Staff Editorials

Editorial: Welcome to Binghamton. Here's your lounge.

By The Editorial Board -

As Binghamton University continues to admit an increasing number of students, the abundance of on-campus housing has not enjoyed similar increases — or really, any at all. At the start of the...

Staff Editorials

Editorial: In Binghamton, #BelieveBlackGirls

By The Editorial Board -

After the alleged strip search of four black 12-year-old girls at a local middle school garnered national attention, all eyes are on the Binghamton City School District. The four East Middle School...

Staff Editorials

Editorial: Final week, not finals week

By The Editorial Board -

Despite Binghamton University’s policy prohibiting final exams during the last week of classes, professors continue to administer them. The official University policy in the Faculty-Staff Handbook states that “students shall not be...

Staff Editorials

Editorial: Dissecting BU's budget crisis

By The Editorial Board -

Contract negotiations between SUNY and United University Professions (UUP) have left Binghamton University in a budgetary crisis. A new, six-year contract was signed over the summer by New York state and UUP,...

Staff Editorials

Editorial: Limiting the libraries

By The Editorial Board -

Due to budget cuts, Binghamton University Libraries have been forced to cancel subscriptions to many academic titles and journals. BU is in the midst of a budgetary crisis, in part because of...

Staff Editorials

Editorial: Smells like team spirit

By The Editorial Board -

Though basketball is the most popular sport at Binghamton University, the student turnout at games is abysmal. Attendance in the men’s first game of the season has declined steadily in the last...

Staff Editorials

Editorial: Studying for your midterm (elections)

By The Editorial Board -

With Election Day right around the corner, there are numerous important issues that Binghamton University students should keep in mind when heading to the polls. Now more than ever, it’s necessary that...

Staff Editorials

Editorial: An end to housing haste

By The Editorial Board -

Binghamton University’s Residential Life staff has made changes to the Returning Student Housing Process starting this fall, allowing students to have peace of mind when choosing their housing for the following year....

Staff Editorials

Editorial: Fraternizing with formalities

By The Editorial Board -

Binghamton University’s new guidelines for fraternity recruitment will work to make recruitment for Greek organizations more similar, but may impose unnecessary regulations. The InterFraternity Council (IFC) and the Office of Fraternity and...

Staff Editorials

Editorial: Addressing the Address

By The Editorial Board -

Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger’s State of the University Address discussed topics like the University’s impact on the larger Binghamton community and its goal to increase the school’s population to 20,000 students...