Zach Wingate

Contributing Writer

zwingat1@binghamton.edu

46 Articles


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Founding LGBTQ center director seeks to expand services, increase awareness

The founding director of Binghamton University’s new LGBTQ Center officially assumed her role on April 4. Kelly Clark previously served as a counselor at the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley and...


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Sexual assault survivor shares road from silence to activism

Kristen Hodge is a wife, mother, businesswoman and sexual assault survivor. And on Tuesday evening, she spoke to students at Binghamton University about her story. The Interpersonal Violence Prevention (IVP) program, which...


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Students discuss political rhetoric surrounding current immigration issues

With current United States political dialogue focusing on undocumented immigration, the Thurgood Marshall Pre-law Society (TMPS) held a general body (GB) meeting to discuss recent presidential election rhetoric and legal affairs surrounding...


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Israeli artist uses work to take down geographical, social barriers

Israeli artist Amit Shimoni takes iconic images of dignified political and historical figures and recreates them as hipsters. On Thursday evening, he came to Binghamton University to speak about his work. Shimoni’s...


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Janet Mock featured as Black History Month keynote speaker

Binghamton University’s Black Student Union (BSU) brought activist Janet Mock to be the Black History Month keynote speaker. Mock is the New York Times best-selling author of “Redefining Realness,” the host of...


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World War I features over 200 works

With wine, baklava and a live musical performance, the Binghamton University Art Museum opened its winter exhibition “In the Wake of World War I” on Thursday evening. The show features over 200...


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Students debate politics behind Flint, Michigan water contamination

In April 2014, state officials switched Flint, Michigan’s public supply of drinking water from Lake Huron to the Flint River in order to save money. Shortly after, residents began seeing brown, unclean...


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University to benefit from Upstate Revitalization Initiative funds

The New York State Legislature awarded the Southern Tier $500 million for a number of endeavors, some of which will go toward strengthening the bond between Binghamton University and the local community....


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Graduate students gather Downtown to protest unequal stipend increases

With picket signs, megaphones and children on shoulders, graduate students took to the streets of Downtown Binghamton on Friday evening to protest recent graduate student stipend changes. Members of the Graduate Students...


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SOM struggles to accommodate seniors in required classes

Over 140 seniors graduating in the spring have petitioned into School of Management (SOM) classes that they need in order to graduate, after the classes quickly filled up. These required, or “capstone”...