Pelle Waldron
Assistant News Editor
2017
pwaldro1@binghamton.edu
85 Articles
News
At town hall meeting, graduate students raise concerns over stipend proposals
Binghamton University graduate students crowded into a Fine Arts lecture hall on Wednesday night to make their voices heard about announced stipend increases for incoming graduate students. Provost Donald Nieman and Graduate...
News
Students gather to show solidarity with lives lost in terrorist attacks around the world
Binghamton University students of all faiths and nationalities gathered together on Monday to hold a vigil for the hundreds of people who lost their lives this weekend in terrorist attacks around the...
Science & Research
BU allots $600K to increase funding for graduate school stipends
Binghamton University recently announced that it will be allocating an additional $600,000 to graduate student stipends beginning in Fall 2016. Graduate students who serve as teaching assistants for professors already receive some...
News
BU sophomore wins city council seat
On Tuesday night, Binghamton University sophomore Conrad Taylor won the election for Binghamton City Council’s fourth district seat, beating his opponent, John Cordisco, by 80 ballots. Taylor, who is majoring in political...
Community
Mother and son team up to create educational apps for kids
When he was growing up, Keith Gardner wanted to create mobile apps. Now, he has 30 available on the App Store. Gardner, a senior majoring in computer science, and his mother, Anne,...
News
BU students hold vigil to honor lives lost in suicide bombing in Turkey
On October 10, two bombs went off during a peace rally in Ankara — the capital city of Turkey — killing close to 100 people. On Thursday, more than 5,200 miles away,...
Speakers
In fight over oil, corporations battle with communities for water rights
While filling up their car at the gas pump, most people don’t think twice about where it comes from. George Caffentzis, a retired philosophy professor from the University of Southern Maine, was...
News
Student Congress 10/05/15: President Stenger talks Road Map Plan, OCCT bus app launched
President Harvey Stenger attended Monday night’s Student Congress meeting, which covered topics ranging from student housing to the lack of a University Plaza at Metroplex (UP) bus. Stenger answered questions which members...
News
SUNY board unveils diversity policy to be implemented in campuses across the state
The SUNY Board of Trustees approved a new diversity policy, which will stretch across all 64 campuses in New York State. In upcoming years, each SUNY school will be mandated to add...
News
Student Congress 9/20/15: Fall Concert, changes to OCCT bus routes
On Monday evening, Binghamton University’s Student Congress gathered in the University Union for their first meeting of the school year. Members of the Student Association’s (SA) E-Board discussed various topics ranging from...