tryouts this week for all interested students. Tryouts are scheduled for Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Events Center and again...


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Pipe Dream profiles 5 former Bearcats

D.J. Rivera, a senior human development major, joined the Bearcats at the start of the 2008-09 season. Rivera was recruited from St. Joseph’s University where he averaged 5.6 points and 2.0 rebounds...


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Sprinkler system douses fire in Rockland Hall

Residents of Hillside Community’s Rockland Hall were evacuated Monday evening after a kitchen fire set off the building’s fire alarms and sprinkler system. “Officers responded to Rockland Hall for a fire alarm...


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Current graduate students provide advice for applicants

Graduate school representatives attending the Graduate School Fair, as well as students enrolled in the grad school programs at Binghamton University, are full of insight and advice for those applying. “We see...