Community

Local Blaze Pizza closes permanently

The Blaze Pizza on Vestal Parkway announced its permanent closure last Tuesday. It is expected to be replaced by Dave’s Hot Chicken, catching the attention of some students who would often frequent...


Community

Just Breathe owner launches nonprofit

To help communities affected by years of marijuana prohibition and criminalization, Damien Cornwell, the owner of Just Breathe cannabis dispensary in Downtown Binghamton, launched a nonprofit organization on Sept. 4. Just Breathe,...


Community

Court of Appeals upholds mail-in voting law

The New York State Court of Appeals upheld a law allowing all registered voters to cast ballots by mail last month. The 6-1 decision, authored by Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, involved a...


Community

Hate crimes surge in New York over the last five years

Hate crimes in New York state have risen 69 percent over the last five years, according to a report released by the office of Thomas DiNapoli, the state comptroller. The last year...


Campus News

Ukrainian-American writer holds talk on her book inspired by family heritage

Megan Buskey, a Ukrainian-American writer, visited Binghamton University on Thursday to discuss her book, “Ukraine is Not Dead Yet: A Family History of Exile and Return.” The book, which won the 2024...


Community

Some Vestal, Binghamton students must lock phones in pouches during the school day

Some middle schools in Binghamton and Vestal have announced that starting this year, students must lock their phones and other smart devices in magnetic pouches during the school day. The initiative is...


Campus News

State Sen. Webb, local groups host food and housing insecurity panel at BU

A panel discussion joined by New York State Sen. Lea Webb to discuss housing and food insecurity in upstate New York was held this past Thursday at Binghamton University. Organized by the...


Campus News

Feminist Collective's organizes Red Zone week

The Feminist Collective hosted a variety of events over the past week as part of their Red Zone programming to spread awareness about sexual assault on campus. The week’s itinerary of events...


Campus News

Chabad hosts Let HERE be Light festival

Chabad at Binghamton hosted a traveling festival on Thursday evening to celebrate Jewish life on campus through music and art while remembering the lives of the six hostages killed by Hamas last...


Campus News

Peace Quad vigil honors the lives of six hostages killed by Hamas

A crowd gathered on Binghamton University’s Peace Quad for a vigil honoring the lives of the six hostages killed by Hamas last week. The vigil — led by the largest Jewish organizations...