Campus News
BU Speech and Debate team qualifies two teams in National Debate Tournament
For the first time in five years, Binghamton University’s speech and debate team qualified two teams in the National Debate Tournament. By competing in District 8, specifically, BU competes against some of...
Student Association
OCCT, SA and Harpur's Ferry to offer monetary scholarships
Last month, Binghamton University’s Student Association (SA) passed a resolution that allows a few organizations to offer scholarships that further diversity, equity and inclusion. The organizations that can now offer monetary scholarships...
Administration
Common App revises application to add gender identity question
In an effort to become gender-inclusive, the Common Application, a virtual application that allows prospective college students to apply to over 900 schools including Binghamton University, revised its 2021-2022 application. The Common...
Campus News
BU enforces new safety protocols as COVID-19 cases on campus rise
Following a spike in COVID-19 cases on campus, with a total of 362 positive cases from Feb. 13 to Feb. 26, Binghamton University’s Residential Life faculty implemented changes in dining hall services,...
Campus News
Hillside students removed from housing to accommodate students in quarantine, isolation
With COVID-19 cases increasing at Binghamton University, some students are being removed from their housing assignments on short notice and moved into different areas in order to create room for quarantine and...
Administration
Students warned as COVID-19 cases surge at BU
Three weeks after the semester began, Binghamton University is seeing its worst COVID-19 spread yet. In a B-Line News Addition on March 3, Brian Rose, vice president for student affairs, confirmed that...
Campus News
BU's Harriet Tubman Center for the Study of Freedom and Equity holds first meeting of Truth and Reconciliation Commission
At its first session, Binghamton University’s Harriet Tubman Center for the Study of Freedom and Equity’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) saw a mix of faculty and students in attendance. The TRC...
Campus News
OCCT running on normal schedule despite contradictory Feb. 22 B-Line statement
Despite conflicting information, the Off Campus College Transport (OCCT) buses will continue to run on their normal schedules. On Feb. 22, Binghamton University sent out a B-Line News Addition stating that the...
Administration
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences sees 33 percent increase in applications
Binghamton University undergraduate admissions continues to see encouraging numbers of applications despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with an increase of out-of-state applications, BU undergraduate admissions has seen an increase of 33 percent...
Campus News
2021 commencement plans announced
Binghamton University is working on a plan to have a hybrid graduation ceremony for the class of 2021 as the pandemic continues. On Feb. 26, the University released an update on its...