Features
Binghamton alumnus volunteers from coast to coast
The idea of seeing all 50 states in a matter of 100 days seems pretty daunting. Now, add a volunteer job to each of those places, and the trip can seem even...
Art
Artists stay up all night for drawing marathon
“Coffee and sheer willpower.” That’s how life-drawing art model Bethany Gordon, a senior majoring in graphic design, planned to stay awake during the second annual Drawing Marathon, sponsored by the Binghamton University...
Music
Step sisters' celebrate confidence
Fusing together step dancing, rhythmic motion and the spoken word, the X-Fact’r Step Team brings a fresh dance style to Binghamton University. Derived from roots in African culture, X-Fact’r’s name stands for...
Music
Battle of the Bands crowns Spring Fling opener
Binghamton University students lined up outside the Undergrounds on Friday night waiting to hear 10 bands for the chance to open for this year’s Spring Fling headliner. Ultimately, alternative rock band POOL...
Theater
Hamilton Mixtape 2.0: Broadway soundtracks to try next
Though we all want to be in the “The Room Where it Happens,” most Binghamton University students will not have the chance to see “Hamilton: An American Musical” on Broadway in the...
Art
Professor combines performance and philosophy with course
Jeffner Allen’s performance art class is designed to showcase one-of-a-kind moments — and make people think about them. Allen, a professor in the philosophy department whose academic focuses extend to the Africana...
Music
Xiu Xiu adds surprises to their signature style on latest effort
Over the past decade, Xiu Xiu’s experimental indie efforts are known for a few things: sex, loudness and sad endings. This is also true of the band’s most recent album, “FORGET,” which...
Arts & Culture
Draw inspiration from Oscars fashion for your next make-up look
The Oscars is known for its surplus of talent, not only from actors, but also from their fashion stylists. These stylists are nearly Oscar winners themselves as they create new looks with...
Music
Pulling an all-nighter with WHRW
Beginning on Friday, WHRW 90.5 FM will broadcast for 24 hours straight in memory of Paul Battaglia, a former WHRW general manager who was killed during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in...
Music
From senior prom to stardom
This time last year, during his senior year of high school, Khalid Robinson uploaded six songs to SoundCloud. In June, Kylie Jenner shared a Snapchat of her listening to Khalid’s song “Location”...