Community
SUNY chancellor to expand Educational Opportunity Program
SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. recently announced that the Educational Opportunity Program will expand graduate programs in mental health studies and engineering during an Aug. 20 visit to SUNY New Paltz....
Campus News
Bearcats for Israel tables for hostage awareness on Spine
To bring awareness to the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, Bearcats for Israel, a subgroup within Hillel at Binghamton, tabled on the spine on Wednesday afternoon. Established from noon to...
Community
State Sen. Webb secures funding for WSKG emergency generators
New York State Sen. Lea Webb announced $375,000 in funding for the WSKG public broadcasting station at a Tuesday press conference. WSKG, a private nonprofit that provides educational and news programming to...
Community
Ukrainian Independence Day flag raising held outside City Hall
To commemorate 33 years of Ukrainian independence, the Binghamton community came together for a flag-raising ceremony on Friday outside City Hall. Community members of all ages gathered to celebrate the raising of...
Community
Binghamton 2 Degrees holds second-annual arts and music festival for climate change awareness
Binghamton 2 Degrees — a proposed campus initiative to raise awareness about the effects of climate change on Binghamton and the rest of the Southern Tier — hosted its community art and...
News
SJP holds vigil during UFest in collaboration with other campus groups
Students for Justice in Palestine, an activist group advocating for the empowerment of the Palestinian people, used their UFest table on Saturday to hold a vigil, mourning the loss of over 40,000...
Community
City of Binghamton rejects attorney general report's findings, conclusions in excessive force case
The city of Binghamton has rejected the factual findings and conclusions resulting from an investigation by the Office of the New York State Attorney General that found excessive force was used against...
Community
City Council passes law to make 'unhoused' a protected class under Binghamton Human Rights Law
Despite initial opposition from Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham, the City Council has approved legislation amending the Binghamton Human Rights Law to include the unhoused as a protected class. Individuals facing homelessness will...
Campus News
Construction continues on campus, closing off large sections outside Bartle Library
Construction projects ramped up across campus over the summer as Binghamton University broke ground on new projects and continued work on existing ones. A slideshow of summer construction updates released by Facilities...
Community
Mayor Kraham announces zoning reforms in latest effort to address housing crisis
Amid a housing crisis in Binghamton, Mayor Jared Kraham announced last Thursday zoning reforms to promote the construction of affordable housing. The reforms include reducing parking requirements and restrictions on affordable housing...