Campus News
SUNY program offers cost-free digital textbooks
In an effort to combat the rising costs of higher education, SUNY Open Textbooks, a new program to provide textbooks online for free, will be made available in early 2014. The SUNY...
Campus News
Binghamton University students launch bike share
Though the training wheels are still on, the Binghamton University bike share program has officially hit the road. Students can now register, either on Facebook or at the information desk in the ...
Campus News
Binghamton University student turns local landlord
For some college students, hopes of starting up their own businesses lie in the distant future. For Nate Weinberg, it’s an extracurricular activity. ...
Community
New York to vote on constitutional amendments
Though most Binghamton University students aren’t eligible to vote for the next Binghamton mayor, all of New York’s voters have some important decisions on today’s ballot — including the possibility of allowing ...
Speakers
Professor connects allele with different flower colors
Jay Sobel, an evolutionary geneticist who joined Binghamton University’s biological sciences department this year, was this week’s speaker for Biology 451: Current Topics in EvoS. “I am fascinated by why there are...
Community
Susan Peters remembered for inspiring students
Susan Peters, 74, former musical director and professor in Binghamton University’s theatre department, died Oct. 18 in her Vestal home. ...
Student Association
Student Congress restructured
Formerly referred to as the Student Assembly, the Student Congress (SC) has undergone more than a name change for the 2013-2014 academic year. The SC, the legislative branch of the Student Association ...
Campus News
Campus dining halls' arrangement impacts choices
Following the release of details about the upcoming University Union Food Court, the Eating Awareness Committee hosted an interactive presentation called “The Food Environment” at the Old Union Hall. ...
Lifestyles
BU students laugh with mom, dad and Demetri Martin
“I asked one of the ladies who works at your events staff what your mascot is,” Martin said. “She said, ‘It’s a bearcat, they exist.’” ...
Campus News
J Street U hosts discussion on divided Jerusalem
Members of J Street U, an Israel-focused political student group, considered ways in which Israel and Palestine could present a two-state solution. ...