Nicole Marks Kaufman
News Editor
nkaufma2@binghamton.edu
72 Articles
Community
Local action groups protest alleged medical malpractice at Broome County Jail amid the coronavirus pandemic
Several local progressive groups continue to protest against alleged medical malpractice at Broome County Jail amid the coronavirus pandemic. Last Tuesday, Citizen Action of New York, Truth Pharm and Justice and Unity...
Student Association
SA distributes sexual assault campus climate survey to all BU students
As part of its sexual assault education initiative, the Student Association (SA) is partnering with the Higher Education Data Sharing (HEDS) Consortium to distribute a sexual assault campus climate survey to all...
Campus News
Cyntoia Brown visits campus as keynote speaker for Black History Month events
At the age of 16, Cyntoia Brown was sentenced to life in prison for shooting a man who threatened her life. On Friday evening, six months after receiving clemency and 15 years...
Campus News
BU removes 20:1 program from freshman orientation
Binghamton University’s restructuring of this year’s freshman orientation will result in the elimination of 20:1, a program designed to educate students on sexual assault awareness and prevention. The 20:1 program was named...
Community
Broome County sheriff opposes Bail Elimination Act, but local organizations voice support following jail deaths
The Broome County Jail will be seeing major changes when New York state implements the Bail Elimination Act on Jan. 1. The act aims to end monetary bail and pretrial incarceration for...
Community
Former BU student Orlando Tercero sentenced to 30 years in prison in Nicaragua
As Haley Anderson’s parents and friends looked on, former Binghamton University student Orlando Tercero was sentenced to 30 years in Nicaraguan prison on Friday. Anderson, 22, a senior nursing student at BU...
Campus News
Student activists protest tabling event promoting gun rights, criticize UPD for response
Updated on November 18, 2019 to include more details. Approximately 200 students congregated on the Spine on Thursday afternoon to protest after Binghamton University College Republicans and Turning Point USA (TPUSA), an...
Police Watch
Police Watch: November 14, 2019
The following accounts were provided by Investigator Mark Silverio of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. Honey, where is my wetsuit?! FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 12:52 p.m. — Officers responded to the West...
Community
'Jail on Trial' forum discusses inmate mistreatment
Students and community members met on Thursday to discuss an alleged history of mistreatment at the Broome County Jail and how to combat it, just a day after another inmate died within...
Campus News
Matthew Zachary, '96, returns to campus to share cancer survival story
In 1995, Matthew Zachary, ’96, was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer. It was the fall semester of his senior year at Binghamton Unviersity, and he first noticed symptoms on campus when his...