Campus News
NYPIRG holds anti-fracking protest on the Spine, calls for Cuomo's support
The Spine became the stage for an environmental discussion when NYPIRG hosted an event educating students on the potential dangers of fracking. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, involves pumping chemically treated water into...
Campus News
Cayuga Hall to close in 2015-2016 as part of CIW renovation plan
According to Paola Mignone, the associate director of business affairs for Residential Life, the residential halls in CIW have remained almost completely unaltered since they first opened in 1969. ...
Community
Residential communities compete to register voters
The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) held its second campus-wide voter registration contest from Oct. 2 to Oct. 10. Residential communities competed to see who could register the most voters — including ...
Campus News
#UDiversity
UDiversity began as a poster campaign but recently went digital. Students and faculty can now use the #UDiversity hashtag in social media posts to highlight experiences with diversity on campus. ...
Campus News
Volunteers encourage safe sex practices on the Spine
REACH (Real Education About College Health), an organization whose goal is to teach students about college-oriented health issues, set up stations and games along the New University Union Patio to highlight healthy ...
Community
Campus partners with national campaign to 'paint town purple'
Throughout October, Binghamton University is participating in a national campaign to raise awareness of and help prevent domestic violence. Bonnie Hanna, a University Police Department (UPD) officer, said that reports of domestic...
Speakers
Transgender author discusses gender fluidity
Krieger, who spoke in the Old University Union, was born a woman named Nina and lives in California. He said he was inspired to write a novel about his period of gender ...
Science & Research
Binghamton University Researchers work to protect pilots, improve cockpits
Even at 40,000 feet, pilots can succumb to distractions. But Binghamton University researchers are trying to make the cockpit a safer place. Chemistry professors Wayne Jones and William Bernier collaborated with Kenneth...
Campus News
Professor offers creative writing experience beyond the humanities
Lenzenweger has published over 100 scholarly articles, a book titled “Schizotypy and Schizophrenia: The View from Experimental Psychopathology” and has edited six volumes of neuroscience research. ...
Community
Student body gets taste of volunteer options
Those in attendance included SUNY Kids, Citizen Action of New York, the Broome County Department of Social Services, the Broome County Community Emergency Response Team and BU Acres Farm. ...