Community
City condemns fraternity for code violations
Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham announced the condemnation of the first floor of the Binghamton University Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house last week. Located at 93 Front St., the house’s first floor was...
Community
OCCT and BC Transit lift mask mandate
Off Campus College Transport’s (OCCT) mask mandate is officially in the rearview. On Wednesday, Sept. 7, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced the end of the statewide mask mandate for all...
Community
Appeal filed over Broome County Jail visitation ruling
The lawsuit over Broome County Jail’s visitation policy is continuing, as Broome County has filed an appeal. In May, Joshua Cotter, an attorney at Legal Services of Central New York, filed a...
Community
Behind "equalityalley"
A homeless ex-nursing student has taken to TikTok to voice serious allegations against Binghamton University and United Health Services (UHS) Hospitals. Oliver Horne first joined Decker College of Nursing and Public Health’s...
Politics
BU's Lea Webb wins state senate primary
15 years ago, Lea Webb, ‘04, became the youngest person to join the Binghamton City Council. Now, she may be closing in on the state senate. Webb, a diversity education coordinator at...
Community
JUST wins class action lawsuit against Broome County Sherriff
After two years of prohibited contact between inmates and visitors, Broome County Jail must resume in-person visitation. Last May, Justice and Unity for the Southern Tier (JUST), a nonprofit that advocates against...
Community
University Wind Symphony Conductor dies at 64
Daniel Fabricius, conductor of the University Wind Symphony, died on Aug. 10. Fabricius first joined Binghamton University in 1992 as a percussion instructor before being promoted to conductor in 2012. From 1989...
Community
Bomb threat forces evacuation of Heath Sciences Building
A bomb threat led to the evacuation and closure of the Health Sciences Building yesterday. Classes ceased while students and faculty were ordered to vacate the building as Binghamton’s New York State...
Community
Proposed zoning law to restrict Binghamton student housing
On July 19, Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham announced a zoning law proposal to curb student housing. The law would prohibit groups of four or more college students from living in the city’s...
Community
Binghamton community responds to Buffalo shooting
On May 14, a mass shooting took place in Buffalo, NY at a local Tops Friendly Market, allegedly targeting Buffalo’s Black community. Ten people were killed and three were wounded in the...