Campus News
Alumna's foundation donates $5.6 million for faculty research
Binghamton University has received $5.6 million from the S.H. Ho Foundation to support innovative faculty research. The funding, amounting to $200,000 per year, stands as the most substantial contribution the University has...
Campus News
'Statewide issues' cause first day internet outage
A regional power outage that crashed internet access greeted students for their first day of classes. At 11:01 a.m., a B-Alert sent to the student body said that Binghamton University’s Information Technology...
Campus News
University announces artificial turf replacing grass fields in Dickinson, CIW, drawing criticism from students
An announcement that artificial turf would replace grass fields in College-in-the-Woods and Dickinson Community evoked largely negative reactions from students. Along with new seating areas and lights, the new fields are scheduled...
Community
Battisti beats incumbent Korchak in Republican primary grudge rematch for DA
Incumbent Broome County District Attorney Michael Korchak has lost renomination in the June 27 Republican primary election, according to unofficial results published by the county’s Board of Elections. Arguing that Broome County...
News
Supreme Court guts affirmative action
The Supreme Court has declared affirmative action in higher education admissions unconstitutional — a decision widely expected by legal experts given the Court’s conservative composition. Supported by the Court’s six Republican-appointed justices,...
Campus News
Binghamton wins America East Commissioner's Cup
America East (AE) conference commissioner Brad Walker announced that Binghamton had won the 2022-23 Stuart P. Haskell Jr. Commissioner’s Cup, marking the first time BU Athletics has captured the honor in its...
Campus News
Red Mango to be replaced by health-focused competitor
Shake Smart, a new health food vendor replacing Red Mango, will soon greet Binghamton University students entering the Marketplace. Scheduled to open for move-in day in August, Shake Smart plans to sell...
Track and Field
Aziza Chigatayeva earns All-American honorable mention at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Redshirts senior Aziza Chigatayeva traveled to Austin, Texas to compete in the 3000 steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend for the first time in her career...
Off-Campus News
Rape, sexual abuse charges against Colonial defendant thrown out in court
All charges against Leor Kweller, one of the defendants in the Colonial case, were thrown out in Binghamton City Court. Kweller, accused of raping a 19-year-old woman, was charged alongside his brother,...
Community
County Executive Garnar issues emergency declaration
Broome County is now in a state of emergency. Signed on May 11 by Broome County Executive Jason Garnar, Emergency Order No. 1 declares that the county is unable to receive and...