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Tercero appears in Nicaraguan court Suspect in Haley Anderson murder has yet to be extradited Sasha Hupka editor-in-chief
“I’m glad and I’m proud that we continue to annually recognize the loss of life on Sept. 11 and I hope that we continue to do it for as long as possible,” Stenger said. Others also said remembering the heroes, the lives lost and the nationwide impact of Sept. 11 will remain relevant and vital to the country. Sydney Atendido, a senior majoring in English, and Kaitlyn Lange, a senior majoring in economics, both said they believe in the idea of continuing annual events of
After spending over a year in prison, Orlando Tercero appeared for the first time in court on Monday in Managua, Nicaragua, where he will face prosecution for the March 2018 murder of 22-year-old Binghamton University nursing student Haley Anderson. Nicaraguan officials have denied requests from the United States to extradite Tercero, a 23-year-old former BU student, according to an Aug. 12 article from Nicaraguan news outlet El Nuevo Diario. He is suspected of strangling Anderson in his Oak Street student residence on Binghamton’s West Side. Anderson’s body was discovered on March 9 after police responded to a welfare check. Authorities say Tercero took a flight from New York to Nicaragua, where he has dual citizenship, following the murder. There, he was apprehended by Nicaraguan authorities in Managua several days later.
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BU honors lives lost on 9/11
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Binghamton’s New York State University Police officers raise the American flag on the morning of the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Campus community comes together for memorialization Rosalie Coschignano pipe dream news
Eighteen years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, the United States of America faced unprecedented terrorist attacks. Two of the four hijacked planes from that day, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and nearly two decades
later, families across New York state are still affected by the attacks. To commemorate the anniversary of the tragedy, five of Binghamton’s New York State University Police (UPD) officers gathered in front of the Couper Administration Building to raise the American flag at precisely 8:46 a.m., the time that Flight 11 crashed into floors 93 through 99 of the North Tower, in honor of the victims of the 2001 attacks. University students, faculty and staff were in attendance. Of the UPD officers who raised the flag, Lieutenant Orlando Torres, a
military veteran, shared his thoughts on the importance of remembering the events of Sept. 11, especially on college campuses across the country. “I think it’s important, and I think it’s an honor to be able to participate in it and do this,” Torres said. “I’m prior military, so it means something to me. I deployed because of what happened, so I just think it’s important for people to remember and to be able to do this for them.” BU President Harvey Stenger said he feels gratitude toward those who lost their lives 18 years ago.
SUNY adds Student groups react to food regulations policy on consensual relations Multicultural organizations voice fundraising concerns Emma Tennyson-Hickey pipe dream news
Rule aims to regulate student, faculty relationships Nicole Kaufman news intern
Following a recent food policy change at Binghamton University, campus clubs and student groups affected have begun to react and rethink their fundraising options.
The new food policy was enacted on Aug. 1 after being drafted over the course of several months by Auxiliary Services and the Student Culinary Council. The policy stipulates that foods sold or distributed on campus must be prepackaged cannot contain any main-allergy food items, such as nuts and dairy. Foods that are not prepackaged or contain allergens must be preapproved by the University. For events where groups spends more $200
on their food, Sodexo will have the right of first refusal for catering as the University’s primary food provider. Jahmal Ojeda, president of the Latin American Student Union and a senior majoring in political science, said the new policy will have a big impact on groups using bake sales and other food-related events to fundraise. “We are celebrating our 50th year, and this year was pivotal for us, because we wanted to do a lot more in
terms of fundraising,” Ojeda said. “I feel like this new food policy is setting us back.” Ojeda said his most prominent concern is fundraising for student groups who have already budgeted for this year. He also noted that the policy might limit some multicultural student organizations that want to sell cultural foods that cannot be bought in stores
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RAs face discipline for drinking tradition
Relationships between students and faculty were taboo, but not technically against the rules at some public universities across New York state until recently. On Sept. 5, a new consensual relationship policy was established by the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The new policy aims to reassure all SUNY students, faculty and staff that their work environment should remain free of nepotism and harassment. It prohibits any nonprofessional relationships between students and professional staff or other college personnel. The first policy of this kind was implemented as University policy at Binghamton University in August 1993. According to Ryan Yarosh, senior director of media and public relations, the policy was changed this year to ensure that all campuses share one consistent policy across the SUNY system. “Binghamton has always taken a very strong and public stance prohibiting sexual harassment,” Yarosh wrote in an email. “It is imperative for SUNY to leverage its power as the most comprehensive system of higher education in the country to speak with
“Hall Crawl” results in multiple RAs requiring medical aid
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Jeremy Rubino
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In the days before students moved in to campus residence halls and classes began, several resident assistants (RA) went to the hospital for excessive alcohol consumption during a Binghamton University RA tradition, coined as “Hall Crawl.” The tradition, according to Brendan Burns, ‘19, a former BU RA, consists of multiple RAs hosting parties in their dorm room which others could then “crawl” to from room to room in the beginning of the semester. But this semester, the tradition resulted in at least one firing and multiple cases of medical emergencies relating to incidents of alcohol consumption. As a consequence, Residential Life learned about the event, and RAs from all campus living communities received an email on Sept. 3 from Amy Pollock Drake, associate director of staff development for Residential Life. In the email, all RAs, regardless of whether or not they participated in this year’s “Hall Crawl,” were instructed to attend
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