Community
COVID-19 on the rise in Broome County, Binghamton
Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Broome County as students and residents go to local restaurants and bars while ignoring social distancing guidelines. As of Sept. 30, there are 193 active...
Community
SUNY Chancellor's emergency directive to place penalties on students who break COVID-19 guidelines
Starting Oct. 1 at 8 a.m., SUNY students face new penalties if they break institution or statewide coronavirus regulations. The “emergency directive” was sent to all SUNY presidents on Sept. 25 by...
Community
"I’m not surprised, but I’m enraged:" Binghamton community members gather for candlelight for Breonna Taylor in response to indictment
Communities across the nation are reacting to the indictment decisions in the Breonna Taylor case, including Binghamton. At 7:00 p.m., Wednesday night, close to 100 community members and students came to the...
Community
"Unearthed" concepts revealed at TEDxBinghamtonUniversity
After its cancellation in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, TEDx BinghamtonUniversity was postponed to this Sunday. In the YouTube Live event, seven speakers “unearthed” underlying ideas which are often glanced over....
Politics
Students encouraged to register to vote
With the presidential election coming up and the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) is working to help students register to vote using a hybrid model. In addition...
Community
BU's Harriet Tubman Center for the Study of Freedom and Equity establishes a truth and reconciliation commission
In response to the deaths of unarmed Black men and women across the nation, Binghamton University’s Harriet Tubman Center for the Study of Freedom and Equity is establishing a Truth and Reconciliation...
Community
"We wanted to make Rochester know that they have other communities behind them:" Students, community members join "Upstate Uprising"
In solidarity with ongoing rallies in Rochester, NY, students and community members marched throughout the streets of Downtown Binghamton on Saturday night to protest against police brutality. The rally and march, titled...
Community
International students face transition to fully online semester
Last semester, international students studying at Binghamton University had to choose between staying at BU to focus on their studies or returning to their home countries while they were still able to....
Community
University, Off Campus College Council provide study spaces for students
While the coronavirus pandemic poses issues for students who find it difficult to do work in their homes, Binghamton University and the Off Campus College Council (OC3) have designated several study locations,...
Community
Contact-tracing app aims to become widespread among campuses
As Binghamton University continues to test its students for the coronavirus, NOVID, an anonymous contact-tracing app developed at Carnegie Mellon University, has been touted as a solution to easily identify if an...