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Off-campus students encouraged to respond to 2020 census
The United States Constitution requires a census to be conducted every 10 years to count the country’s population and the 2020 census is currently underway nationwide, including Binghamton. The data that comes...
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Binghamton Police Department receives $480,000 in grants toward new anti-crime initiative
Amid local and nationwide Black Lives Matter movements, the City of Binghamton acquired $481,285 for the Binghamton Police Department (BPD), according to a news release on July 20 from the Office of...
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Female-led student group aims to provide alternative to fraternity parties
When it is finally safe to go out and party again, there may be a new, unique option for Binghamton University students to check out. Venus is a female-run organization looking to...
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Students returning to campus face new penalties for violating COVID-19 policies
Health officials and university administrators across the nation have been tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and Binghamton University is no different. To enforce new policies, BU has mandated that students must acknowledge a...
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Off-campus fraternity hosts July 4 gathering, attendee tests positive for COVID-19
On July 4 at 82 Front St., the residence of unrecognized off-campus fraternity Kappa Sigma, there was a large gathering recorded on video and uploaded to YouTube by John Solak, a Binghamton...
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Instagram account shares stories of sexual violence from BU community
Over 200 stories of sexual violence within the Binghamton University community have been posted on @shareyourstorybing, an Instagram account which has gained over 5,000 followers in less than a week. The account...
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Body of missing BU professor found in Susquehanna River
After 39 days of being missing, the body of Dominic Davy was found Monday morning in the Susquehanna River, according to local authorities. Davy, an Endicott resident, was an adjunct professor of...
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Gov. Cuomo delivers his daily coronavirus briefing at BU
A room in Binghamton University’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences was transformed with black curtains, chairs for reporters placed six feet apart from each other and a table to seat New...
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BU designated as drive-thru coronavirus testing site for Broome County
Visitors to the Binghamton University campus are now greeted by white tents filling several of BU’s parking lots, after the University was designated as a drive-thru coronavirus testing site for Broome County....
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Local action groups protest alleged medical malpractice at Broome County Jail amid the coronavirus pandemic
Several local progressive groups continue to protest against alleged medical malpractice at Broome County Jail amid the coronavirus pandemic. Last Tuesday, Citizen Action of New York, Truth Pharm and Justice and Unity...