Archive for November 2007
Skiing at Binghamton University
28. November 2007 by Jean Santiago.
Another great part of going to school in the Northeast is the SNOW and the SKIING. Greek Peak is the nearest Ski Slope to BU. It’s a 40 minute drive on I81 North. If you’re a student, there is a great discount for season passes. I started to ski about 6 years ago when I first came to Binghamton. There is a Ski and Ride club that has frequent bus trips to Greek Peak. Otherwise, you can brave the snow and drive to the mountain. It’s great there and rarely crowded. It’s a great place for beginners.
Here are some photos of the mountain.
Skiing is probably the greatest sport I’ve picked up since I’ve been in Binghamton University. It’s very rare to find a college that’s only 4 hours from NYC and 40 min from Ski Slopes.
BU Events Center
27. November 2007 by Jean Santiago.
Check out our Upcoming Events at BU page!
There is a BU Women’s Basketball game coming up this Wednesday, Nov 28th! BU Basketball games are fun. It gets pretty packed and there is alot of excitement in the crowd.
This year is our 8th year in Division 1, so Baxter the Bearcat (our mascot) celebrated his 8th Birthday with his other mascot buddies!
Here are some photos of the BU Men’s game last week.
Games are free for students!!
Getaway Bus Trips
27. November 2007 by Jean Santiago.
The Student Association at Binghamton has a great group that offers bus trips to various cities in the Northeast. It’s called Getaway Bus Trips. I’ve gone on the bus trips alot as an undergraduate. It helps when you don’t have a car. These trips are always day trips leaving from the Old University Union on a very nice bus. =)
I’ve added some photos below to the various places that I’ve actually been to through the Getaway Bus Trips. They’re fun and affordable.
Boston - Quincy Market
Washington, D.C.
The Getaway Bus Trips also go to New York City. Maybe if your lucky you can get to see the Lion King for $30! The bus also goes to Six Flags (an amusement park), the Syracuse Carousel Mall, Philadelphia, etc.
The link is attached below
http://getaway.binghamton.edu/
You can also check out our Upcoming Events at BU link on the top of the website for a list of upcoming Getaway Bus Trips!
First real taste of snow in the Souther Tier
19. November 2007 by admin.
Well we finally had what I would consider the first real snowfall. And what better way to celebrate it than to blog a bit about it. Only a few more weeks and there hopefully will be enough snow to get some skiing in. I forgot how much nicer this area looks when it snows. It makes up for all the dreary rainy days in november. Now if it could only stay cold enough for the snow to stay……
BU - Law School?
17. November 2007 by MrBobC.
BU is apparently planning on opening up a law school, joining UB and CUNY. This is a great idea because it adds to the availability of law schools at a decent price as well as being a midpoint between UB and CUNY. Having a law school at Binghamton will help keep people here for their education, as in fall 2006, 221 BU students were admitted to law schools, thus leaving Binghamton University. If BU had a law school, we could retain (I would hope) most of those students and get students from other colleges who have heard of Binghamton University, this most prestigious of public universities in New York. Of course, everything is still just talk and no real planning has been done. Although it is a magnificent idea, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.http://pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071117/NEWS01/711170330
Thanksgiving… Yummerz
8. November 2007 by Jean Santiago.
Thanksgiving is coming in two weeks! The best part for me is the pumpkin pie!! But for those of you who don’t enjoy the cinnamon treat, you might want to head down to Manhattan for the Thanksgiving day parade.
Here are some photos of the parade from a year ago.
Our Local Astronaut, Doug Wheelock
7. November 2007 by MrBobC.
Life in Binghamton. Oxymoron? You be the judge. I’m Bob Sea, and I am enrolled in Binghamton University’s MBA program. We have some interesting things in Binghamton (and the surrounding areas). For instance, we have Doug Wheelock. Doug is an astronaut from Windsor, NY, near Binghamton. He arrived back on Earth today from space and is very safe. I will be doing a tribute to Doug, as my father and he were friends some years ago. Said tribute will be held at the Oakdale Mall in Johnson City, NY at 6:15PM on Monday, November 12th in front of JCPenney’s. The tribute will include a newly-fashioned song for the occasion, “Where Else But In America” and will be sung by me, Bob Sea, and the 4th and 5th grade Rainbow Chorus of the CR Weeks Elementary school (where Doug went) and will be telecast live on the WIVT Channel 34 news. Come on down and show your support for our local astronaut! More details on my website, http://www.bobsea.com. Doug Wheelock
Life at Binghamton University in November
7. November 2007 by admin.
Now that the clocks have been set back we are all set for the dark cold month of November. It seems to happen almost out of nowhere that if you have any class at 5:00PM or later when you get out it feels like its past midnight. I have actually gotten out of class at 7:30 and not known weather it was late at night or early in the morning. Luckily November is only one month of the year and soon there will be snow to make up for the lack of daylight.
