By Patrick McAuliffe Since Thursday, April 27th, members of the Frances Beal Society coalition have occupied the Couper Administration building with a sit-in protest regarding the blue-light initiative proposed to increase safety downtown. Binghamton Review staff spoke to the protestors about the proposal on May 1st. The Frances Beal Society, named for a Binghamton native and black feminist activist, is a coalition of students, groups, and community members with the goal of, as member Mary…
OPINION: While Worth Consideration, Protestors Bring Nothing New
By Patrick McAuliffe Binghamton University’s administration has hardly ever been “democratic.” University leadership will usually announce a plan to construct new buildings or renovate old ones or outline a plan for what our funds will be spent on in the next five years with their Roadmap program, and most students go along with it with an apathetic shrug. This was most likely many people’s reaction when the University announced its decision to work with the…